RISE AGAINST HUNGER

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

4801 GLENWOOD AVE STE 200, RALEIGH, NC 27612-3857

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

RICHARD KEARNEY, 4801 GLENWOOD AVENUE 200, RALEIGH, NC 27612

Signed the 990

RICHARD KEARNEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Phone

(919) 839-0689

Website

WWW.RISEAGAINSTHUNGER.ORG

Return prepared by

COUNCILOR BUCHANAN & MITCHELL PC

Mission

RISE AGAINST HUNGER, INC. IS AN INTERNATIONAL HUNGER RELIEF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS DRIVEN BY A VISION OF A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER AND A MISSION TO END HUNGER IN OUR LIFETIME. RISE AGAINST HUNGER DISTRIBUTES FOOD AND OTHER LIFE-CHANGING AID TO THE WORLD'S MOST VULNERABLE, AND WORKS TO CREATE A GLOBAL COMMITMENT TO MOBILIZE THE NECESSARY RESOURCES. RISE AGAINST HUNGER UTILIZES MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FOR ENGAGING KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION AND VISION FOR A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER. THE ORGANIZATION'S POPULAR COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED MEAL PACKAGING EVENTS ARE IDEAL FOR CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROJECTS FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS AND VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CORPORATIONS, FAITH CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS WHO PACKAGE HIGH-PROTEIN, HIGHLY NUTRITIOUS MEALS.

