Share Our Strength
Share Our Strength is a public charity based in Washington, DC, working to help children, families, and communities through its No Kid Hungry campaign and to address the root causes of hunger and poverty. Its work includes grantmaking, advocacy, technical support, and efforts to build family economic mobility.
Share Our Strength at a glance
In short: Share Our Strength gave $14.4M across 302 grants in 2025 (avg $48K), top state California. 34% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,409,243
- -20.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 302
- -8.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $47,713
- -13.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $74,497,100
- +18.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 34% first-time grantees (104 of 302, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (11% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Share Our Strength
- Contact
Mailing address: 1401 Massachusetts Ave Nw 400, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 393-2925
Website: https://shareourstrength.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Share Our Strength
Who Share Our Strength funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Public Human Services Assoc ($740K). Together the top 10 received $4.4M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
3,598 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,668 grants of 3,598 (74%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization’s work includes communities across the United States, and its 2025 grants went to recipients in multiple states and Washington, DC. California received 11% of grant dollars, DC 10%, Virginia 9%, Maryland 7%, and Kentucky 6%. Its stated work also includes school meals and breakfast in India. For international grants, the organization says it reviews organizations’ organizational, programmatic, and financial information and checks them against the Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions list.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 302 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Share Our Strength open to new grantees?
34%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 104 of 302 grantees (34%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $52K; repeat grants $45K. How we count
Medians: $17K first-time, $21K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11.0M (2019) to $75.1M (2021). In 2025 it made 302 grants totaling $14.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Public Human Services Assoc Arlington, VA | School Meals; Benefits Access | $739,871 |
| District of Columbia - Department of Human Services Washington, DC | School Meals | $600,000 |
| Maryland - Department of Human Services Baltimore, MD | School Meals | $600,000 |
| Central Susquehanna IU 16 Milton, PA | School Meals | $596,917 |
| Kentucky - Health and Family Services Cabinet Frankfort, KY | School Meals | $578,100 |
| Wisconsin - Department of Public Instruction Madison, WI | School Meals | $300,000 |
| School Based Health Alliance Washington, DC | Benefits Access | $275,000 |
| Bonton Farms Dallas, TX | Family Economic Mobility | $257,500 |
| Meals4Families Chapel Hill, NC | Benefits Access | $250,000 |
| San Francisco Human Services Agency San Francisco, CA | Benefits Access | $250,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
IRS filing data reports the following financials by filing year. The organization’s website separately reports $118 million in revenue and $110 million in expenses for its 2025 fiscal year, and says 59% of expenses went to program work, 34% to fundraising, and 7% to management and general expenses.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $74,497,100 | $89,894,889 | $83,578,191 | $14,409,243 | 302 | $2,187,339 |
| 2024 | $62,632,417 | $79,052,167 | $101,799,409 | $18,115,973 | 330 | $1,591,560 |
| 2023 | $89,661,103 | $83,566,419 | $111,154,661 | $25,633,853 | 542 | $-465,962 |
| 2022 | $112,717,108 | $85,337,137 | $110,225,226 | $37,950,192 | 824 | $856,404 |
| 2021 | $142,760,369 | $145,454,265 | $136,307,642 | $75,103,072 | 1,600 | $935,342 |
| 2020 | $128,318,334 | $159,804,700 | $86,282,451 | $31,515,623 | 1,035 | $721,093 |
| 2019 | $54,496,283 | $75,003,356 | $65,402,655 | $10,984,447 | 367 | $279,057 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is that all children and families deserve to live free from hunger and poverty. Its focus includes reducing childhood hunger through grants for child nutrition programs, advocacy for federal and state nutrition programs, and technical, outreach, and regulatory guidance. It also works on summer meals, school breakfast, access to nutrition benefits such as SNAP, and family economic mobility, with particular attention to single mothers.
Share Our Strength supports schools, community groups, government agencies, and other organizations working on child nutrition and family economic security. Examples of 2025 grantees include Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, whose mission is to work collaboratively on behalf of Arkansans facing hunger; Feeding Kentucky, which describes its mission as ending hunger through collaboration with food banks and partners; and mRelief, which aims to make SNAP screening and enrollment technology accessible by phone and text. LIFT, another grantee, describes its mission as investing in parents to build families’ well-being, financial strength, and social connections.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Share Our Strength reported 302 grants totaling $14,409,243. Grants ranged from $5,200 to $739,871, with a median of $20,000. Listed grant purposes include School Meals, Benefits Access, and Family Economic Mobility. Examples of its largest grants were $739,871 to the American Public Human Services Association for School Meals and Benefits Access; $600,000 each to the District of Columbia and Maryland departments of human services for School Meals; and $596,917 to Central Susquehanna IU 16 for School Meals.
