Public Charity

WHYHUNGER INC

WHYHUNGER INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $5.7M revenue, $5.8M expenses, $6.5M total assets. 113 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $12.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 132805575 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.7M
Total Expenses$5.8M
Total Assets$6.5M
Grant Records113
Funding Total$12.0M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

WHYHUNGER BELIEVES A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER IS POSSIBLE. WE PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS AND FUEL COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. WE ARE WORKING TO END HUNGER AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHT TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alysia Steinmann
DIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2024) Caralene Robinson
CHAIRPERSON Cindy Secunda
SR. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION Deborah Depoala
DIRECTOR Diane Blagman
DIRECTOR (FROM DEC 2024) Drew Pizzo

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Top Grant Purposes

TO SUPPORT SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.
$3,331,180 2 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,725,203 6 grants
TO SUPPORT CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR THE CLOSING THE HUNGER GAP MIDWEST REGIONAL NETWORK, PILOT PROGRAMS, NEW STAFF, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, LONG-TERM NUTRITION ACCESS, ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER, AND WHYHUNGER
$1,600,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT FINDING SOLUTIONS AGAINST HUNGER & POVERTY.
$1,435,584 1 grant
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$700,029 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.7M $5.8M $6.5M
2023 $6.3M $5.9M $7.2M
2022 $7.0M $6.2M $6.6M
2021 $7.9M $6.8M $5.6M
2020 $6.0M $5.2M $3.3M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $6.0M to $5.7M (-4%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.5M.

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