Global Hunger Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE HUNGER PROJECT IS WORKING TO CREATE A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER THROUGH WOMEN-CENTERED, HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER AND POVERTY. IN 2025, IT REACHED NEARLY 12.7 MILLION PEOPLE IN OVER 10,000 COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT AFRICA, SOUTH ASIA AND LATIN (SEE ON SCHEDULE O)
- Income
- $25.2 million
- Spending
- $22.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 3.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 91%
- Employees
- 42
- Volunteers
- 26,055
- Highest pay
- $345,158, chief executive officer & president (thru 02/2025)
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: 85 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 3.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 13% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (international, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 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
10 of 10Reports 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 (7)
- $10.9 million spent. AFRICA - THE FOUNDATION OF THE HUNGER PROJECT'S WORK IN AFRICA IS THE EPICENTER STRATEGY, WHICH MOBILIZES CLUSTERS OF RURAL VILLAGES THAT ENCOMPASS 5,000 TO 15,000 PEOPLE INTO "EPICENTERS" WHERE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TAKE THE REINS OF THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND UNLOCK LOCAL CAPACITY FOR CHANGE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT EPICENTERS CREATE A VISION FOR A SELF-RELIANT FUTURE AND THEN WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE IT THROUGH COMMUNITY-LED PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY, NUTRITION, HEALTH, EDUCATION, WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP AND INCOME-GENERATION. AT THE END OF 2025, 90 EPICENTERS REACHING NEARLY 1.4 MILLION PEOPLE-53% OF WHOM ARE WOMEN-HAD DECLARED SELF-RELIANCE. THIS MEANS THEY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE, CAPACITY, AND SKILLS TO ACT AS AGENTS OF THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUE TO MAKE SUSTAINABLE PROGRESS. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH ACTIVE EPICENTER COMMUNITIES, THE HUNGER PROJECT IS ALSO LEVERAGING ITS CORE COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE SECTOR-SPECIFIC COMMUNITY PRIORITIES, SUCH AS REFORESTATION, MATERNAL AND CHILDHOOD HEALTH AND NUTRITION, WATER AND SANITATION, LAND CONSERVATION, AND AGRICULTURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP.
- $3.6 million spent. SOUTH ASIA - IN SOUTH ASIA, THE HUNGER PROJECT WORKS TO SUPPORT LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND STRENGTHEN LOCAL GOVERNANCE FOR THE END OF HUNGER. IN SIX STATES IN INDIA, THP SUPPORTS THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN ELECTED TO SERVE IN LOCAL VILLAGE COUNCILS (PANCHAYATS). EACH OF THESE WOMEN ARE CHAMPIONS FOR ADVANCING PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS ACCESS TO RESOURCES, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITION. ADDITIONALLY, THP WORKS WITH ADOLESCENT GIRLS TO SUPPORT THEM TO EXERCISE THEIR VOICE AND AGENCY AND MAKE GOVERNANCE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR NEEDS. IN BANGLADESH, THP MOBILIZES TRAINED LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, YOUTH, WOMEN LEADERS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES ACROSS 64 UNIONS, ENCOMPASSING NEARLY 1.7 MILLION PEOPLE, TO SUPPORT PEACEFUL, EFFECTIVE LOCAL DEMOCRACY AND MEET THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS). COMMUNITY PARTNERS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT HOLISTIC, BOTTOM-UP STRATEGIES FOCUSED ON NUTRITION, ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP, PEACE, INCOME GENERATION, FOOD SECURITY, WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' RIGHTS, AND MORE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE SDGS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
- $988,919 spent. EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY - SINCE ITS FOUNDING, THE HUNGER PROJECT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON CREATING COMMITMENT AMONG A CRITICAL MASS AND TRANSFORMING THINKING IN CENTERS OF POWER TO CREATE A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CREATING PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AROUND INTERNATIONAL DAYS OF SIGNIFICANCE LIKE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, WORLD HUNGER DAY, INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY AND WORLD FOOD DAY. IT ALSO INCLUDES HOSTING EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS AND PARTICIPATING IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL FORUMS TO PROMOTE USING WOMEN-CENTERED, COMMUNITY-LED APPROACHES TO TRANSFORM THE SYSTEMS OF INEQUITY THAT CREATE HUNGER AND CAUSE IT TO PERSIST. THE HUNGER PROJECT IS AN ACTIVE LEADER IN THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT (THE MOVEMENT), WHOSE FORMATION WAS CATALYZED BY THE HUNGER PROJECT IN 2015. THE MOVEMENT WAS ESTABLISHED AS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION IN 2024 AND THE HUNGER PROJECT CONTINUES TO ALLOCATE (SEE ON SCHEDULE O) CORE FUNDING TO THIS PROGRAM. THIS ALLIANCE HAS GROWN INTO A NETWORK OF NETWORKS, WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, COMMITTED TO INFLUENCING GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO SHIFT POWER AND RESOURCES INTO THE HANDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
- $828,799 spent. GLOBAL PROGRAMS - AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, THE HUNGER PROJECT'S PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGY AND PARTNERSHIPS ALIGN TO A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK THAT AIMS TO ELEVATE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND REIMAGINE SYSTEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND PLANET. THIS FRAMEWORK IDENTIFIES THREE "ACCELERATORS, AREAS OF ACTION WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY TRANSFORM POLICIES, PRACTICES AND RESOURCE FLOWS. THESE "ACCELERATORS" ARE: AMPLIFYING COLLECTIVE VOICE, AMPLIFYING THE POWER OF NEXT GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND AMPLIFYING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE HUNGER PROJECT'S GLOBAL PROGRAMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED AND EVALUATED TO UNDERSTAND AND DEMONSTRATE IMPACT AND DRIVE LEARNING. ITS APPROACH TO MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING IS ALSO COMMUNITY-CENTERED, SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP METRICS OF SUCCESS, TRACK PROGRESS, AND REFLECT ON LESSONS LEARNED.
- $36,280 spent. LATIN AMERICA - IN MEXICO AND PERU, THP SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT ELEVATE THE MOST MARGINALIZED PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY INDIGENOUS WOMEN. IN MEXICO, THE HUNGER PROJECT SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR COMMUNITY-OWNED VISIONS, INCLUDING WORK TO IGNITE SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUILD EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT NETWORKS, PROMOTE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION. IN PERU, THE HUNGER PROJECT WORKS WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION, CHIRAPAQ, A COALITION OF INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PROMOTING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, THE EXERCISE OF WOMEN'S AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
- (EXPENSES $ 828,799 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 0)(REVENUE $ 0) GLOBAL PROGRAMS - AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, THE HUNGER PROJECT'S PROGRAMMATIC STRATEGY AND PARTNERSHIPS ALIGN TO A STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK THAT AIMS TO ELEVATE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND REIMAGINE SYSTEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND PLANET. THIS FRAMEWORK IDENTIFIES THREE "ACCELERATORS, AREAS OF ACTION WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY TRANSFORM POLICIES, PRACTICES AND RESOURCE FLOWS. THESE "ACCELERATORS" ARE: AMPLIFYING COLLECTIVE VOICE, AMPLIFYING THE POWER OF NEXT GENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP, AND AMPLIFYING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. THE HUNGER PROJECT'S GLOBAL PROGRAMS ARE CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED AND EVALUATED TO UNDERSTAND AND DEMONSTRATE IMPACT AND DRIVE LEARNING. ITS APPROACH TO MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING IS ALSO COMMUNITY-CENTERED, SUPPORTING PEOPLE IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP METRICS OF SUCCESS, TRACK PROGRESS, AND REFLECT ON LESSONS LEARNED.
- (EXPENSES $ 36,280 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 766,271)(REVENUE $ 0) LATIN AMERICA - IN MEXICO AND PERU, THP SUPPORTS COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES THAT ELEVATE THE MOST MARGINALIZED PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY INDIGENOUS WOMEN. IN MEXICO, THE HUNGER PROJECT SUPPORTS COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE THEIR COMMUNITY-OWNED VISIONS, INCLUDING WORK TO IGNITE SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, BUILD EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, EMPOWER WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT NETWORKS, PROMOTE ECONOMIC RESILIENCE AND ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION. IN PERU, THE HUNGER PROJECT WORKS WITH A PARTNER ORGANIZATION, CHIRAPAQ, A COALITION OF INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE PROMOTING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES, THE EXERCISE OF WOMEN'S AND INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS.
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
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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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