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).
Donor confidence score
Transparency grade
A
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Relief and Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 13 of 1097 | 3 of 84 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 79 of 1099 | 6 of 84 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 61 of 1099 | 4 of 84 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 48 of 1097 | 6 of 84 |
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
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 ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
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 ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.59 | 4.72 | 3.55 | 4.35 | 2.09 | 2.74 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.22 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 2.06 | 2.12 | 1.86 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 1.98 | 7.75 | 6.10 | 8.97 | 4.43 | 5.10 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 18.34 | 21.17 | 25.89 | 18.86 | 21.61 | 14.83 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 5.64 | 1.47 | 1.89 | 1.27 | 2.59 | 2.19 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
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 | |||||
| Assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
| 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 |
| Liabilities | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
| 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 assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
| 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 | |||||
| Revenue | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
| 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 |
| Expenses | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
| 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 assets | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2017 |
| 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
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| David Phillips | President | $279,754 |
| Michael Richards | Senior Vice President | $196,746 |
| Jason Hartung | Vice President of Finance (CFO) | $192,723 |
| Morgan Owen part year | Exec. Dir. Relationship Development | $164,715 |
| Buddy Brewer | Executive Director Operations | $143,999 |
| Timothy Hackett | Regional Director, West | $140,419 |
| Roger Bayramian | Controller | $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.