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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: July 2025 Expires: July 2027

Action Against Hunger

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
16
(877) 777-1420
1 Whitehall Street, Second Floor
New York, NY, 10004
https://actionagainsthunger.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

Action Against Hunger does not meet the following 1 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

AAH does not meet this Standard because the 2022 annual report did not include:

  • Board roster.
  • Total administrative expenses.
  • Total fundraising expenses.
  • Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization's financial statements (Ethiopia programs, Haiti programs, Kenya programs, Other country and strategic programs, Somalia programs, South Sudan programs, Tanzania programs, Uganda programs).

Action Against Hunger meets the remaining 19 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to eliminate hunger through the prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition."

Year, State Incorporated:
1987, NY

Action Against Hunger (AAH) reports that it takes action against the causes and effects of hunger and seeks to ensure everyone can access clean water, food, training and healthcare. The organization reports that it assisted over 28 million people in 2022, screened 3.1 million children for malnutrition, and distributed $65.4 million to help meet immediate needs. AAH reports responding to emergencies in 33 countries in 2022.

For the year ended December 31, 2022, Action Against Hunger's program expenses were:

South Sudan programs $24,252,519
Tanzania programs $630,925
Other country and strategic programs $6,019,353
Uganda programs $11,746,921
Somalia programs $20,806,593
Ethiopia programs $27,945,722
Haiti programs $5,728,065
Kenya programs $12,347,307
Total Program Expenses $109,477,405

Chief Executive
Charles Owubah, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*
$314,586

Chair of the Board
Raymond Debbane

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Invus Group, LLC

Board Size
18

Paid Staff Size
1780

*2022 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, Telemarketing

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $129,358,617, 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 Action Against Hunger's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Source of Funds
Other loss $-284,109
In-kind donations $11,747,066
Contributions $15,760,425
U.S. Government grants $32,517,460
Non -U.S. Government grants $69,333,666
Total Income $129,074,508

Programs: 87% Fundraising: 4% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $129,074,508
Total expenses: $126,205,091
  Program expenses $109,477,405
  Fundraising expenses $4,469,006
  Administrative expenses $12,258,680
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $2,869,417
Beginning Net Assets $86,726,753
Other Changes In Net Assets $-2,961,279
Ending Net Assets $86,634,891
Total Liabilities $29,556,880
Total Assets $116,191,771

Note 1: In the above financial statements, "other changes in net assets" represents exchange loss (-$2,219,632) and de-obligated awards and funds returned to donors (-$741,647).

Note 2: For the year ended December 31, 2022, AAH reported in-kind donations of $11,747,066 including food, transportation and medical supplies ($11,630,950) and public informaiton and education ($116,116).

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance