Feed My Starving Children

Analysis

Feed My Starving Children is a registered charity in United States, based in Coon Rapids, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 February 2024, Feed My Starving Children reported income of $66.1m and spending of $74.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income grew from $49.5m to $66.1m (+33%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Feed My Starving Children sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aga Khan Foundation USA ($64.9m), Population Council Inc ($67.2m) and Atlantic Council of the U S Inc ($63.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.8m. It paid $46k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $29.1m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $19.7m. It reported 491 employees.