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Alliance to End Hunger

Website:

www.alliancetoendhunger.org
Location:

Washington, DC
Tax ID:

20-2803848
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2022):

Revenue: $6,607,327
Expenses: $2,815,818
Assets: $6,017,387
Type:

Policy advocacy group
Formation:

2001
President:

Eric Mitchell
Budget (2023):

Revenue: $2,167,356
Expenses: $3,531,964
Net Assets: $3,982,609 17

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The Alliance to End Hunger is a coalition of over 100 organizations focused on ending hunger internationally through education and policy advocacy. Its members include Amazon, Walmart, the Clean Slate Initiative, Feeding America, the National Farmers Union, Opportunity International, Share Our Strength, UnidosUS, Bread for the World, Church World Service (CWS), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Islamic Relief USA. 1

Background

The Alliance to End Hunger educates and advocates for policies and programs to combat hunger and poverty in the United States and globally, working to make this a federal government priority. It supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, especially Goal 1 to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” and Goal 2 to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.” 2

The Alliance focuses on “greater equity in anti-hunger policies,” claiming that people of color are more vulnerable to hunger and poverty due to “systemic racism.” 3

Alliance to End Hunger was established in 2001 by Bread for the World and became an independent nonprofit organization in 2004. 4

The Alliance is a client of Washington, D.C. based Freedman Consulting, a consulting firm for left-of-center philanthropists, public interest organizations, and policymakers that provides strategic planning, coalition management, and policy development consulting services. Other Freedman Consulting clients include Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Democracy Fund, Ford Foundation, Open Society Foundations, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. 5

Advocacy

In 2023, the Alliance lobbied Congress for the continued funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) programs, for the international food assistance budget, and other food security and resilience programs. 6

In 2024, the Alliance lobbied to ensure that the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) was funded sufficiently. It lobbied to support the continued purchasing power of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the extension of the Farm Bill. 7 The Alliance encouraged the expansion of SNAP to on-demand delivery services such as DoorDash. 8

In 2025 the Alliance published a letter to Congress urging it to “fully fund federal food and nutrition programs,” including SNAP, WIC, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and school meals. It also voiced its support for a Child Tax Credit. 9

In February 2025, the second Trump administration announced cuts to USAID foreign aid programs in order to reduce overseas spending and focus on programs that “benefit the American taxpayer.” 10 The Alliance has published statements on social media strongly opposing these cuts. 11

Programs

The Alliance created a Hunger Free Communities (HFC) Network that awards grants to organizations that address hunger and malnutrition and it hosts events on the current state of food and nutrition insecurity. 6 In 2024, it awarded almost $50,000 in grants 7 and it has secured $50,000 in grant funds for its 2025 Zero Hunger Grants programs to be used for “building organizational or network capacities to engage in systemic change work rooted in equity and community engagement.” 12 The Network currently includes over 50 coalitions across 31 states. As part of the program the Alliance hosts an annual HFC Summit. 13

The SDG2 Advocacy Hub is a program to support United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Goal 2 “to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture by 2030.” The Hub brings together groups and provides direction and support for campaigning and advocacy. Paul Newnham founded the Hub in 2015. 14 15 It is a project of the Alliance to End Hunger. 16

Members

The Alliance to End Hunger has a coalition of approximately 100 members, including commercial companies, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organizations, universities, foundations, and individuals. 1

Commercial organizations include Amazon, Cargill, and Walmart. 1

Nonprofit organizations include the AARP, the Clean Slate Initiative, Feeding America, the National Farmers Union, Opportunity International, Save the Children, the No Kid Hungry campaign through Share Our Strength, and UnidosUS. 1

Faith-based groups include Bread for the World, Church World Service (CWS), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Islamic Relief USA. 1

Funding

The Alliance to End Hunger reported 2023 revenues of $2,167,356 and expenses of $3,531,964 with almost $4 million in net assets. 17

The Alliance to End Hunger gets most of its funding from its membership. 6 Additional donors include the United Nations Foundation, Share Our Strength, Americas Charities, the National Philanthropic Trust, and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. 18

Leadership

Eric Mitchell was named president of the Alliance to End Hunger in January 2024. 19 He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from Howard University. After graduation Mitchell worked for former U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) in the U.S. House of Representatives for 7 years. He then became vice president of government relations at Russ Reid Company, a marketing agency that helped nonprofits raise funds. He was also director of government relations for Bread for the World for 6 years. He joined the Alliance as executive director in 2020. 20 21

Lisa Davis is board chair of the Alliance. She earned a law degree from the Washington College of Law at American University. She was a senior analyst on the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare for 6 years. She was a senior vice president at the AARP, Feeding America, and Share Our Strength. Davis also sits on the board of think tank Convergence Center for Policy Resolution. 22 23

Minerva Delgado is director of coalitions and advocacy. She earned a master’s in policy analysis and urban affairs at The New School in New York City. Before joining the Alliance in 2015 she was executive director of the Manna Food Center in Maryland and held senior positions at the Food Bank for New York City, the Children’s Defense Fund, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF. 24 25

