Whyhunger Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

Nourish - the nourish network for the right to food works with emergency food providers, food access organizations, community health organizations and other grassroots and national allies to transform the charitable response to hunger in the u.s. Into a more equitable and inclusive social justice movement that recognizes nutritious food as a human right. The whyhunger hotline refers people in need across the u.s. To food pantries, soup kitchens, summer meals sites, government nutrition programs and model grassroots organizations.expenses: $806,435 grants $50general media for program services - implements the organizational strategic communications, marketing and programmatic initiatives that maximizes awareness about whyhunger's work in the movement to end hunger and poverty by raising the organization's profile and visibility as a trusted resource and increasing engagement across audiences as the voice of "whyhunger." also works to broaden the organization's impact and support the movement for food justice by changing the dominant narrative from advancing food charity as the primary solulution to hunger, to one that focuses on nutritious food as a human right as the solution. This is done through authentic storytelling, education, advocacy and supporting partner initiatives. Expenses: $889,759 grants $8,473

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 90.1%; rating input score 90
• Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.74 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Pass
  • Conducts field audits: Fail
  • May suspend future funding: Fail
  • Requires financial reports: Pass
  • Conducts site visits: Fail
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Pass
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.4%; rating input score 99; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -9.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.21; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 22.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.5% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 11.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings