Target Hunger

Analysis

Target Hunger is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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 December 2023, Target Hunger reported income of $5.7m and spending of $5.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.0m to $5.7m (-5.3%), an average of -1.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Target Hunger sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mennowood Communities Inc ($5.7m), Gateway ($5.7m) and Nassau County Council on Aging Incorporated ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $49k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $407k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 38 employees.