Share Our Strength
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It reported loans to or from officers, directors or other insiders.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES DESERVE TO LIVE FREE FROM HUNGER AND POVERTY. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE'RE HELPING COMMUNITIES FEED CHILDREN WITH OUR NO KID HUNGRY CAMPAIGN AND ADDRESSING THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER AND POVERTY. IT'S A BIG JOB, BUT WE'RE NOT ALONE. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE HAS A STRENGTH TO SHARE.
- Income
- $89.9 million
- Spending
- $83.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 59%
- Reserves
- 5.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Employees
- 283
- Volunteers
- 500
- Highest pay
- $742,340, founder, executive chair, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 74 out of 100.
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.3 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 14% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1559% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 30 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
0 of 10Reports at least one of: diversion of assets, excess benefits, loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 (5)
- $28.4 million spent. Today 14 million kids live in families that struggle with hunger. Share Our Strength is the only national nonprofit dedicated to ending child hunger in America. For over 40 years, we have been guided by one clear vision-to create an equitable nation where all children, families and communities have the nutrition and resources they need to thrive. We work to reduce child hunger by: providing grants for child nutrition programs; advocating for strong federal and state nutrition programs; providing technical, outreach, and regulatory guidance; and hosting opportunities for nutrition leaders to share solutions. To reduce summer hunger, we supported expansion of the Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) grocery benefits program and summer meal services in rural areas. We supported 40 states, Tribal Nations, and DC in operating Summer EBT programs and granted $3.1 million to help rural summer meal programs in 28 states and Puerto Rico. To help feed school kids, we granted over $1.3 million to 43 school districts in 12 states to support access to breakfast, enabling school districts to reach an additional 32,500 students in 279 schools.
- $8.0 million spent. Nutrition benefits programs like SNAP are our nation's critical line of defense against hunger, providing stability and security to families during times of hardship. Share Our Strength works to make sure that accessing federal nutrition benefits is a seamless easy-to-understand process for all families and that state agencies have the technology and practices in place to process applications efficiently to make this a reality. We provided grant and technical support to help state agencies modernize their SNAP systems through improved data sharing, stronger inter-agency collaboration, and outreach to families. This work enabled $240 million in additional SNAP benefits to reach 1.3 million participants. We established a SNAP Parent & Caregiver Advisory Council so individuals with lived SNAP experience can inform SNAP modernization. We led a national network and provided grants to support the expansion of Medicaid-based nutrition services.
- $4.7 million spent. Share Our Strength is the only national organization supporting and convening skilled and committed partners to build a family economic mobility movement in America. Drawing on 40 years of expertise in the food security and poverty spaces, we are advancing strategies that will bolster the family economic stability of a very key caregiver group in our nation that is heavily impacted by food insecurity-single mothers. To prevent hunger, we advanced solutions that improve single mothers' economic mobility. Working with and supporting more than 30 partners nationwide, we: secured $2.6 billion in state Child Tax Credits, benefiting 6.1 million children; expanded childcare subsidies to 17,000+ children in the South; helped 30,000+ families receive an average $14,000 annual income increase; and implemented grocery delivery pilots helping 1,200+ households save time and maximize SNAP benefits. We brought together more than 40 partners at our annual Bridge Builders Summit to strengthen coordination across our hunger and economic mobility work.
- $8.1 million spent. Other program services include the international program that supports school meals and breakfast in India, and other No Kid Hungry programs.
- (Expenses $ 8,087,679 including grants of $ 1,521,169)(Revenue $ 0) Other program services include the international program that supports school meals and breakfast in India, and other No Kid Hungry programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1985.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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