Congressional Hunger Center

Analysis

Congressional Hunger Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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, Congressional Hunger Center reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.7m (+10.0%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Congressional Hunger Center 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 76th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franciscan Center Inc ($3.7m), Dream Center of Pickens County ($3.7m) and Its Time Texas Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $417k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $729k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $585k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 16 employees.