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Feed the Hungry San Miguel Inc

EIN 20-1193434 · Laredo, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood70 out of 100GovernanceGood76 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FTHSM IS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES FUNDS FOR FEED THE HUNGRY, A.C. A MEXICAN NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WHICH PROVIDES FREE MEALS FOR THE POOR OF SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, GTO, MEXICO.

Income
$600,531
Spending
$1.0 million
Spent on programs
94%
Reserves
35.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 76%
Employees
0
Volunteers
130
Highest pay
$5,000, treasurer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 35.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 73% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 35% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    94% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $975,220 spent. IN 2025, PROVIDED 1,180,861 MEALS USING 50 KITCHENS & LOCATIONS, SERVED 4,981 BENEFICIARIES, PROVIDED 283 NUTRITION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS,AND PROVIDED 130,220 LITERS OF WATER. MEALS PROGRAM: THROUGH OUR SCHOL KITCHEN IN POOR COMMUNITIES, WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 5,000 HOT, WELL-BALANCED MEALS EVERY SCHOOOL DAY TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. WE ALSO DELIVER FOODSTUFFS FOR THE DAILY MEALS OF HUNDREDS OF ORPHANS, CHILDRENS WITH DISABILITIES, AND ELDERLY WHO ARE SERVED BY SEVEN LOCAL URBAN CHARITIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSE AND MONITOR THE CHILDRENS CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE MOTHERS ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUSTENANCE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN WEANED BUT ARE NOT YET IN SCHOOL; TYPICALLY, EIGHT MONTHS OLD TO FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION PROGRAM IS OPERATIONAL, MOTHERS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE TWICE- MONTHLY DELIVERIES OF FOOD AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 18 COMMUNITIES.EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSE AND MONITOR THE CHILDRENS CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE MOTHERS ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUSTENANCE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN WEANED BUT ARE NOT YET IN SCHOOL; TYPICALLY, EIGHT MONTHS OLD TO FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION PROGRAM IS OPERATIONAL, MOTHERS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE TWICE-MONTHLY DELIVERIES OF FOOD AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 18 COMMUNITIES. EXTENDED ALIMENTATION: EVEN IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE PROVIDE SCHOOL MEALS, ADDITIONAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY IS SORELY NEEDED. IN RESPONSE, WE DEVELOPED THE EXTENDED ALIMENTATION PROGRAM TO HELP PROVIDE FOOD AND EDUCATION FOR SPECIFIC FAMILIES WHO PRESENT CASES OF SEVERE MALNUTRITION. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2022. USING OUR HEALTH SCORE SYSTEM AND DATA FROM HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, WE IDENTIFY COMMUNITIES WHERE WE OPERATE SCHOOL KITCHENS, YET THERE ARE A HIGH NUMBER OF MODERATE TO SEVERELY UNDERWEIGHT SCHOOL CHILDREN. SOCIOECONOMIC STUDIES OF THEIR FAMILIES WERE CONDUCTED, AND THE FAMILIES THAT AGREED TO PARTICIPATE ARE NOW RECEIVING TWICE-MONTHLY SUPPLIES OF FRESH FOOD AS WELL AS HIGH PROTEIN DRY GOODS. THEY ALSO BENEFIT FROM WORKSHOPS AND COUNSELING PROVIDED BY OUR NUTRITIONISTS. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN 16 COMMUNITIES. HYDRATION PROGRAM: DURING 2025, WE SUPPLIED PURIFIED WATER TO 28 KITCHENS FOR FOOD PREPARATION AND DRINKING WATER. IN 2025, PROVIDED 1,180,861 MEALS USING 50 KITCHENS & LOCATIONS, SERVED 4,981 BENEFICIARIES, PROVIDED 283 NUTRITION EDUCATION WORKSHOPS,AND PROVIDED 130,220 LITERS OF WATER. MEALS PROGRAM: THROUGH OUR SCHOL KITCHEN IN POOR COMMUNITIES, WE PROVIDE MORE THAN 5,000 HOT, WELL-BALANCED MEALS EVERY SCHOOOL DAY TO DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. WE ALSO DELIVER FOODSTUFFS FOR THE DAILY MEALS OF HUNDREDS OF ORPHANS, CHILDRENS WITH DISABILITIES, AND ELDERLY WHO ARE SERVED BY SEVEN LOCAL URBAN CHARITIES. EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSE AND MONITOR THE CHILDRENS CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE MOTHERS ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUSTENANCE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN WEANED BUT ARE NOT YET IN SCHOOL; TYPICALLY, EIGHT MONTHS OLD TO FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION PROGRAM IS OPERATIONAL, MOTHERS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE TWICE- MONTHLY DELIVERIES OF FOOD AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 18 COMMUNITIES.EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM: THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO DIAGNOSE AND MONITOR THE CHILDRENS CONDITIONS AS WELL AS EDUCATE THE MOTHERS ABOUT PROPER NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SUSTENANCE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN WEANED BUT ARE NOT YET IN SCHOOL; TYPICALLY, EIGHT MONTHS OLD TO FOUR OR FIVE YEARS OLD. IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THE EARLY CHILDHOOD NUTRITION PROGRAM IS OPERATIONAL, MOTHERS WHO HAVE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE TWICE-MONTHLY DELIVERIES OF FOOD AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS. THIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN 18 COMMUNITIES. EXTENDED ALIMENTATION: EVEN IN SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES WHERE WE PROVIDE SCHOOL MEALS, ADDITIONAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE REST OF THE FAMILY IS SORELY NEEDED. IN RESPONSE, WE DEVELOPED THE EXTENDED ALIMENTATION PROGRAM TO HELP PROVIDE FOOD AND EDUCATION FOR SPECIFIC FAMILIES WHO PRESENT CASES OF SEVERE MALNUTRITION. THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN FEBRUARY 2022. USING OUR HEALTH SCORE SYSTEM AND DATA FROM HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, WE IDENTIFY COMMUNITIES WHERE WE OPERATE SCHOOL KITCHENS, YET THERE ARE A HIGH NUMBER OF MODERATE TO SEVERELY UNDERWEIGHT SCHOOL CHILDREN. SOCIOECONOMIC STUDIES OF THEIR FAMILIES WERE CONDUCTED, AND THE FAMILIES THAT AGREED TO PARTICIPATE ARE NOW RECEIVING TWICE-MONTHLY SUPPLIES OF FRESH FOOD AS WELL AS HIGH PROTEIN DRY GOODS. THEY ALSO BENEFIT FROM WORKSHOPS AND COUNSELING PROVIDED BY OUR NUTRITIONISTS. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE IN 16 COMMUNITIES. HYDRATION PROGRAM: DURING 2025, WE SUPPLIED PURIFIED WATER TO 28 KITCHENS FOR FOOD PREPARATION AND DRINKING WATER.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2004.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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