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Children's Hunger Fund

Sylmar, CA · EIN 954335462 · Form 990 · FY2022 · NTEE Q330 · International Affairs · Very Large (>$50M) · childrenshungerfund.org
revenue
$176.3M
expenses
$173.8M
net assets
$30.9M
employees
111
volunteers
22,000
program ratio
98%
filing since
2020
mission · from form 990

Delivering hope to suffering children by equipping churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.

profile · synthesized from sources

Children's Hunger Fund delivers food and hope to children in extreme poverty by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry. They distribute Food Paks containing culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals through church partners globally and in the US. The organization also offers an immersive educational experience to raise awareness about poverty.

named programs · 4 · from sources

what they call their work

Poverty Encounter
2-hour immersive educational experience in Sylmar, CA simulating conditions in developing countries, including a guided tour through realistic environments and a hands-on service activity to pack food for children in need
Project Coin Pak
Youth-focused initiative where schools, kids groups, or families collect coins to provide meals for children in need, with every 25¢ providing one meal
Project Food Pak
Program enabling churches and groups to physically fill Food Paks that local pastors use to build relationships and share the gospel with families in need
Virtual Food Pak
Online program allowing donors to virtually fill a box with culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals for children in extreme poverty, with each box providing up to 48 meals
activities · 16

what they do

direct service · 16
  • Food packing by donors and volunteers
    Engages guests and volunteers in hands-on food packing activities, resulting in 229,805 meals packed since December 2018. Participants contribute labor to prepare food and resources delivered to children in need.
  • Global Food Distribution Child Nutrition Meal Programs
    Distributes culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals, including through Food Paks, to children and families in need globally, often through local church partners. This program has distributed food to over 300 million children and provided 78,487,628 meals through Project Coin Pak and 190,798 Food Paks.
  • Global food distribution through local churches Child Nutrition Meal Programs
    Distributes culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals to children in need through networks of local church members and pastors. The organization has distributed 190,798 Food Paks and provided 78,487,628 meals via Project Coin Pak.
  • Global food distribution through local churches Child Nutrition Meal Programs
    Distributes culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals to children in need through networks of local church members and pastors. Has distributed 190,798 Food Paks and 78,487,628 meals via programs like Project Coin Pak and Food Paks.
  • Global food distribution through local churches Child Nutrition Meal Programs
    Distributes culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals to children in need through local church members or pastors, including via Food Paks, with 190,798 Food Paks distributed to families and 78,487,628 meals provided through initiatives like Project Coin Pak.
  • Global food distribution through local churches Child Nutrition Meal Programs
    Distributes culturally appropriate, nutrient-rich meals to children in need via local church members or pastors, including through Food Paks and Project Coin Pak. The organization has distributed 190,798 Food Paks and provided 78,487,628 meals through Project Coin Pak.
  • Immersive poverty education experience (Poverty Encounter) Immersive Global Poverty Simulation with Service
    Operates a 2-hour immersive educational program, including guided exhibits from Guatemala City, Haiti, Nepal, and Romania, followed by a service activity. The experience is offered to students (Pre-K through college) and youth organizations, with 20,000 visits recorded since opening.
  • Poverty Encounter Educational Program Immersive Global Poverty Simulation with Service
    Operates an immersive educational program called "Poverty Encounter" for students and guests, featuring exhibits simulating global poverty in various countries. The program includes a guided tour and a hands-on service activity, such as packing meals, and has hosted 20,000 visits and service opportunities, with guests packing 229,805 meals and contributing 11,930 volunteer hours since December 2018.
  • Poverty Encounter immersive education program Immersive Global Poverty Simulation with Service
    Operates a 2-hour immersive experience featuring exhibits from Guatemala City, Haiti, Nepal, and Romania, followed by a service activity, offering educational field trips for students from Pre-K through college and hosting approximately 20,000 guests since December 2018.
  • Poverty Encounter immersive experience and service program Immersive Global Poverty Simulation with Service
    Operates a 2-hour immersive educational experience featuring exhibits from Guatemala City, Haiti, Nepal, and Romania, followed by a hands-on service activity. Since December 2018, has hosted over 20,000 guests and engaged volunteers in meal packing and resource preparation for children in poverty.
  • Poverty Encounter immersive experience and service program Immersive Global Poverty Simulation with Service
    Operates a 2-hour immersive educational experience featuring exhibits from Guatemala City, Haiti, Nepal, and Romania, followed by a hands-on service activity. Since December 2018, it has hosted over 20,000 guests and provided opportunities to engage in food packing and volunteer service.
  • Volunteer Engagement
    Engages volunteers to support programs for suffering children, with volunteers contributing 46,733 hours of service.
  • Volunteer engagement for child-focused programs Food Packing and Distribution Volunteer Programs
    Recruits and utilizes volunteers to support programs serving suffering children, including food packing and educational experiences. Volunteers have contributed between 11,930 and 46,733 hours since December 2018.
  • Volunteer engagement for child-focused programs Food Packing and Distribution Volunteer Programs
    Engages volunteers in supporting programs for children suffering from poverty, including food packing and service activities. Volunteers have contributed over 46,000 hours since inception, with 11,930 hours recorded since December 2018.
  • Youth and volunteer engagement in food packing
    Engages volunteers, including youth organizations such as Trail Life USA and American Heritage Girls, in hands-on food packing activities, resulting in 229,805 meals packed and 11,930 volunteer hours contributed since December 2018.
  • Youth and volunteer engagement in meal packing
    Engages volunteers, including students and youth organizations, in hands-on food packing activities that contribute to meals for children in poverty. Since December 2018, volunteers have packed 229,805 meals and contributed over 11,930 volunteer hours.
strategies · 22

how they think

Theories of action extracted from this org's own source material. Click any approach shared with other orgs to see the full field.

  • Church-Based Gospel-Centered Mercy Ministry church-based ministry model unique to this org
    Distributes food and support through local churches as a means to deliver both physical aid and spiritual hope, using Food Paks to initiate long-term relationships that enable pastors to share the gospel with families in need.
  • Church-based gospel-centered mercy ministry church-based ministry model unique to this org
    Equips local churches to deliver food and spiritual hope through relational, gospel-centered outreach, using Food Paks as a tool to build long-term relationships with families in need.
  • Church-based gospel-centered mercy ministry church-based ministry model unique to this org
    Distributes food and support through local churches as a means to build relational, long-term engagement with families, combining physical aid with spiritual hope through gospel-centered outreach.
  • Church-based gospel-centered mercy ministry church-based ministry model unique to this org
    Equips local churches to deliver food and build relational, gospel-centered ministries that provide both physical aid and spiritual hope to families in need, leveraging trusted community institutions for long-term engagement.
  • Culturally Responsive and Nutritional Food Aid culturally responsive food aid unique to this org
    Provides food aid in the form of meal boxes tailored to regional dietary patterns and nutritional needs, ensuring cultural appropriateness and dignity in delivery.
  • Culturally responsive and nutritionally appropriate food aid culturally responsive food aid unique to this org
    Designs Food Paks with attention to regional dietary patterns and cultural food preferences to ensure relevance and nutritional adequacy for diverse recipient communities.
  • Culturally responsive and nutritionally appropriate food aid culturally responsive food aid unique to this org
    Provides food assistance through meal boxes tailored to regional dietary patterns and nutritional needs, ensuring relevance and dignity in aid delivery.
  • Culturally responsive and nutritionally tailored food aid culturally responsive food aid unique to this org
    The organization provides food aid that is culturally appropriate and nutritionally tailored to the specific dietary needs of the regions and communities it serves.
  • Culturally responsive food aid culturally responsive food aid unique to this org
    Provides nutritionally tailored and culturally appropriate meal boxes to meet regional dietary needs, ensuring relevance and dignity in food distribution.
  • Equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry church-based ministry model unique to this org
    The organization equips local churches to serve as distribution hubs for food and other aid, believing that this community-embedded, relational approach allows for the delivery of both physical help and spiritual hope through gospel-centered mercy ministry.
  • Experiential Education for Compassion and Service experiential education strategy unique to this org
    Uses immersive simulations of global poverty, real-life stories, and integrated service activities to educate participants, cultivate compassion, and inspire biblically motivated action.
  • Experiential education for compassion and service experiential education strategy unique to this org
    Uses immersive simulations of global poverty, real-life stories, and integrated service activities to educate participants, cultivate compassion, and inspire biblically motivated action.
  • Experiential education for compassion and service activation experiential education strategy unique to this org
    Uses immersive simulations of global poverty, real-life stories, and integrated service activities to educate participants, cultivate compassion, and inspire biblically motivated action.
  • Faith-Integrated Service and Teaching faith-based service model unique to this org
    Combines material service with biblical teaching and spiritual formation, grounding poverty response in Christian doctrine to motivate and shape compassionate action.
  • Faith-based motivation and engagement for service faith-based engagement unique to this org
    The organization integrates biblical principles and teachings about God's love for the poor to motivate and guide individuals in their response to poverty, encouraging service aligned with Christian teachings.
  • Faith-integrated service and teaching faith-based service model unique to this org
    Combines material aid and educational experiences with biblical teaching on poverty, grounding service in spiritual motivation and scriptural principles to provide holistic hope.
  • Faith-integrated service and teaching model faith-based service model unique to this org
    Combines material aid and educational experiences with biblical teaching and spiritual formation to motivate and guide service as an expression of Christian faith and compassion.
  • Faith-integrated service and teaching model faith-based service model unique to this org
    Embeds biblical principles and teachings on poverty into service activities and visitor experiences to motivate and shape a Christian response to suffering.
  • Immersive experiential education for poverty awareness and action experiential education unique to this org
    The organization uses immersive simulation experiences, often combined with real stories and service activities, to educate participants about global poverty, cultivate compassion, and inspire them to take action.
  • Story-Based Poverty Education story-based education unique to this org
    Uses real stories of children and families experiencing poverty to create emotional and moral engagement, illustrating the human reality behind global hunger.
  • Story-based engagement for relational ministry story-based education unique to this org
    Uses real stories of children and families to personalize poverty, build empathy, and equip pastors and churches to initiate gospel-centered relationships through Food Pak delivery.
  • Story-based poverty education story-based education unique to this org
    Uses real-life stories of children and families experiencing poverty to create emotional engagement and illustrate the human impact of suffering, fostering deeper understanding and response.
financials · form 990 · fy2022