Other 2025 grants included $257,500 to Bonton Farms for Family Economic Mobility, $250,000 to Meals4Families for Benefits Access, $245,954 to Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, and $211,200 to Feeding Kentucky. The organization’s No Kid Hungry Grant supports schools and community groups with needs such as equipment and supplies for meal programs; the program prioritizes the School Breakfast Program and summer meals. Its description says grants are rarely used to buy food. The available information does not specify application materials, restrictions for outside applicants, or an application deadline.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William H Shore as Founder, Executive Chair, and Director. Directors listed are Chip Wade, Donna Morea, Jimmy Chen, Joanne Chang, Maribel Garcia, Michael McAfee, Noah Glass, Regina Montoya, and Renee Grisham.
Share Our Strength is led by Anne Elizabeth Filipic, CEO on every filing since 2023; 23 of 34 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne Elizabeth Filipic
CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $456K (2025)
William H Shore
Founder, Executive Chair & Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$700K (2025)
Andrea Hoefling
Managing Director & Development Operations
Director & Development → Managing Director & Development, 2022
Managing Director & Development → Managing Director & Development Operations, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $197K (2025)
Adrienne Allen
Managing Director & Program Dept. Operations
Md & No Kid Hungry Program → Managing Director & No Kid Hungry Program, 2023
Managing Director & No Kid Hungry Program → Managing Director & Program Dept. Operations, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$168K (2022) → $191K (2025)
Brian Minter
Managing Director & Brand Mrktg
New on the 2025 filing
$213K (2025)
Jeetendra Jodhpurkar
Managing Director & Global Strategy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$195K (2025)
Leigh Ann Edwards Hall
Managing Director, Impact Fundraising & Support
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$186K (2025)
Joanne Chang
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
$1K (2023) → $0 (2025)
Donna Morea
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Noah Glass
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maribel Garcia
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Renee Grisham
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chip Wade
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jimmy Chen
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael McAfee
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Regina Montoya
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Narang
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Winnie Lerner
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charles Scofield
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$277K (2019) → $277K (2025)
Debbie Shore
Co-Founder
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$237K (2019) → $251K (2025)
Elliott Gaskins
Senior Vice President Development-Acting Cro
Managing Director & Development → Senior Vice President & Development, 2022
Senior Vice President & Development → Senior Vice President Development-Acting Cro, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$168K (2019) → $238K (2025)
Julie Chen
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
General Counsel → Senior Vice President & General Counsel, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$162K (2020) → $276K (2025)
Pamela Taylor
Former Chief Communications & Marketing Officer
Senior Vice President & Chief Communications Officer → Senior Vice President & Chief Communication Officer, 2023
Senior Vice President & Chief Communication Officer → Former Chief Communications & Marketing Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
$271K (2022) → $230K (2025)
Courtney Smith
Senior Vice President Program Research, Innovation & Impact
Senior Vice President, Program Research, Innovation & Impact → Senior Vice President Program Research, Innovation & Impact, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$235K (2023) → $223K (2025)
Diane Clifford
Senior Vice President, Constituent Development & Operations
Senior Vice President & Constituent Development → Senior Vice President, Constituent Development & Operations, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$236K (2023) → $261K (2025)
Laura C Washburn
Senior Vice President Communications & Marketing
Managing Director & Strategic Communications → Senior Vice President Communications & Marketing, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$182K (2023) → $213K (2025)
Lillian Denise Singh
Senior Vice President Family Economic Mobility
Senior Vice President & Family Economic Opportunity → Senior Vice President Family Economic Mobility, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$260K (2023) → $249K (2025)
Lisa Davis
Former Senior Vice President of Program & Advocacy
Senior Vice President & No Kid Hungry Program → Former Senior Vice President of Program & Advocacy, 2025
On filings since 2023
$288K (2023) → $100K (2025)
Richard Kostro
Chief Information Officer
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer → Chief Information Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$271K (2023) → $255K (2025)
Serena Williams
Chief People Officer
Senior Vice President & Chief People Officer → Chief People Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$288K (2023) → $270K (2025)
Stacy Roth
Former Senior Vice President Organizational Planning & Strategy
Senior Vice President, Organizational Planning & Strategy → Former Senior Vice President Organizational Planning & Strategy, 2025
On filings since 2023
$231K (2023) → $253K (2025)
Laura Farrell
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$21K (2024) → $281K (2025)
Steven Dale McCullough
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$61K (2024) → $305K (2025)
Nefertiri Sickout
Senior Vice President Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$237K (2025)
Former officers (58)
- Former: Diana Hovey - Senior Vp (2019–2024) — Corp Partnerships
- Former: Jeanne Newman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jessica Sherry (2019–2024) — Former Senior Vice President & CFO
- Former: Lisa Davis - Senior Vp (2019–2024) — No Kid Hungry Program
- Former: Richard Kostro - Senior Vp (2019–2024) — Chief Information Officer
- Former: Serena Williams - Senior Vp (2019–2024) — Chief People Officer
- Former: William H. Shore - Founder (2019–2024) — Executive Chairman & Director
- Former: Courtney C. Smith Sr Dir (2021–2024) — Culinary Ptnrship & Events
- Former: Kimberly Johnson (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Laura Washburn - Managing Dir (2021–2024) — Strategic Communications
- Former: Courtney Smith - Senior Vp (2022–2024) — Program Research, Innov & Impact
- Former: Diane Clifford - Senior Vp (2022–2024) — Constituent Development
- Former: Adrienne Allen Managing Dir (2024) — No Kid Hungry Program
- Former: Andrea Hoefling Managing Dir (2024) — Development
- Former: Carla Warner Sr Dir (2024) — Revenue Innovation
- Former: Cecibel Henriquez (2024) — Director & Consumer Comms
- Former: Elizabeth Evancho Sr Dir Prg (2024) — Dept Operations & Grants
- Former: Elliot Gaskins Senior Vp (2024) — Development
- Former: Francelia Lily Biswas Dir (2024) — Enterprise & Data Management
- Former: Jeetendra Jodhpurkar Managing (2024) — Director & Global Strategy
- Former: Jennifer Dirksen National Dir (2024) — Champion Engagement
- Former: Jill Davis Senior Vp Chief (2024) — Resource Development & Growth Officer
- Former: Julie Chen Senior Vp And (2024) — General Counsel
- Former: Lillian Singh Senior Vp (2024) — Family Economic Opp.
