BBB Wise Giving Report for
Stop Hunger Now

BBB Wise Giving Report issued August 2011
BBB Wise Giving Report expires August 2012


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Stop Hunger Now
Address: 2501 Clark Avenue,
Suite 301
  Raleigh, NC 27607
Phone: (919) 839-0689
Web Address: www.stophungernow.org
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BBB Wise Giving Alliance Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 1998, Delaware
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: "to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable people and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources."

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Evaluation Conclusions

               

Stop Hunger Now (SHN) meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

               

SHN coordinates the packaging and distribution of food and provides other aid through gift in-kind shipments and direct monetary grants to non-profit organizations working in poverty-stricken and crisis areas. SHN’s utilizes volunteer-based programs through which participants package high-protein, dehydrated meals for use in crisis situations and which provides a nutritious meal to support lunch feeding programs in schools and orphanages around the world. The program provides physical sustenance to the hungry and promotes education in poverty-stricken areas through school lunch feeding programs and educates local citizens on the problem of hunger.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, SHN's program expenses were:

  
Program services 5,233,140
Total Program Expenses: $5,233,140
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Governance

               

Chief Executive : Rodney Brooks, CEO
Compensation*:
 $111,874

Highest Paid Executive: Ray Buchanan, President
Compensation*: $112,986

Chair of the Board: Mr. Tom Proctor
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, Mid-Atlantic Associates, Inc.

Co-Chair of the Board : Dr. A. Hope Williams

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: President, NC Independant Colleges and Universities

Board Size: 13

Paid Staff Size: 33

*2009 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

               

Method(s) Used:

Direct mail, special events, print advertisements, television, radio, grant proposals, Internet appeals, planned giving, cause-related marketing, and membership appeals.
Fund raising costs were 4% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $6,836,798, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

               

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

               

The following information is based on SHN's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Grants and contributions 4,704,723
In-kind contributions 2,132,075
Sales revenue 12,248
Interest and dividends 11,883
Gain on sale of fixed assets -286
Total Income $6,860,643


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 91%  Fund Raising: 4%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $6,860,643
  Program expenses $5,233,140
  Fund raising expenses 242,534
  Administrative expenses 296,989
 
Total expenses   $5,772,663
Income in Excess of Expenses   1,087,980
Beginning net assets   498,996
Ending net assets   1,586,976
Total liabilities   344,649
Total assets   $1,931,625

Note: According to audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010, SHN received $2,132,075 of in-kind contributions, including food, clothing and medical supplies ($2,071,169) and marketing and public relations services ($60,906).

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