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: 11
Founder: David Phillips
Ruling year: 1996
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 03/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2003
Purpose
According to the World Bank, roughly eight percent of the world population lives in extreme poverty (less than $2.15 per day). Most lack access to one or more basic human needs: sufficient food, safe drinking water, or adequate shelter.
We believe the most effective way to meet the needs of children and families living in poverty is through building meaningful relationships.
To that end, Children's Hunger Fund (CHF) has developed a highly relational model to reach the poor, to meet both physical and spiritual needs. This is accomplished through home visits conducted by trained church volunteers who serve families in their own communities.
Equipped with resources from CHF, church volunteers visit recipient families regularly, bringing practical expressions of God's love and mercy in the form of nutritional food, clothing, hygiene products, and other aid. Over time, through evangelism and discipleship, CHF hopes to see children and families come to know Jesus in a personal way, become active members of the church, and seek to tell others about God.
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 | | 22 of 1123 | 4 of 101 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 115 of 1124 | 10 of 101 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 98 of 1124 | 4 of 101 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 89 of 1123 | 13 of 101 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $233,924 in government grants in 2024.
Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 7% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 6% | 1% | 0% | 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 | 6% | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 86% | 97% | 98% | 98% | 98% | 96% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 100% | 99% | 99% | 96% | 100% | 92% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 87% | 96% | 97% | 94% | 98% | 88% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 0% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 8% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 1% | 5% | 8% | 18% | 0% | 24% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 7% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.54 | 3.36 | 4.72 | 3.55 | 4.35 | 2.09 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.24 | 2.11 | 1.64 | 1.72 | 2.06 | 2.12 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.12 | 7.10 | 7.75 | 6.10 | 8.97 | 4.43 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 13.47 | 18.11 | 21.17 | 25.89 | 18.86 | 21.61 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.71 | 1.60 | 1.47 | 1.89 | 1.27 | 2.59 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 8% | 17% | 16% | 15% | 18% | 19% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 16% | 16% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 53% | 25% | 18% | 24% | 19% | 39% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $4,274,123 | $4,908,213 | $15,149,993 | $10,835,119 | $8,190,093 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $4,676,403 | $4,600,174 | $3,426,285 | $2,974,393 | $5,371,271 |
| Short-term investments | $9,745,083 | $12,914,113 | $965,815 | $0 | $1,008 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $18,695,609 | $22,422,500 | $19,542,093 | $13,809,512 | $13,562,372 |
| Long-term investments | $40,790 | $64,263 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $18,900,289 | $13,651,417 | $13,911,991 | $14,600,825 | $15,099,568 |
| Other long-term assets | $1,789,775 | $672,654 | $61,217 | $61,217 | $61,217 |
| Total long-term assets | $20,730,854 | $14,388,334 | $13,973,208 | $14,662,042 | $15,160,785 |
| Total assets | $39,426,463 | $36,810,834 | $33,515,301 | $28,471,554 | $28,723,157 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $966,308 | $1,006,262 | $707,457 | $688,623 | $582,742 |
| Other current liabilities | $66,257 | $52,766 | $47,294 | $43,750 | $44,867 |
| Total current liabilities | $1,032,565 | $1,059,028 | $754,751 | $732,373 | $627,609 |
| Debt | $4,163,637 | $4,256,146 | $4,356,123 | $4,452,797 | $4,623,856 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $1,692,501 | $593,172 | $0 | $32,776 | $112,031 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $5,856,138 | $4,849,318 | $4,356,123 | $4,485,573 | $4,735,887 |
| Total liabilities | $6,888,703 | $5,908,346 | $5,110,874 | $5,217,946 | $5,363,496 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $28,687,869 | $27,749,025 | $23,472,662 | $20,949,485 | $20,204,125 |
| With donor restrictions | $3,849,891 | $3,153,463 | $4,931,765 | $2,304,123 | $3,155,536 |
| Net assets | $32,537,760 | $30,902,488 | $28,404,427 | $23,253,608 | $23,359,661 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $133,765,925 | $176,452,542 | $124,824,829 | $123,548,394 | $65,611,102 |
| Program service revenue | $225,983 | $293,121 | $107,473 | $41,660 | $116,029 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $646,809 | $75,907 | ($87,806) | $35,498 | $273,480 |
| Other revenue | ($484,270) | ($506,583) | ($548,261) | $88,536 | ($409,918) |
| Total other revenue | $388,522 | ($137,555) | ($528,594) | $165,694 | ($20,409) |
| Total revenue | $134,154,447 | $176,314,987 | $124,296,235 | $123,714,088 | $65,590,693 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $128,711,349 | $170,996,611 | $116,449,391 | $121,366,602 | $57,555,309 |
| Management and general | $2,862,951 | $2,092,993 | $1,956,860 | $1,752,838 | $1,830,044 |
| Fundraising | $1,091,228 | $757,030 | $704,893 | $700,701 | $646,771 |
| Total expenses | $132,665,528 | $173,846,634 | $119,111,144 | $123,820,141 | $60,032,124 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $1,488,919 | $2,468,353 | $5,185,091 | ($106,053) | $5,558,569 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $1,488,919 | $2,468,353 | $5,185,091 | ($106,053) | $5,558,569 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| David Phillips | President | $300,691 |
| Michael Richards | Senior Vice President | $213,919 |
| Jason Hartung | Vice President of Finance (CFO) | $211,028 |
| Buddy Brewer | Exec Director, Operations | $165,955 |
| Roger Bayramian | Controller | $155,397 |
| Timothy Hackett | Regional Director, West | $149,072 |
| Ron Neal | Senior Director, Human Resources | $143,464 |
Compensation data as of: 3/31/2024
Response from ministry
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The information below was provided to MinistryWatch by the ministry itself. It was last updated 4/24/2024. To update the information below, please email: [email protected]
History
After witnessing devastating poverty at a children's hospital in Honduras, CHF's Founder and President, Dave Phillips, decided to dedicate his life to serving suffering children. He recognized the overwhelming amount of poverty seen in children around the world, and that the local church is called to be the vehicle of mercy to serve those in need. In 1991, Dave and his wife Lynn founded CHF as a 501(c)(3) organization from their Southern California garage.
Their desire to equip churches to meet the physical and spiritual needs of their own communities expanded from serving the Greater Los Angeles area to operating distribution centers in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas. Currently, CHF provides resources to 103 churches in California and 219 churches in Texas.
CHF has also expanded internationally, and now has Mercy Networks, or groups of trained churches, actively serving in 31 developing countries worldwide. Currently, CHF partners with 748 international churches in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
Mercy Network church partners continue to expand their reach into new communities and more families are hearing the hope of the gospel through gospel-centered, relational mercy ministry.
Program accomplishments
CHF has distributed food and shared the hope of the gospel to over 300 million children around the world.
Needs
CHF is seeking help with cash donations, corporate/employer-matching gifts, stock donations, volunteers, gifts-in-kind, and Food Pak donations. Every 25 cents can provide one meal to a child in need. Please see https://childrenshungerfund.org/get-involved/ for more details.