References

  1. “Our Members.” Alliance to End Hunger. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/members/our-members/
  2.  “Statement of Policy.” Alliance to End Hunger. Updated January 2025. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2025-Statement-of-Policy.pdf
  3. “Advocacy Priorities.” Alliance to End Hunger. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/take-action/our-priorities/
  4. “Alliance to End Hunger.” Congressional Hunger Center. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.hungercenter.org/partners/alliance-to-end-hunger/
  5. “Our Work.” Freedman Consulting, LLC. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://tfreedmanconsulting.com/our-work/
  6. “2023 Annual Report.” Alliance to End Hunger. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FINAL-2023-Annual-Report-v3-1.pdf
  7. “Reflections on a Consequential Year.” Alliance to End Hunger – News & Insights. December 23, 2024. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/reflections-on-a-consequential-year/
  8. Bridget Goldschmidt. “DoorDash Shows How Delivery Helps SNAP Consumers Access Groceries.” Progressive Grocer. September 30, 2024. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://progressivegrocer.com/doordash-shows-how-delivery-helps-snap-consumers-access-groceries
  9. Nutrition Budget Reconciliation letter to Congress dated February 24, 2025. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Nutrition-Budget-Reconciliation-Letter-to-Congressional-Leaders-Alliance-to-End-Hunger-02242025-002.pdf
  10. Michael Dorgan. “Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show.” Fox News. February 27, 2025. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-administration-cutting-90-usaid-foreign-aid-contracts-documents-show
  11. Facebook – Alliance to End Hunger. Posted February 27, 2025. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.facebook.com/alliancetoendhunger/
  12. “2025 Zero Hunger Grants.” Alliance to End Hunger. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/programs/hunger-free-communities/zero-hunger-grants/
  13. “Hunger Free Communities.” Alliance to End Hunger – Programs. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/programs/hunger-free-communities/
  14. “About Us.” SDG2 Advocacy Hub. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/about-us/
  15. “The SDG2 Advocacy Hub Secretariat Staff.” SDG2 Advocacy Hub – About. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://sdg2advocacyhub.org/about-us/our-team/
  16. “Programs.” The Alliance to End Hunger. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/programs/
  17. Alliance to End Hunger. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part I). 2023.
  18. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer search. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?form%5B%5D=IRS990ScheduleI&page=2&q=20-2803848&sort=best&submit=Apply
  19. Eric Mitchell. “New Alliance to End Hunger President Eric Mitchell Faces Busy 2024.” Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity. January 17, 2024. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://spotlightonpoverty.org/spotlight-exclusives/new-alliance-to-end-hunger-president-eric-mitchell-faces-busy-2024/
  20. “Eric Mitchell.” Alliance to End Hunger – Our Team. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/our-team/eric-mitchell/
  21. LinkedIn – Eric Mitchell. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericpmitchell/
  22. “Lisa Davis.” Convergence. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://convergencepolicy.org/leader_council/lisa-davis/
  23. LinkedIn – Lisa Davis. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lkdavis2006/
  24. “Minerva Delgado.” Alliance to End Hunger – Our Team. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://alliancetoendhunger.org/our-team/minerva-delgado/
  25. LinkedIn – Minerva Delgado. Accessed February 27, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/minerva-delgado-9a278148/details/experience/
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: August 1, 2007

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2022 Dec Form 990 $6,607,327 $2,815,818 $6,017,387 $670,170 N $6,503,427 $0 $0 $191,111
    2021 Dec Form 990 $1,688,615 $1,722,668 $1,823,856 $268,148 N $1,576,240 $8,475 $0 $186,633
    2020 Dec Form 990 $1,969,625 $1,063,221 $1,727,027 $137,266 N $1,936,625 $33,000 $0 $117,074 PDF
    2019 Dec Form 990 $849,660 $1,034,004 $992,144 $308,787 N $842,980 $6,680 $0 $174,384 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,448,333 $862,500 $1,043,922 $176,221 N $1,439,879 $8,454 $0 $182,164 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $1,014,374 $1,166,045 $443,070 $161,202 N $1,011,715 $2,650 $9 $174,411
    2016 Dec Form 990 $1,798,093 $2,276,171 $565,390 $131,851 N $1,788,793 $9,000 $300 $292,839 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $1,707,654 $1,716,532 $1,034,173 $122,556 N $1,705,693 $0 $1,961 $296,128 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $1,175,708 $1,295,559 $924,269 $3,774 N $1,163,068 $11,819 $821 $298,416 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $1,657,080 $773,256 $1,324,966 $284,620 N $1,656,931 $0 $149 $195,184 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $704,090 $784,185 $594,258 $437,736 N $704,090 $0 $0 $146,142 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $772,225 $887,089 $322,548 $123,931 N $772,225 $0 $0 $140,738 PDF

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    Alliance to End Hunger

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