Public Charity

RISE AGAINST HUNGER INC

RISE AGAINST HUNGER INC is a Public Charity headquartered in RALEIGH, NC. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $155.6M revenue, $156.8M expenses, $24.5M total assets. 194 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $14.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 161541024 RALEIGH, NC International Relief NTEE: Q33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$155.6M
Total Expenses$156.8M
Total Assets$24.5M
Grant Records194
Funding Total$14.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

RISE AGAINST HUNGER, INC. IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUNGER RELIEF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS DRIVEN BY A VISION OF A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER AND A MISSION TO END HUNGER IN OUR LIFETIME. RISE AGAINST HUNGER DISTRIBUTES FOOD AND OTHER LIFE-CHANGING AID TO THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE, AND WORKS TO CREATE A GLOBAL COMMITMENT TO MOBILIZE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES. RISE AGAINST HUNGER UTILIZES MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FOR ENGAGING KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION AND VISION FOR A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER. THE ORGANIZATION'S POPULAR COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED MEAL PACKAGING EVENTS ARE IDEAL FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CORPORATIONS, FAITH CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS WHO PACKAGE HIGH-PROTEIN, HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS MEALS.

Where $100 goes at Rise Against Hunger Inc

How Rise Against Hunger Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$93 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $93 for programs

$79
The organization continues its legacy of commitment to both domestic and international crisis response and relief from famine, natural and manmade disasters and health epidemics
85% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,539,329 people
$13
The organization engaged 260,732 people around the world to end hunger through its expanding meal-packaging program, enabling people who want to make a difference to engage in hands-on…
14% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 260,732 people
$1
Through our nourishing lives portfolio, the organization works alongside communities toward a future in which they can thrive, while supporting safety net programs that provide nourishment, serving as…
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,828,767 people

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS Andrew Sullivan
BOARD MEMBER Ashley Lemaire
SECRETARY Bryan Stillwagon
BOARD MEMBER Cornel Nolte
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS Courtney Firman
BOARD MEMBER David Welch

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,273,904 106 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$4,114,210 34 grants
International Aid & Development
$1,688,437 17 grants
Human & Social Services
$753,764 15 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$19,735 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $155.6M $156.8M $24.5M
2024 $94.5M $88.1M $23.0M
2023 $71.3M $71.0M $16.3M
2022 $57.8M $54.8M $14.8M
2021 $47.2M $45.7M $11.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $47.2M to $155.6M (+230%), with total assets most recently reported at $24.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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