HUNGER FREE AMERICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization: HUNGER FREE AMERICA INC (EIN 13-3471350)
Tax period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed: 2026-06-16
IRS object ID: 202641679349300919
Schema version: 2025v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-06-16T12:16:29-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	410746749	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR	AddressLine1Txt
City	LIVINGSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NJ	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	07039	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2025-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	133471350	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUNGER FREE AMERICA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	HUNG	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2128250028	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 BROAD STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10004	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOEL BERG	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2128250028	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-06-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BRIDGET HARTNETT	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01429163	PTIN
Phone	9739949494	PhoneNum
Preparation	2026-06-16	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2025	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	JOEL BERG	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 BROAD STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,219,485	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.HUNGERFREEAMERICA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1987	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	HFA IS ADVANCING THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO END HUNGER ACROSS THE U.S.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	45	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	1047	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,217,160	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,025,031	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$256,717	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$185,000	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$677	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,115	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$1,082	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$6,339	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,473,472	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,219,485	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$127,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$48,384	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,038,623	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,484,343	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$294,601	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$599,173	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$652,771	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$4,764,796	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,185,498	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$708,676	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$33,987	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,592,440	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,669,005	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$412,879	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$455,457	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,179,561	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,213,548	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	HUNGER FREE AMERICA (HFA) IS A NONPARTISAN, NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BUILDING THE MOVEMENT TO ENACT THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO END DOMESTIC HUNGER AND ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$4,358,578	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$48,384	GrantAmt
Revenue	$185,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,358,578	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	45	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HUNGER FREE AMERICA INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2128250028	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	50 BROAD STREET 1504	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10004	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOEL BERG
CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$181,187	$0	$32,740
DAN GLICKMAN
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JULIA DUNCAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESS FARDELLA
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TOAN PHAM
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS TOBIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PRIYA FIELDING-SINGH
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VK KISHORE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIC M BOST
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAJ ASAVA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WHITLEY HASTY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH SALKY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MAY DELLA PIETRA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE TEDFORD
CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$132,628	$0	$44,262
BETHIANA ORTIZ
CDO	40.00		Yes (X)	$112,200	$0	$19,206

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$426,015	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$96,208	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$150,614	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Government Grants	$1,718,400	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,156,017	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,025,031	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU	Desc
Business	561000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$185,000	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$185,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$185,000	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,115	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,115	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,339	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$6,339	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$6,339	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,219,485	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$185,000	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,454	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,384	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,384	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$522,223	TotalAmt
Program Services	$439,314	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$51,112	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,797	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,911,629	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,427,773	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$297,354	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$186,502	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$797,583	TotalAmt
Program Services	$697,152	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,037	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$37,394	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,908	TotalAmt
Program Services	$221,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,858	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,553	TotalAmt