Program accomplishments

• THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES ITS LEGACY OF COMMITMENT TO BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE AND RELIEF FROM FAMINE, NATURAL AND MANMADE DISASTERS AND HEALTH EPIDEMICS. THE ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO SUDDEN AND ONGOING CRISES TO MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS AND SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION TOWARD RECOVERY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS RESPONDED TO EMERGENCIES BY DISTRIBUTING FOOD ASSISTANCE, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, WATER FILTERS, HYGIENE KITS AND OTHER IN-KIND DONATIONS TO THOSE DISPLACED BY NATURAL DISASTERS AND MAN-MADE CRISES. IN BUILDING THE RESILIENCE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH A HOST OF ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT OUR MEALS AND OTHER LIFE-CHANGING AID CAN REACH COMMUNITIES IN CRISIS EFFECTIVELY AND ACCORDING TO NEED. TO DATE, THE EFFORTS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE BEEN CONCENTRATED IN RESPONDING TO SUDDEN ONSET DISASTERS SUCH AS FLASH FLOODS, HURRICANES AND EARTHQUAKES, AND RESPONDING TO SLOW-ONSET DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES DEFINED BY THEIR GRADUAL TRAJECTORY, OFTEN BASED ON A CONFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT EVENTS, BY RESPONDING TO PROTRACTED CRISIS OR COMPLEX EMERGENCIES DEFINED BY A SIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION BEING ACUTELY VULNERABLE TO DEATH, DISEASE AND DISRUPTION OF LIVELIHOODS OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME. TO BETTER PREPARE TO EFFECTIVELY RESPOND TO MOMENTS OF CRISIS, THE ORGANIZATION INITIATED PROJECTS TO PREPARE ITSELF FOR AND REDUCE THE LENGTH OF TIME IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES BY PREPOSITIONING SUPPLIES AND INITIATING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION REACHED 3,539,329 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HUMANITARIAN CRISES IN 9 COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED $128,108,537 MILLION IN CRISIS RELIEF ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF MEALS, CASH GRANTS, GIFTS IN KIND AND SUPPORT FOR TRANSPORT, SHIPPING AND HANDLING, PROVIDING LIFE-SAVING ASSISTANCE IN COLLABORATION WITH 16 PARTNERS AND THE ORGANIZATION CONFEDERATION MEMBER LOCATIONS.
  Expenses $128,834,278 · grants $128,479,871
• THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED 260,732 PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO END HUNGER THROUGH ITS EXPANDING MEAL-PACKAGING PROGRAM, ENABLING PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON SERVICE, AS WELL AS TO USE THEIR VOICES TO SUPPORT OUR ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO END HUNGER THROUGH THE FORMATION OF INDEPENDENT NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ("NGO") AFFILIATES. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HAD AFFILIATE MEMBERS IN SOUTH AFRICA, ITALY, THE PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA AND INDIA. ORGANIZATION AFFILIATES HAVE ACCESS TO THE ORGANIZATION KNOWHOW, BRANDING, AND OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED TO BOLSTER THE FOUR OVERARCHING STRATEGIC FOCUS AND COLLECTIVE IMPACT AREAS, NAMELY; A) NUTRITION; B) EDUCATION; C) ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT; AND D) GROWING THE MOVEMENT. WHILE THE ORGANIZATION SERVES AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EACH YEAR, THE GLOBAL NEED IS FAR GREATER THAN THOSE WE CAN REACH THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS ALONE. THE NEED IS GREAT, AND THE ORGANIZATION ACKNOWLEDGES THAT BY RAISING OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES, WE CAN TOUCH MORE LIVES, INCREASE OUR COLLECTIVE IMPACT AND ULTIMATELY HAVE A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER.
  Expenses $20,653,774 · grants $2,384,063
• THROUGH OUR NOURISHING LIVES PORTFOLIO, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS ALONGSIDE COMMUNITIES TOWARD A FUTURE IN WHICH THEY CAN THRIVE, WHILE SUPPORTING SAFETY NET PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE NOURISHMENT, SERVING AS A CONDUIT FOR SKILLS TRAINING OR SERVICES THAT SUPPORT THE JOURNEY OUT OF POVERTY. ONE IN THREE PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY VITAMIN AND MINERAL DEFICIENCIES. THE ORGANIZATION MEALS ARE FORMULATED TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF MINERALS AND MICRONUTRIENTS. THE MEALS INCLUDE ENRICHED RICE, SOY PROTEIN, DRIED VEGETABLES AND 18 ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS. THE MEALS AND OTHER FORMS OF IN-KIND AID ARE DISTRIBUTED PRIMARILY TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SCHOOL MEALS PROGRAMS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS, MEDICAL CLINICS AND ORPHANAGES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. THE ORGANIZATION MEALS ARE PROVIDED IN SCHOOLS BOLSTERING ENROLLMENT AND ATTENDANCE OF STUDENTS AND IN COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS TO OFFSET PRODUCTIVE TIME LOST WHILE ATTENDING TRAINING SESSIONS. MEALS DISTRIBUTED IN HOSPITALS AND CLINICS MAY SUPPORT PATIENTS' NUTRITIONAL NEEDS AND COMPLEMENT THEIR TREATMENT. IN 2025, THE NOURISHING LIVES PORTFOLIO MANAGED PROJECTS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD MORE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACT. WORLDWIDE 2,828,767 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH ACTIVITIES OF THIS PORTFOLIO, WITH THE ORGANIZATION FOOD ASSISTANCE DISTRIBUTED IN 21COUNTRIES. IN THE NOURISHING LIVES PORTFOLIO, THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTED MEALS TO 48.3% MALES AND 51.7% FEMALES, WITH 96.7% OF THE FOOD ASSISTANCE USED BY YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT 6% OF PARTICIPANTS CONSUMING THE ORGANIZATION FOOD ASSISTANCE WERE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 6, WITH THIS LIFE STAGE BEING EXTREMELY CRITICAL FOR HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH. AS THE ORGANIZATION ALIGNS WITH U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL #2 TARGETS AND INDICATORS, WHICH SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES ENDING MALNOURISHMENT IN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS OF AGE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON REACHING THIS CRUCIAL AGE GROUP.
  Expenses $1,277,282
• THROUGH OUR EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES PORTFOLIO, WE AIM TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND INCOMES THROUGH PROGRAMS PROMOTING IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL METHODS, BUSINESS SKILLS AND MARKET SYSTEMS. IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, FARMERS ARE SOME OF THE MOST FOOD-INSECURE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. FARM YIELDS ARE CONSTRAINED BY AVAILABILITY AND AFFORDABILITY OF QUALITY SEEDS AND FERTILIZERS. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS MADE WEATHER PATTERNS UNPREDICTABLE, AFFECTING PLANTING AND HARVESTING SEASONS, AS WELL AS THE AVAILABILITY OF FODDER FOR ANIMAL HERDS. THOSE IN RURAL AREAS OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO MARKETS WHERE THEY CAN GET FAIR PRICES FOR THEIR PRODUCE. OUR PROJECTS HELP SMALLHOLDER FARMERS BUILD RESILIENCE TO THE SHOCKS AND STRESSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE BY PROMOTING ECOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO AGRICULTURE, AS WELL AS DIVERSIFICATION. FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT GROW THEIR OWN FOOD, INCOME IS A KEY DETERMINANT IN ACQUIRING ADEQUATE NUTRITION. THROUGH BUSINESS TRAINING, WE HELP INDIVIDUALS INCREASE THEIR EARNING POTENTIAL AND THUS THEIR CONSISTENT ACCESS TO FOOD. IN 2025, OUR OBJECTIVES WERE TO BOLSTER LONG-TERM SELF-RELIANT PROJECTS THROUGH EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES, STRATEGICALLY STEWARDING PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDS TO STRENGTHEN STRATEGY FORMULATION AND DECISION-MAKING. THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO TACKLE COMPLEX, UNDERLYING ISSUES THAT GIVE RISE TO HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY WAS ATTESTED THROUGH EIGHT ON-THE-GROUND PROJECTS IN INDIA, MALAWI, MALI, PHILIPPINES, SOUTH SUDAN, AND ZIMBABWE. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, 1,021,462 PEOPLE RECEIVED BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUPPORT, SUCH AS TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT ENABLED THEM TO BENEFIT FROM INCREASED ACCESS TO FOOD AND IMPROVED NUTRITION AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, INCREASED FOOD PRODUCTION AND INCOME GENERATED. THE EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES PROJECTS FOCUS ON SEVERAL OVERARCHING THEMES AIMED FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY AND IMPACT: INCREASED FOOD PRODUCTION, SKILLS TRAINING, ACCESS TO WATER, BUSINESS FINANCING, NUTRITION TRAINING, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION AND INCREASED INCOMES. OVERALL, THE SUPPORT FROM THE ORGANIZATION FOR PROJECTS WITH WORK TOWARDS ADDRESSING THESE COMPLEX ISSUES DIRECTLY AFFECTING FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER HAS HAD AN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH SINCE INCEPTION OF OUR PATHWAYS TO END HUNGER IN 2016 REFLECTING THE CHANGING NATURE AND UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD SECURITY.
  Expenses $897,307

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

16-1541024

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1998

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

International, foreign affairs and national security (Q330)

Assets (IRS master file)

$24,452,064

Income (IRS master file)

$155,645,969

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 16-1541024).

Questions about RISE AGAINST HUNGER

What is the EIN of RISE AGAINST HUNGER?

The employer identification number (EIN) of RISE AGAINST HUNGER is 16-1541024.

Is RISE AGAINST HUNGER tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.

Are donations to RISE AGAINST HUNGER tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does RISE AGAINST HUNGER file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of RISE AGAINST HUNGER due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did RISE AGAINST HUNGER last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of RISE AGAINST HUNGER?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RICHARD KEARNEY.

Who are the officers and directors of RISE AGAINST HUNGER?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 22 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $243,666 (RICHARD KEARNEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does RISE AGAINST HUNGER have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $155,585,447, expenses of $156,758,559 and total assets of $24,452,064 at year end.

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