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Target Hunger

EIN 31-1548849Human Services Texas Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Fighting hunger, shaping lives, strengthening our community

Founded in 1989, Target Hunger works to alleviate hunger and its root causes in the heart of Houston's inner city. Target Hunger is one of Houston's largest organizations that distributes food to families. We assist individuals in inner-city neighborhoods who are food insecure. Our agency focuses on rebuilding and strengthening family units by empowering our clients to become self-sufficient through our programs. More than three million pounds of food are distributed each year and more than 9,600 individuals are served each month.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.45Overall score
out of 100

82.05Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$9,843,816

Total expenses · USD$9,610,145

Program expenses

$9,168,078.33 recorded amount

95.4%

Fundraising expenses

$192,202.90 recorded amount

2.0%

Administrative expenses

$230,643.48 recorded amount

2.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Sandra Wicoff
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Target Hunger
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1989, Target Hunger works to alleviate hunger and its root causes in the heart of Houston's inner city. Target Hunger is one of Houston's largest organizations that distributes food to families. We assist individuals in inner-city neighborhoods who are food insecure. Our agency focuses on rebuilding and strengthening family units by empowering our clients to become self-sufficient through our programs. More than three million pounds of food are distributed each year and more than 9,600 individuals are served each month.
`ein` EIN	31-1548849
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9610145.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.024
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.02
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9540000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	82.05
`leader` Recorded leader	Sandra Wicoff
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Fighting hunger, shaping lives, strengthening our community
`name` Charity name	Target Hunger
`tot_rev` Total revenue	9843816.0
`score` Overall score	83.45
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9168078.33
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	192202.9
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	230643.48

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-1548849
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Food Banks, Food Pantries, and Food Distribution
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.