Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,795,378 to it, the largest being THE KROGER CO FOUNDATION ($799,297). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.8M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $1.8M
- Net assets
- $1.4M
What Congressional Hunger Center Inc does
Mission
To develop, inspire, and connect leaders in the movement to end hunger, and to advocate for public policies that create a food-secure world.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Emerson national fellows program - the bill emerson national hunger fellowship trains and inspires new leaders in the movement to end hunger and poverty in the united states. Fellows gain vital first-hand experience through placements with community-based organizations across the country as well as policy-focused organizations in washington, d.c. The program bridges gaps between local efforts and national public policy, as fellows support partner organizations with program development, research, evaluation, outreach, organizing, and advocacy projects.
$1,370,112 spentof which $862,196 as grants$154,794 earned by the program50% of program spendingLeland international fellows program - the mickey leland international hunger fellows program trains emerging leaders in the fight to end hunger worldwide. It is a unique two-year program that combines field and policy work. Leland fellows develop new skills while actively working to alleviate hunger and poverty in asia, africa, and latin america. During the first year, fellows work directly to build food security in the field. In the second year, fellows apply their field experience to the design of sound development policy at the organizational, national, and international level. In addition to their field and policy work, fellows take part in annual center-sponsored training sessions and a range of professional development activities aimed at further adding to their skills and expertise.
$981,102 spentof which $529,830 as grants$303,000 earned by the program36% of program spendingZero hunger academy program - zero hunger initiative serves as an entry point for individuals and networks who want to become leaders in the movement to end hunger domestically and worldwide. The initiative is composed of three parts: zero hunger internship program is a summer leadership development opportunity for college students. Zero hunger academy is an online learning experience that makes the hunger center's u.s. Food security curriculum and leadership development content available to new audiences. Zero hunger campus network currently comprises of five colleges across the united states that have committed to educating their students on the root causes of hunger and poverty and mobilizing them to advocate for local, state, and federal policies that improve the food security of their communities.
$327,957 spentof which $82,649 as grants$10,000 earned by the program12% of program spendingAlumni engagement program
$44,058 spent2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,723,229.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $1.0M to $1.8M (+83%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 73% · 2018 60% · 2019 69% · 2020 69% · 2021 66% · 2022 60% · 2023 65% · 2024 61% · 2025 64%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
88% of CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Shannon Maynard
Executive director
Board chair
Katherine Emerson
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $10k → $400k.
4 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 27% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 76%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
45% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 80% · 2019 37% · 2020 34% · 2021 76% · 2022 44% · 2023 42% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
42% of CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC draws 83% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 8 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $488k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 605 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 605 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Government funding CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.2M on record — $1.2M federal, $6k state.
- Agency for International Development$1.2M
- (PP) STATE AID/POL SUB$6k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
96%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC?
- CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,795,378 to it, the largest being THE KROGER CO FOUNDATION ($799,297). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $1,795,378 in grants to CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC?
- THE KROGER CO FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $799,297 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CONGRESSIONAL HUNGER CENTER INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing