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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: December 2024 Expires: December 2026

The Hunger Project

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
Accreditation seal
(212) 251-9100
110 West 30th Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY, 10001
https://thp.org/
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Hunger Project meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to create a world without hunger by facilitating individual and collective action to transform the systems of inequity that create hunger and cause it to persist."

Year, State Incorporated:
1977, CA

Also Known As:
Global Hunger Project Hunger Project

The Hunger Project utilizes a community-led development approach that recognizes the transformative power of community-owned vision and local leadership, which drives systemic change and lasting results. The pillars of The Hunger Project’s programs are: start with empowered women as key change agents; mobilize entire communities into self-reliant action; and foster effective partnerships with local government. In 2023, The Hunger Project reports that it worked with over 9,500 communities throughout Africa, South Asia, and Latin America.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, The Hunger Project's program expenses were:

Education and advocacy: $953,334

Africa: $8,097,313

Latin America: $974,566

South Asia: $3,470,523

Global programs: $1,148,260

Total Program Expenses: $14,643,996

Chief Executive
Timothy Prewitt, President and Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$374,387

Chair of the Board
Sheree Stomberg

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Former Global Head, Citi Shared Services and Citi’s Solutions Center Network

Board Size
8

Paid Staff Size
384

*2023 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 10% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $23,418,334, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The Hunger Project's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $22,873,881
Investment income, net $304,921
Other income $159,477
In-kind contributions $544,453
Total Income $23,882,732

Programs: 77% Fundraising: 12% Administrative: 11%

Total Income $23,882,732
Total expenses: $19,132,534
  Program expenses $14,643,996
  Fundraising expenses $2,311,811
  Administrative expenses $2,176,727
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $4,750,198
Beginning Net Assets $19,192,394
Other Changes In Net Assets $-515,030
Ending Net Assets $23,427,562
Total Liabilities $3,540,925
Total Assets $26,968,487

Note 1: According to The Hunger Project's 2023 consolidated audited financial statements, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $544,453 in the form of legal services.

Note 2: In the financial section above, "other changes in net assets" refers to a foreign currency translation.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance