Hunger Intervention Program

Analysis

Hunger Intervention Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Hunger Intervention Program reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $559k to $1.2m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hunger Intervention Program sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Irvine Adult Day Health Services Inc ($1.2m), Donation Nation Inc ($1.2m) and Inspire Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $445k. At year end it held assets of $561k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $549k. It reported 23 employees.