Hunger at Home

Analysis

Hunger at Home is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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, Hunger at Home reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $882k to $4.0m (+356%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hunger at Home sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elevate Inc ($4.0m), Greater Minneapolis Crisis Nursery ($4.0m) and Long Island Adolescent and Family Services Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $341k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $808k. At year end it held assets of $817k against liabilities of $140k, net assets of $677k. It reported 32 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.