Beyond Hunger

Analysis

Beyond Hunger is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Park, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Beyond Hunger reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.8m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $3.7m (+83%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Beyond Hunger sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Raleigh Dream Center ($3.7m), Children Aid Society ($3.7m) and Shared Hope International ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $245k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $850k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $198k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 23 employees.