the money

revenue
Total revenue$176.31M
Contributions & grants$176.45M100%
Program service revenue$293K0%
Investment income$76K0%
Other revenue$-507K
expenses
Total expenses$173.85M
Program expenses98%
Admin / overhead1%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$8.05M
Grants paid out$161.83M
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$36.81M
Cash$4.91M
Investments$12.98M
Liabilities$5.91M
Net assets$30.90M
Liquid reserves1.2 mo
2 years on record · 2020–2022 · YoY revenue +42.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022

who runs it

paid leadership · 7
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
David Phillips President 40 $280K
Michael Richards Senior Vice President 40 $197K
Jason Hartung Vice President of Finance (CFO) 40 $193K
Morgan Owen part year Exec. Dir. Relationship Development 40 $165K
Buddy Brewer Executive Director Operations 40 $144K
Timothy Hackett Regional Director, West 40 $140K
Roger Bayramian Controller 40 $132K
board members · 11
  • Dana Scannell — Chairman
  • Dick Griffith — Director
  • Glenn Carpenter — Director
  • Jim Wicker — Secretary
  • Len Harral — Treasurer
  • Leonce Crump — Director
  • Lori Young — Director
  • Mark Tatlock — Chaplain
  • Michael Trujillo — Director
  • Scott Olson — Director
  • Steve McCormick — Vice Chair
relationships · 9

who they work with

  • American Heritage Girls Partner — Youth organization participating in Poverty Encounter programs and food packing activities.
  • Mercy Network Network — CHF has established Mercy Networks in 33 countries consisting of churches trained and equipped by CHF.
  • Poverty Encounter Partner — Initiative of Children's Hunger Fund that operates an immersive educational exhibit on child poverty
  • Poverty Encounter Partner — Operates an immersive poverty education experience located within Children's Hunger Fund facilities.
  • Poverty Encounter Partner — Program operating within Children's Hunger Fund that provides immersive poverty education and service opportunities.
  • Trail Life USA Partner — Youth organization participating in Poverty Encounter programs and food packing activities.
  • local church Partner — Local church members or pastors deliver Food Paks and build relationships with families.
  • local churches Partner — Equips local churches to deliver gospel-centered mercy ministry to families in need.
  • local churches Partner — Network of local churches equipped to distribute food and provide gospel-centered mercy ministry.