Whyhunger Inc

NEW YORK, NY EIN: 13-2805575 Website

WHYHUNGER BELIEVES A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER IS POSSIBLE. WE PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS AND FUEL COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. WE ARE WORKING TO END HUNGER AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHT TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.5M

-10.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$440K

-61.9% YoY

Grant Count

13

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$34K

-23.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,477,593$7,246,812$6,615,826
Revenue$5,748,042$6,345,301$7,043,577
Expenses$5,784,613$5,904,345$6,200,021
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$191,686$120,205$29,780
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$620K$1M$2M$2M50 grants202057 grants202133 grants202226 grants202313 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MARY MITCHELL FAMILY AND…$80K4DASOIL$60KSOUTHERN CONSERVATION PA…$60KFUSION PARTNERSHIPS INC$30KINQUIRING SYSTEMS INC$30KRESIST INC$30KDETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY …$25KHIGHLANDER RESEARCH AND …$25KNATIONAL BLACK FOOD AND …$25KNC ASSOCIATION OF BLACK …$25K

Grant Size Distribution

179 grants across all recorded years

120<$50K50$50–100K7$100–250K2$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

JENIQUE JONESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$232KJOY CURTINSR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & AD…$209KSHARON DAMELIOSR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$173KDEBORAH DEPOALASR. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION$167KLORRIE CLEVENGERSR. CO-DIRECTOR OF US PROGRAMS$117KSUZANNE BABBSR. CO-DIRECTOR OF US PROGRAMS$116K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CINDY SECUNDACHAIRPERSON3
JOJO BRIMVICE CHAIR (THRU SEPT 2024)1
ALYSIA STEINMANNTREASURER3
ROBIN LEWISSECRETARY1
LORETTA MUNOZMEMBER AT LARGE1
MARK BLAKEMEMBER AT LARGE3
DIANE BLAGMANDIRECTOR1
THOMAS CHAPINDIRECTOR1
MARK CIMINODIRECTOR2
RACHEL LIPSCHUTZDIRECTOR1
MEISHA PORTERDIRECTOR1
ELIZABETH NORRISDIRECTOR1
PEARL THOMPSONDIRECTOR1
VANESSA TRINIDADDIRECTOR (THRU JULY 2024)1
CARALENE ROBINSONDIRECTOR (THRU JAN 2024)1
MELISSA NEWHARTDIRECTOR (FROM FEB 2024)1
DREW PIZZODIRECTOR (FROM DEC 2024)1
JIMMY ZANKELVICE CHAIR (FROM SEPT 2024)2
JENIQUE JONESEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$232,295
JOY CURTINSR. DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMIN40$209,081
SHARON DAMELIOSR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40$172,762
DEBORAH DEPOALASR. DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION40$166,717
LORRIE CLEVENGERSR. CO-DIRECTOR OF US PROGRAMS40$117,465
SUZANNE BABBSR. CO-DIRECTOR OF US PROGRAMS40$116,464

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

29states
+22 more states

Cities

AlbuquerqueApopkaAtlantaBaltimoreBattle CreekBellinghamBemidjiBerkeleyBloomingtonBostonBowieBronxBrooklynBuffaloBurlingtonCaguasChicagoColumbusCoral GablesCovina

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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