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← CHILDRENS HUNGER FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by CHILDRENS HUNGER FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$215,110,859
Total expenses
$199,120,798
Contributions and grants received
$215,030,121
Grants paid
$185,532,878
Program service revenue
$121,728
Investment income
$595,223
Other revenue
-$636,213
Total assets, end of year
$60,188,107
Total liabilities, end of year
$9,765,690
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$50,422,417
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,803,317
Management and general expenses
$3,052,857
Fundraising expenses
$1,264,624
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,803,317

Program services were 97.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $28,097

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,956,396

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $15,527,071

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $64,135

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $197,454,422

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $182,780,835

  • 2a · Program service revenue: RELIEF SERVICES

    total $121,728 · related or exempt $121,728

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $278,382 · excluded $278,382

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $22,903,666

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $22,585,420 · other assets $1,405

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $318,246 · other assets -$1,405

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $316,841 · excluded $316,841

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,956,396

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $666,260

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$666,260 · excluded -$666,260

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $28,221

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $17,542

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $10,679 · related or exempt $10,679

  • 11a · Other revenue: CC REWARDS

    total $19,368 · excluded $19,368

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,368

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $180,954,274 · program services $180,954,274

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $4,578,604 · program services $4,578,604

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $558,528 · program services $363,043 · management and general $139,632 · fundraising $55,853

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,339,086 · program services $4,125,649 · management and general $1,579,526 · fundraising $633,911

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $255,080 · program services $165,802 · management and general $63,770 · fundraising $25,508

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,754,242 · program services $1,140,256 · management and general $438,561 · fundraising $175,425

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $513,631 · program services $333,860 · management and general $128,408 · fundraising $51,363

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,630 · management and general $21,630

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,960 · management and general $61,960

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,004 · management and general $14,004

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $153,307 · program services $23,882 · management and general $125,751 · fundraising $3,674

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $170,889 · management and general $11,333 · fundraising $159,556

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $630,800 · program services $469,797 · management and general $128,571 · fundraising $32,432

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $583,584 · program services $379,329 · management and general $145,896 · fundraising $58,359

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,004,042 · program services $875,383 · management and general $97,386 · fundraising $31,273

  • 17 · Travel

    total $254,696 · program services $218,407 · management and general $19,459 · fundraising $16,830

  • 20 · Interest

    total $18,857 · program services $17,725 · management and general $943 · fundraising $189

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $907,794 · program services $853,326 · management and general $45,390 · fundraising $9,078

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $294,286 · program services $252,476 · management and general $30,637 · fundraising $11,173

  • 24a · Other expenses: VOLUNTEERS AND TRAINING

    total $51,504 · program services $51,504

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $868,084 · end of year $1,919,089

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,702,139 · end of year $9,507,000

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $16,143 · end of year $2,077,071

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $2,745

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $2,497,366 · end of year $3,481,366

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $796,554 · end of year $961,577

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $39,532,149

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,218,346

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,578,520 · end of year $32,313,803

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,789,364 · end of year $7,630,038

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $703,540 · end of year $704,623

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,218,471 · end of year $1,590,795

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $818,330 · end of year $4,253,101

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $80,206 · end of year $2,417

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $4,058,003 · end of year $3,949,234

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,172,059 · end of year $1,560,938

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,591,714 · end of year $33,602,574

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,449,869 · end of year $16,819,843

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO DELIVER HOPE TO SUFFERING CHILDREN BY EQUIPPING LOCAL CHURCHES FOR GOSPEL-CENTERED MERCY MINISTRY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DELIVERING HOPE TO SUFFERING CHILDREN BY EQUIPPING CHURCHES FOR GOSPEL-CENTERED MERCY MINISTRY.

  • CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $185,000,000 IN FOOD, CLOTHING, AND OTHER RELIEF SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN IN NEED ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND SELECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. BY PROVIDING FOR PHYSICAL NEEDS, CHILDREN'S HUNGER FUND PROGRAMS FACILITATE RELATIONSHIPS AND PROVIDE LASTING IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THOSE IN NEED.

    Expenses $194,803,317 · Grants $185,532,878 · Revenue $132,407

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Phillips

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $317,987
    From this org
    $255,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,571
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,416
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,571
    Filer's total
    $317,987
  • Dana Scannell

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve McCormick

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mike Trujillo

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jim Wicker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Tatlock

    DIRECTOR/CHAPLAIN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Leonce Crump

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Dempsey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Lesner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rick Parkinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kevin Walkup

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jason Hartung

    VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE (CFO)

    Total calculated
    $232,322
    From this org
    $172,554
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,768
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,554
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,850
    Nontaxable benefits
    $50,918
    Filer's total
    $232,322
  • Buddy Brewer

    EXEC DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $204,007
    From this org
    $158,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,878
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,129
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,669
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,209
    Filer's total
    $204,007
  • Michael Richards

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $228,324
    From this org
    $177,980
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $50,344
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,980
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,900
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,444
    Filer's total
    $228,324
  • Roger Bayramian

    CONTROLLER

    Total calculated
    $181,571
    From this org
    $147,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,333
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,238
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,247
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,086
    Filer's total
    $181,571
  • Timothy Hackett

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, LOS ANGELES

    Total calculated
    $162,475
    From this org
    $124,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $37,529
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,946
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,529
    Filer's total
    $162,475
  • Mario Aguilar

    EXEC DIRECTOR, MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $160,615
    From this org
    $125,659
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $34,956
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $125,659
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,156
    Filer's total
    $160,615

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
THE BOARD APPROVED NONFIXED PAYMENTS MADE IN THE FORM OF DISCRETIONARY BONUSES.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
10 September 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202602539349300910

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