World Hunger Relief Institute

Analysis

World Hunger Relief Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Waco, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1981, 45 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 December 2023, World Hunger Relief Institute reported income of $436k and spending of $453k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $488k to $436k (-11%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Hunger Relief Institute sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association for the Prevention of Starvation ($436k), AIDS Orphans and Street Children Inc ($436k) and Arch Inc ($436k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $474k against liabilities of $1,875, net assets of $472k. It reported 6 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.