Food for the Hungry (FH) Canada, part of the global FH family, is a Christian, non-profit organization dedicated to ending poverty worldwide. With partners across Canada and the world, FH walks alongside vulnerable communities throughout the developing world as they strive toward sustainability. Recognizing that each community faces unique challenges as well as advantages, FH is committed to an integrated, holistic approach to development, including priorities such as health, education, agriculture, gender equality, leadership training, and disaster risk reduction. FH believes in facilitating innovative, long-term solutions and providing everyone an opportunity to join in the pursuit of a poverty-free world. FH Canada currently partners with communities in Bangladesh, Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Rwanda, and Uganda.

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7¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$184K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible by treaty
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $132K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
7%
of spending
Concern: 7% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$536K
29% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.5M
Spent
$8.4M
To programs
7%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$9.9M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$8.7M
Expenses
$8.4M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.4M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$9.8M
FY2025$8.8M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$822K
FY2024$875K
FY2025$839K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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Where the money goes

7 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 7% · $591K Management & general 10% · $871K Fundraising 11% · $945K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & CEO
$111,048Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$73,318Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Musu Taylor-Lewis’s $115K as President and CEO is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shawn Plummer—$31,223$164,138$119,693$119,184$111,048
Musu Taylor-Lewis$114,947$67,327————
Ben Svehla$81,833$81,522$10,817———
Hugo Prigge——$36,891$80,354$80,598$73,318
Karen Koster——$48,990———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps vulnerable communities worldwide achieve sustainability through integrated development programs.

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3 programs · $591K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

FH focuses on international development and relief projects by partnering with local communities, churches, and governments to bring self-sustainable change in developing communities in some of the world's poorest countries.

$277Kprogram expense
02

FH provides opportunities for Canadians to connect with and, when possible, to travel to communities in the poorest countries where we fund development work to visit with beneficiaries and FH staff serving them. The purpose is mutual transformation of beneficiaries and visiting Canadians.

$173Kprogram expense
03

The charity also informs and educates the Canadian public about poverty and effective development. FH believes in creating innovative, long-term solutions, and providing everyone an opportunity to join in the pursuit of a poverty-free world.

$141Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$8.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$591K
Managementcol C$871K
Fundraisingcol D$945K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$65K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$19
Total revenueLn 12$8.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$375K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$116K$189K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$422K$536K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$6.0M$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$491K$233K$127K$131K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$510K$209K$90K$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$21K$11K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$24K$12K$19K
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$639$0$639$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$0$11K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$377K$377K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$98K$20K$22K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$2K$171$55K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$2K$3K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$65K$22K$20K$24K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$67K$29K$14K$24K
TravelLn 17$58K$24K$12K$22K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$5K$3K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$0$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$539K$0$539K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.4M$591K$871K$945K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.7M$8.8M−$109K$839K 990 PDF
FY2024 $9.8M$9.8M−$26K$875K 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.0M$10.8M−$782K$822K 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.9M$10.2M−$367K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.9M$9.5M$444K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.5M$8.4M$46K$1.3M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $8,486,966 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$8,372,973
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$23,946
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$25,482
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$64,565
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$8,486,966
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$6,034,748
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$1,104,659
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$377,296
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$924,694
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$8,441,397
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$45,569
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,486,966 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,372,973
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,372,973
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,946 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,946
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25,501 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$25,501
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$19 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$19
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $64,565 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,565
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $113,993 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,486,966
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,441,397 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$6,034,748
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $233,388 · Management $126,931 · Fundraising $131,025$491,344
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $208,557 · Management $90,103 · Fundraising $210,860$509,520
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,444 · Management $10,531 · Fundraising $16,589$48,564
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,388 · Management $11,977 · Fundraising $18,866$55,231
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $639 · Fundraising $0$639
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,542 · Fundraising $0$10,542
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $377,296$377,296
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,766 · Management $21,757 · Fundraising $55,983$97,506
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,828 · Management $171 · Fundraising $55,055$57,054
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,316 · Management $2,521 · Fundraising $5,063$9,900
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,615 · Management $20,089 · Fundraising $23,527$65,231
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,662 · Management $14,375 · Fundraising $24,161$67,198
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,810 · Management $12,041 · Fundraising $21,724$57,575
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,358 · Management $2,681 · Fundraising $4,523$12,562
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $7,782 · Fundraising $0$7,782
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $538,705 · Fundraising $0$538,705
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,132 · Management $870,845 · Fundraising $944,672$8,441,397
Part X · Balance sheet $1,868,076 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $558,788$375,217
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $854,285$1,160,638
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,988$10,221
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $150,256$99,758
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,187$24,643
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $116,417$189,422
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,885$8,177
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,722,806$1,868,076
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $186,730$112,989
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $223,526$423,380
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,379$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $421,635$536,369
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,301,171$1,331,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,722,806$1,868,076
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,331,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,486,966
XI-2 Total expenses$8,441,397
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,569
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,301,171
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$15,033
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,331,707

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