Management And General	$39,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,470	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,854	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,125	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,491	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,805	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,805	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,625	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,396	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,935	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$84,109	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,846	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,886	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,377	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$138,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,896	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,678	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,317	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,643	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,517	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,671	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$590	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$338	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,035	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,035	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,431	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,396	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,720	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,720	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET	$27,236	$24,236	$1,906	$1,094
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO	$10,847	$10,847
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	$7,958	$7,081	$557	$320
DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS, FE	$4,675	$4,160	$327	$188

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,181	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$171	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$99	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,185,498	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,358,578	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$532,319	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$294,601	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$376,226	BOYAmt
EOY	$153,130	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$498,358	BOYAmt
EOY	$718,357	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$805,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$303,134	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$731,300	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,184,553	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,427	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,254	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$76,465	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$74,349	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$531	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,116	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,582	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,184	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$156,016	BOYAmt
EOY	$266,277	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,592,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,669,005	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$281,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$178,155	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$47,126	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$131,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,176	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$412,879	BOYAmt
EOY	$455,457	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$444,478	BOYAmt
EOY	$806,706	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,735,083	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,406,842	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,179,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,213,548	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,592,440	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,669,005	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$33,987	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,890,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,572,741	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,546,629	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,217,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,025,031	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,252,381	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,890,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,572,741	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,546,629	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,217,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,025,031	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,252,381	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,792,274	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$18,460,107	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$257	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$299	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$192	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$677	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,115	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,540	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$55,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$13,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,445	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,518	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$6,339	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$80,358	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$22,337,279	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,413,001	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.82640	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.79270	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 55,513. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 13,543. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 2,445. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,518. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 6,339.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,072	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,072	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,188,260	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$5,191,332	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$409,567	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$102,392	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$364,861	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$386,625	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$388,420	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$409,567	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$1,549,473	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$2,324,210	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,069	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$1,391	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$3,923	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$3,072	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$9,455	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$91,215	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$96,656	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$97,105	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$102,392	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$387,368	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$581,052	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-A:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	HUNGER FREE AMERICA IS A PUBLIC POLICY AND DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATION BUILDING A BOLD, NON-PARTISAN MOVEMENT IN ALL 50 STATES TO ENACT THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO END DOMESTIC HUNGER AND ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. HUNGER FREE AMERICA ENGAGES IN DIRECT LOBBYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW. HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE LIVING WAGE JOBS AND ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT OF UNITED STATES HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$45,027	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$45,027	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$31,438	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,322	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,116	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,116	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$33,612
RIGHT-OF-USE-ASSET	$226,571
OTHER RECEIVABLES	$6,094

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$266,277	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	LEASE LIABILITY	Desc
Amt	$230,176	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$230,176	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,354,555	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$135,070	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$135,070	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,219,485	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,219,485	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,320,568	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$135,070	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$135,070	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,185,498	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,185,498	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) AND SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN, OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024. AT DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANT INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	BAD DEBT EXPENSE DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
HUNGER SOLUTIONS OF NY
14 COMPUTER DR E	ALBANY	NY	12205	222954760	$35,884	$0	ALBERTSONS SUBGRANTS
CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION CHENANGO COUNTY
99 N BROAD ST	NORWICH	NY	13815	166072882	$10,000	$0	ALBERTSONS SUBGRANTS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ALL GRANTS ARE TRACKED WITHIN A GRANT TRACKER THAT HFA MAINTAINS. THE TRACKER INCLUDES ALL DELIVERABLES THAT MUST BE MET, GRANT PERIOD, GRANT RESTRICTIONS, SCOPE OF WORK, REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT SCHEDULES. EXPENDITURES ARE TRACKED BY PROJECT AND STAFFING IS CHARGED TO THE GRANTS EVERY PAYROLL BASED ON TIME SPENT ON EACH GRANT. THIS IS THEN ADDED TO THE TRACKER TO KEEP A RUNNING TOTAL OF REMAINING GRANT BALANCES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JOEL BERG
CEO	$181,187	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$32,740	$0	$213,927	$0	$0	$0
JULIE TEDFORD
CFO	$132,628	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$44,262	$0	$176,890	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL SALARIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET AUTHORIZATION PROCESS, INCLUDING THE SALARY OF THE CEO AND THE CFO. THE BOARD INCLUDES A NUMBER OF EXPERTS ON NONPROFIT SALARIES DUE TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. HUNGER FREE AMERICA CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS FORM.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A:	HUNGER FREE AMERICA IS A NONPARTISAN, NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION BUILDING THE MOVEMENT TO ENACT THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NEEDED TO END DOMESTIC HUNGER AND ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1983, WE HAVE BEEN AN EFFECTIVE CHAMPION IN THE FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC, RACIAL, AND FOOD JUSTICE. AS A LEADING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, WE WORK TO IMPLEMENT INNOVATIVE YET PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO HUNGER. WE WORK TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF HUNGER AND ENGAGE AMERICANS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS IN THE FIGHT TO ENSURE THAT OUR SOCIETY SUPPLIES LIVING WAGE JOBS AND AN ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT NUTRITION SAFETY NET. WE ALSO SUPPLY DIRECT SERVICE, HELPING AMERICANS ACCESS GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL SOURCES OF FOOD AND BY BUILDING A NEW GENERATION OF ANTI-HUNGER LEADERS. PROGRAMS: ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND POLICY: OUR ADVOCACY TEAM IS A VOICE FOR THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WHO STRUGGLE AGAINST U.S. HUNGER. ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND COURAGEOUS ADVOCACY GROUPS IN THE NATION, WE WORK DIRECTLY WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS TO ADVANCE POLICIES TO END HUNGER AND PROMOTE ECONOMIC JUSTICE, LIKE THE HOPE ACT, A BILL THAT WILL MAKE IT DRAMATICALLY EASIER FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS TO APPLY FOR AND ACCESS PUBLIC BENEFITS. WE ALSO CONDUCT GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH AND PUBLISH CUTTING-EDGE REPORTS THAT PROPOSE BOLD AND CONCRETE SOLUTIONS TO HUNGER AND POVERTY, SUCH AS RECENT REPORTS DETAILING THE NEED FOR MORE COORDINATION BETWEEN UNEMPLOYMENT, SNAP, AND WIC APPLICATIONS THROUGHOUT THE US AND OUR COMPREHENSIVE, NATIONAL PLAN TO END HUNGER IN AMERICA. AMERICORPS VISTA: OUR AMERICORPS VISTA NATIONAL SERVICE TEAMS ENABLE PARTICIPANTS TO SERVE THE COUNTRY WHILE FIGHTING HUNGER. IN 2025, HFA FACILITATED 460 VOLUNTEER TRAININGS AND RECRUITED 3,282 VOLUNTEERS, MANAGED 47,569 VOLUNTEERS WHO SERVED A TOTAL OF 75,638 HOURS. OUR EFFORTS CREATED 281 PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY. HELPED 6,501 PEOPLE ACCESS INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD SECURITY PROGRAMS. VISTA MEMBERS ALSO ASSISTED WITH GRANTS, RESULTING IN $200,000 IN FUNDING AND ANOTHER $6,896,432 IN IN-KIND DONATIONS. ALL OF HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S PROJECTS ARE UNITED BY THE BASIC GOALS OF REDUCING HUNGER, IMPROVING NUTRITION, AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO OBTAIN MORE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. "BENEFITS ACCESS: OUR TEAM WORKS TO CONNECT LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS WITH BENEFITS TO ACCESS FOOD ACROSS ALL FIVE BOROUGHS. OUR STAFF SCREENS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOR FEDERAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND HELPS THEM THROUGH THE APPLICATION AND RECERTIFICATION PROCESS. IN 2025, WE PRE-SCREENED 6,482 HOUSEHOLDS FOR SNAP BENEFITS, ASSISTED 5,927 HOUSEHOLDS SUBMIT THEIR SNAP APPLICATION, AND SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED 4,361 HOUSEHOLDS. OUR 2025 EFFORTS GENERATE APPROXIMATELY $21.6 MILLION IN SNAP BENEFITS ANNUALLY." IN ADDITION TO FOOD ASSISTANCE, PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE ENROLLED ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO VALUABLE SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING FREE NUTRITION AND BREASTFEEDING COUNSELING. THESE SERVICES PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PROMOTING HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES, IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND HELPING FAMILIES NAVIGATE NUTRITIONAL CHALLENGES DURING THESE CRUCIAL YEARS IN THEIR LIVES. OUR ONGOING OUTREACH EFFORTS ENSURE THAT FAMILIES NOT ONLY ACCESS BENEFITS BUT ALSO GAIN THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. HFA'S SOCIAL SERVICES JOB TRAINING PROGRAM, CURRENTLY IN ITS SECOND YEAR, IS A PAID 16-WEEK TRAINING PROGRAM TO ENABLE UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CHICAGO AND BALTIMORE TO OBTAIN THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THEY NEED TO OBTAIN LIVING WAGES CAREERS IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES SECTION. CHILD NUTRITION: OUR CHILD NUTRITION EFFORTS ARE DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT EVERY CHILD IN AMERICA HAS ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THROUGH OUTREACH AND POLICY WORK, WE FOCUS ON INCREASING PARTICIPATION IN FREE SUMMER MEALS AND SCHOOL BREAKFASTS, CONNECTING CHILDREN WITH THE NUTRITION THEY NEED TO GROW AND THRIVE. IN 2025, HFA PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN PROMOTING THE SUMMER EBT PROGRAM. OUR CEO, JOEL BERG, PROPOSED THE CREATION OF A COALITION OF KEY ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTED BY THE ALBERTSONS FOUNDATION, TO LEAD A NATIONAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. THIS INITIATIVE INVOLVED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DEDICATED WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CHECK IF THEIR STATE IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SUMMER EBT PROGRAM. THE SITE ALSO REDIRECTS FAMILIES TO THEIR STATE'S SUMMER EBT APPLICATION PORTAL, MAKING IT EASIER FOR THEM TO ACCESS BENEFITS. ADDITIONALLY, WE EXPANDED OUR WORK WITH HEAD START PROGRAMS, PARTICULARLY THROUGH OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW YORK STATE (NYS) HEAD START TEAM. THIS PARTNERSHIP HAS ENABLED US TO CONNECT WITH AND WORK ALONGSIDE 74 LOCAL HEAD START PROGRAMS. WE HAVE CONDUCTED A RANGE OF WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS FOR BOTH FAMILIES AND FAMILY-FACING STAFF MEMBERS, HELPING TO PROVIDE THEM WITH VALUABLE INFORMATION ON NUTRITION, RESOURCES, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM. OUR TEAM WAS A KEY ADVOCATE FOR UNIVERSAL SCHOOL MEALS IN NEW YORK STATE, HELPING TO PUSH FOR FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME. AS A RESULT, GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL ANNOUNCED A PLAN IN HER 2025 STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS TO PROVIDE FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH TO ALL 2.7 MILLION STUDENTS IN THE STATE. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND COULD SAVE FAMILIES ABOUT $165 PER CHILD EACH MONTH (AROUND $2,000 ANNUALLY). THE STATE IS ALLOCATING $340 MILLION TO FUND THE INITIATIVE. FOOD ACTION BOARD (FAB): OUR PIONEERING FAB PROGRAM EMPOWERS LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING SKILLS. FOR OVER 16 YEARS, OUR FOOD ACTION BOARD HAS BUILT A COMMUNITY OF OVER 200 LOW-INCOME, IMMIGRANT, AND MAJORITY NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY, TO FIGHT FOR A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND TO BUILD THE ANTI-HUNGER MOVEMENT IN NEW YORK CITY AND BEYOND. FAB MEMBERS TAKE ON KEY POSITIONS AND LEADERSHIP ROLES IN EFFORTS AT THE CITY, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE POLICIES THAT SUPPORT FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. STRATEGIC VOLUNTEERISM PROGRAM: OUR GROUND-BREAKING ENDING HUNGER THROUGH STRATEGIC VOLUNTEERISM INITIATIVE WORKS TO MOVE PEOPLE FROM ACCEPTING HUNGER TO ENDING IT; FROM PERPETUATING SHORT-TERM CHARITY TO BEING ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN A BROAD-BASED MOVEMENT TO ENSURE ALL PEOPLE IN THE US HAVE ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT, AFFORDABLE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD. BY USING THE TALENTS AND PASSIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH CAPACITY BUILDING VOLUNTEERISM, WE MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT FOR BOTH THE VOLUNTEER AND THE ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATION. WITH 53 NON-PROFIT PARTNERS THROUGH OUR STRATEGIC VOLUNTEERISM HUB PARTNERSHIP, THE TEAM OFFERS INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES, TOOLS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS, SUPPORTING THEIR ABILITY TO ENGAGE MOTIVATED VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION EXPANDING WORK. DURING 2025, 1,047 VOLUNTEERS SERVED 32,084 COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS FOR BOTH HUNGER FREE AMERICA AND HUB PARTNERS AND OFFERED 147 UNIQUE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING 217 VOLUNTEERS FOR THE MLK SERVE-A-THON. USDA CLEARINGHOUSE: OUR USDA NATIONAL HUNGER HOTLINE IS A RESOURCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SEEKING INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY FOOD. THE HOTLINE STAFF CONNECTS CALLERS WITH EMERGENCY FOOD PROVIDERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SNAP, WIC AND SUMMER MEALS, AND VARIETY OF OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. IN 2025, WE ENABLED OVER 39,119 INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO ACCESS NONPROFIT AND GOVERNMENT FOOD RESOURCES VIA OUR HOTLINE (20,369) AND TEXT SERVICE (18,750). THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED DECREASED BY 8% COMPARED TO 2024. IN ADDITION TO SERVING PEOPLE, WE ALSO VALIDATED 9,361 RESOURCES IN OUR NATIONAL DATABASE OF FOOD PROGRAMS, FINDFOOD,HUNGERFREEAMERICA.ORG. THE DATABASE IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC 24/7 FOR FREE TO ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO SEARCH FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. DATABASE LISTINGS INCLUDE HOURS OF OPERATION ALONG WITH DETAILED MAPS AND TRAVEL DIRECTIONS TO EACH SITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL, THEN TO THE COMPLETE BOARD, PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY COVERS DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DESIGNATED POWERS. IF THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING A DETERMINATION. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE A DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE A MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF, AFTER HEARING THE MEMBER'S RESPONSE AND AFTER MAKING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS CALLED FOR BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE MEMBER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSURE AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD REVIEWS ALL SALARIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL BUDGET AUTHORIZATION PROCESS, INCLUDING THE SALARY OF THE CEO AND THE CFO. THE BOARD INCLUDES A NUMBER OF EXPERTS ON NONPROFIT SALARIES DUE TO THEIR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR. HUNGER FREE AMERICA CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES AS DEFINED BY THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	HUNGER FREE AMERICA MAKES THE 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS OWN WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S FORM 1023 IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. HUNGER FREE AMERICA ALSO UPLOADS THE 990 TO GUIDESTAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUPPORTS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDIT AND REVIEW OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.
FORM 990, PART 1, LINE 6 (TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS):	THE VOLUNTEERS NOTED HERE SERVE BOTH AT HUNGER FREE AMERICA HEADQUARTERS AND ARE DIRECTLY PLACED AND/OR SUPERVISED BY HUNGER FREE AMERICA AT FOOD BANKS, ANTI-HUNGER ORGANIZATIONS, FOOD PANTRIES, SOUP KITCHENS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT SITE NATIONWIDE THAT RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS AFFILIATED WITH HUNGER FREE AMERICA.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-A:	HUNGER FREE AMERICA IS A PUBLIC POLICY AND DIRECT SERVICE ORGANIZATION BUILDING A BOLD, NON-PARTISAN MOVEMENT IN ALL 50 STATES TO ENACT THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS NECESSARY TO END DOMESTIC HUNGER AND ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD. HUNGER FREE AMERICA ENGAGES IN DIRECT LOBBYING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW. HUNGER FREE AMERICA'S LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PROMOTE FOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE LIVING WAGE JOBS AND ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT OF UNITED STATES HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD.