Children's Hunger Fund / CHF

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Summary



Join us as we come alongside the local church to deliver life-saving food and aid with a message of Hope that is eternal. Children around the world are hungry and living in poverty. We deliver help and the hope of the gospel to a suffering world.

Children's Hunger Fund was established in 1991 by president and founder Dave Phillips. Since then, CHF has worked in the US and around the world to elevate the local church, equipping and positioning church leaders and volunteers to reach suffering children and families in their communities by delivering food and hope found in the gospel of Christ.


Contact information

Mailing address:
Children's Hunger Fund
13931 Balboa Blvd.
Sylmar, CA 91342

Website: www.childrenshungerfund.org

Phone: (800) 708-7589

Email: [email protected]


Organization details

EIN: 954335462

CEO/President: David Phillips

Chairman: Dana Scannell

Board size: 12

Founder: David Phillips

Ruling year: 1996

Tax deductible: Yes

Fiscal year end: 03/31

Member of ECFA: Yes

Member of ECFA since: 2003


Purpose

The Problem

More than ten percent of the world population lives in extreme poverty (less than $1.90 per day). Most lack access to one or more basic human needs: sufficient food, safe drinking water, or adequate shelter.

Combatting poverty and food insecurity demands more than simple charity. While nutritious food provides temporary relief of physical hunger, the life-giving truth of the gospel provides eternal hope and relief from spiritual poverty.

Our Solution

It starts with a Food Pak.

A Food Pak is a box of non-perishable food that can provide meals for a family facing food insecurity. The food is provided by generous donors and corporate partners and packed by volunteers into Food Paks.

Food Paks are then distributed to pastors and volunteers from local churches who are trained in gospel-centered relational mercy ministry. The food is then delivered directly to the homes of children and families in need in their community.

This unique style of home delivery allows for relationships to form between the family and the local church who is serving them. This relationship creates an opportunity to share the hope of the gospel, helping to meet not only physical needs but spiritual needs, as well.


Mission statement

Our mission is to deliver hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.


Statement of faith

THE TRINITY

God exists eternally as three persons; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19, 1 Corinthians 12:4-6, 2 Corinthians 13:14, Hebrews 9:14)

THE FATHER

The Heavenly Father, the first person of the triune Godhead, in His great love for the world, sent His beloved only begotten Son into the world as the Savior of mankind to provide everlasting life and Fatherhood for each believer. (John 3:16, Romans 8:14, 1 John 4:14)

THE SON

Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God; was manifested in the flesh by virgin birth; was crucified as the only acceptable sacrifice for our sins; arose bodily from the grave; is preparing a place for us; will return for us. (John 1:35; John 1:1, 14, John 14:1-6, Acts 1:9-11, 1 Corinthians 15:3-9, 1 Peter 2:24, 1 Peter 3:18)

THE SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit draws, regenerates, and gifts us to confess Jesus as our Savior from our sins and Lord of our lives; indwells us to explain the Bible and empowers us to live godly lives. He is also the Agent of our security and inheritance in Christ. (John 16:7-14, Acts 5:3-4, Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Ephesians 5:17-21)

HUMANKIND

Every person is a sinner and separated from God until repenting of his sins and receiving God's gift of eternal life by trusting in Jesus Christ alone as Savior and Lord. (Acts 4:12, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Ephesians 2:8-9, 1 Peter 1:18-21)

THE BIBLE

The Bible is the Word of God; it is God-breathed and without error; it is the final authority for our faith and living. (Psalm 19:7-8, Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Peter 1:20-21)

SECURITY

Believers are eternally safe and secure in Jesus and give evidence of genuine faith by a life of good works. (John 3:16, John 10:27-29, Romans 8:38-39, James 2:14-17)

THE CHURCH

The church is the living body of Christ on earth comprised of all believers in Jesus Christ, but is manifested through assemblies which are devoted to worshipping God, maturing believers and reaching unbelievers with the Gospel. (Matthew 16:8, Matthew 28:19-20, 1 Corinthians 12:27, Ephesians 1:22-23, Ephesians 4:11-13, Hebrews 10:25)

THE FUTURE

The future life of believers is a blessed eternity with God in heaven, but unbelievers face eternal suffering apart from God. (Matthew 25:46, John 3:16, 2 Corinthians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, Revelation 20:11-15)

CHOICE

Within God's ultimate sovereign choice, eternal life is offered to the world from a divine heart of love that desires all to respond to that love, wanting no one to perish and promising an eternal relationship to every sincere seeker. (Proverbs 8:17, Jeremiah 19:13, Amos 5:4, John 1:7. 3:16-17, 5:40, 6:44, Romans 8:33, Ephesians 1:4-5, 1 Timothy 2:3-4, 2 Peter 3:9)

MARRIAGE

We believe that the term "marriage" has only one meaning: the uniting of one man and one woman in a single, exclusive union, as delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18-25; Mark 10:6-9.)

We believe that God has provided for sexual intimacy to occur only within marriage and that any form of sexual intimacy outside of the bounds of marriage, as marriage is herein defined, is sin. (Matthew 15:18-20; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, 18, 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4).

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Financial efficiency ratings

Sector: Relief and Development

CategoryRatingOverall rankSector rank
Overall efficiency rating13 of 10973 of 84
Fund acquisition rating79 of 10996 of 84
Resource allocation rating61 of 10994 of 84
Asset utilization rating48 of 10976 of 84

Financial ratios

Funding ratiosSector median20232022202120202017
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts =
Fundraising expense /
Total contributions
5%0%1%1%1%1%
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total revenue
5%0%1%1%1%1%
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance =
Total contributions /
Total revenue
99%100%100%100%100%100%
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio =
Fundraising expense /
Total expenses
5%0%1%1%1%1%
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance =
Total other revenue /
Total revenue
1%0%0%0%0%0%
 
Operating ratiosSector median20232022202120202017
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio =
Program services /
Total expenses
86%98%98%98%96%97%
Spending ratio Spending ratio =
Total expenses /
Total revenue
94%99%96%100%92%92%
Program output ratio Program output ratio =
Program services /
Total revenue
80%97%94%98%88%90%
Savings ratio Savings ratio =
Surplus (deficit) /
Total revenue
6%1%4%0%8%8%
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate =
Surplus (deficit) /
Net assets
12%8%18%0%24%29%
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio =
Management and general expense /
Total expenses
6%1%2%1%3%2%
 
Investing ratiosSector median20232022202120202017
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total assets
1.594.723.554.352.092.74
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment =
Total assets /
Total current assets
1.221.641.722.062.121.86
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover =
Total expenses /
Total current assets
1.987.756.108.974.435.10
 
Liquidity ratiosSector median20232022202120202017
Current ratio Current ratio =
Total current assets /
Total current liabilities
18.3421.1725.8918.8621.6114.83
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio =
Total current liabilities /
Total current assets
0.050.050.040.050.050.07
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level =
(Total current assets -
Total current liabilities) /
(Total expenses / 12)
5.641.471.891.272.592.19
 
Solvency ratiosSector median20232022202120202017
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio =
Total liabilities /
Total assets
8%16%15%18%19%22%
Debt ratio Debt ratio =
Debt /
Total assets
0%12%13%16%16%18%
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio =
Net assets /
Total expenses
58%18%24%19%39%28%

Financials

Balance sheet
 
Assets20232022202120202017
Cash$4,908,213$15,149,993$10,835,119$8,190,093$6,291,736
Receivables, inventories, prepaids$4,600,174$3,426,285$2,974,393$5,371,271$8,810,381
Short-term investments$12,914,113$965,815$0$1,008$20,705
Other current assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total current assets$22,422,500$19,542,093$13,809,512$13,562,372$15,122,822
Long-term investments$64,263$0$0$0$0
Fixed assets$13,651,417$13,911,991$14,600,825$15,099,568$12,982,717
Other long-term assets$672,654$61,217$61,217$61,217$0
Total long-term assets$14,388,334$13,973,208$14,662,042$15,160,785$12,982,717
Total assets$36,810,834$33,515,301$28,471,554$28,723,157$28,105,539
 
Liabilities20232022202120202017
Payables and accrued expenses$1,006,262$707,457$688,623$582,742$913,039
Other current liabilities$52,766$47,294$43,750$44,867$106,900
Total current liabilities$1,059,028$754,751$732,373$627,609$1,019,939
Debt$4,256,146$4,356,123$4,452,797$4,623,856$4,958,644
Due to (from) affiliates$0$0$0$0$0
Other long-term liabilities$593,172$0$32,776$112,031$261,822
Total long-term liabilities$4,849,318$4,356,123$4,485,573$4,735,887$5,220,466
Total liabilities$5,908,346$5,110,874$5,217,946$5,363,496$6,240,405
 
Net assets20232022202120202017
Without donor restrictions$27,749,025$23,472,662$20,949,485$20,204,125$17,638,778
With donor restrictions$3,153,463$4,931,765$2,304,123$3,155,536$4,226,356
Net assets$30,902,488$28,404,427$23,253,608$23,359,661$21,865,134
 
Revenues and expenses
 
Revenue20232022202120202017
Total contributions$176,452,542$124,824,829$123,548,394$65,611,102$83,766,406
Program service revenue$293,121$107,473$41,660$116,029$33,595
Membership dues$0$0$0$0$0
Investment income$75,907($87,806)$35,498$273,480($1,162)
Other revenue($506,583)($548,261)$88,536($409,918)($314,863)
Total other revenue($137,555)($528,594)$165,694($20,409)($282,430)
Total revenue$176,314,987$124,296,235$123,714,088$65,590,693$83,483,976
 
Expenses20232022202120202017
Program services$170,996,611$116,449,391$121,366,602$57,555,309$74,806,102
Management and general$2,092,993$1,956,860$1,752,838$1,830,044$1,632,903
Fundraising$757,030$704,893$700,701$646,771$696,384
Total expenses$173,846,634$119,111,144$123,820,141$60,032,124$77,135,389
 
Change in net assets20232022202120202017
Surplus (deficit)$2,468,353$5,185,091($106,053)$5,558,569$6,348,587
Other changes in net assets$0$0$0$0$0
Total change in net assets$2,468,353$5,185,091($106,053)$5,558,569$6,348,587

Compensation

NameTitleCompensation
David PhillipsPresident$279,754
Michael RichardsSenior Vice President$196,746
Jason HartungVice President of Finance (CFO)$192,723
Morgan Owen part yearExec. Dir. Relationship Development$164,715
Buddy BrewerExecutive Director Operations$143,999
Timothy HackettRegional Director, West$140,419
Roger BayramianController$131,773

Compensation data as of: 3/31/2023


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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 9/28/2023. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]


History

Children's Hunger Fund began their food distribution program to feed hungry families in Southern California in 1992. When the Los Angeles riot broke out, they immediately responded by increasing their program into South-Central Los Angeles. To break the cycle of poverty, they worked with World Impact to establish a job-training program for inner-city youth throughout the nation.

Over the next two years, Children's Hunger Fund expanded in their goal to serve children in need, across America and around the world. The first of many truckloads of food and clothing were sent to help Native American children in Arizona. Relief assistance was sent to children in orphanages in Mexico, Central Europe and Africa.

In January 1994, the Northridge earthquake struck a few miles from Children's Hunger Fund's headquarters. With their warehouse full of food, but only $500 in the bank, they responded immediately by giving all the food to local churches to help feed the community. Within days, public agencies and private corporations refilled the warehouse over and over again with food and clothing to feed over 50,000 families each week for months.

Over the years, Children's Hunger Fund responded to emergencies around the world helping children and their families in their time of greatest need. Relief assistance was sent following the Indonesian Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, Horn of Africa famine, Haitian Earthquake, Hurricane Sandy, and many others.

Today Children's Hunger Fund has 'Mercy Networks' of trained, local churches serving the poor in developing countries around the world. In the U.S., CHF's Mercy Networks in San Antonio, Chicago, and Los Angeles provide food and other assistance for some of the nations poorest families.

Many generous companies and individuals help Children's Hunger Fund transform children's lives from hunger to hope. Truck drivers transport food. Volunteers wrap gifts and fill "Food Paks," donors write checks, corporations give products, and churches care for suffering children, all in an effort to share the gospel with the poor. Together with their supporters, Children's Hunger Fund delivers hope.


Program accomplishments

We've distributed life saving food and aid to over 300 million children around the world.


Needs

Every gift helps! Generous donors help deliver life-saving food and the hope of the gospel.

Volunteers of all ages make a difference, packing food to be distributed in the US and around the world. Food Paks are distributed to pastors and volunteers around the world, who hand-deliver help and hope to the suffering in their communities.