- Former: Marley Rave Managing Dir (2024) — Major Gifts
- Former: Nefertiri Sickout Senior Vp (2024) — Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- Former: Pamela Taylor Senior Vp (2024) — Chief Committee Officer
- Former: Stacy Roth Senior Vp Org (2024) — Planning & Strat
- Former: Tracee Sanders Managing Dir (2024) — Human Resources
- Former: Amy Zganjar (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President & Development
- Former: Jennifer Dirksen (2019–2023) — National Director & Champion Engagement
- Former: Judyann Bigby (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Steve Romaniello (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Tracee Sanders (2022–2023) — Managing Director & Human Resource
- Former: Diana Hovey (2023) — Senior Vice President & Corporate Partnerships
- Former: Jill Davis (2023) — Senior Vice President, Chief Resource Development & Growth Officer
- Former: Thomas Nelson - President (2023) — CEO & Secretary
- Former: Jill Davis - Senior Vp (2019–2022) — Chief Resource Development & Growth Officer
- Former: Michael Gordon (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Sid Abrams (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Thomas Nelson (2019–2022) — President, CEO & Secretary
- Former: Wally Doolin (2019–2022) — Director -
- Former: Stacy Roth- Senior Vp (2022) — Organizational Planning & Strategy
- Former: Danny Meyer (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Diane Clifford - Managing (2019–2021) — Director & Integrated Fundr.
- Former: Mary Sue Milliken (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Neil Braun (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Roz Mallett (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stacy Roth- Managing Director (2019–2021) — Organizational Planning
- Former: Elliott Gaskins -Managing (2021) — Director & Development
- Former: Clay Dunn- Senior Vp (2019–2020) — Chief Committee Officer -
- Former: Jim Berrien (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joni Doolin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mark Rodriguez (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Mike McCurry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Kaye- Former Chief (2020) — Rev. & Market.-
- Former: Bob Greenstein (2019) — Director
- Former: Peter Kaye- Chief Revenue (2019) — Marketing-
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $700K, to William H Shore (Founder, Executive Chair, Director). 23 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Share Our Strength
How much does Share Our Strength give each year?
Share Our Strength gave $14.4M across 302 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18.1M across 330 grants.
What is Share Our Strength's typical grant size?
Share Our Strength's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $47,713, across 302 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Share Our Strength that year got $52K on average.
Where does Share Our Strength give grants?
Share Our Strength's top state is California, with 11% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (10%) and Virginia (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (7 grants), Washington, DC (6 grants), San Francisco, CA (6 grants) and Chicago, IL (4 grants).
Does Share Our Strength give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 302 grants with a stated purpose on Share Our Strength's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "School Meals" (234 grants), "Other No Kid Hungry Programs" (23 grants) and "Family Economic Mobility" (20 grants).
Who are Share Our Strength's largest grantees?
Share Our Strength's largest 2025 grantees include American Public Human Services Assoc ($739,871), District of Columbia - Department of Human Services ($600,000) and Maryland - Department of Human Services ($600,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 13% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Share Our Strength?
Share Our Strength reported $74.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $89.9M.
What does Share Our Strength fund?
The organization’s stated mission is that all children and families deserve to live free from hunger and poverty. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Share Our Strength?
Share Our Strength has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check shareourstrength.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Share Our Strength's EIN?
Share Our Strength's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1367538. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Share Our Strength funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/share-our-strength-morg_2eeb0dd76883473db02d0f6c1f75842b
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