Swipe Out Hunger
Swipe Out Hunger is a public charity based in Covina, California, that partners with colleges to address student hunger. The organization says it works with a network of more than 1,000 campuses and supports campus food-security programs, advocacy, and student engagement.
Swipe Out Hunger at a glance
In short: Swipe Out Hunger gave $65K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $64,750
- -69.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,886
- -8.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,000
- Total assets
- $1,243,918
- -17.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (19% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Swipe Out Hunger
- How to Apply
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The website directs campuses to join Swipe Out Hunger’s network and describes Swipe Grants as an opportunity for network campuses.
- Contact
Mailing address: 440 N Barranca Ave 6117, Covina, CA 91723
Phone: (805) 285-2047
Website: https://swipehunger.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Swipe Out Hunger
Who Swipe Out Hunger funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Pima Community College Foundation Inc ($6K). Together the top 6 received $36K.
Organizations only. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($28,750), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its campus network as spanning North America. The 2024–2025 Swipe Grants program listed the United States and Canada as its geographic scope. In filing year 2025, reported grant dollars went to recipients in multiple states; the largest state shares were Pennsylvania at 19% and Missouri at 18%, followed by Arizona, Virginia, and Idaho at 9% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54 (2021) to $214K (2023). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $65K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pima Community College Foundation Inc Tucson, AZ | Swipe grant funding to solve student hunger by providing our partner campuses with the support, training, and resources they need to run impactful food security programs, like student food pantries. | $6,000 |
| Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | Swipe grant funding to solve student hunger by providing our partner campuses with the support, training, and resources they need to run impactful food security programs, like student food pantries. | $6,000 |
| College of Western Idaho Nampa, ID | Swipe grant funding to solve student hunger by providing our partner campuses with the support, training, and resources they need to run impactful food security programs, like student food pantries. | $6,000 |
| Kentucky Community and Technical College System Versailles, KY | Swipe grant funding to solve student hunger by providing our partner campuses with the support, training, and resources they need to run impactful food security programs, like student food pantries. | $6,000 |
| 5 grants to individuals Recipients not named | — | $28,750 |
| Keystone College La Plume, PA | Swipe grant funding to solve student hunger by providing our partner campuses with the support, training, and resources they need to run impactful food security programs, like student food pantries. | $6,000 |
| Commonwealth University Lock Haven Lock Haven, PA | Swipe grant funding to solve student hunger by providing our partner campuses with the support, training, and resources they need to run impactful food security programs, like student food pantries. | $6,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,243,918 | $1,668,353 | $1,932,061 | $64,750 | 11 | $20,645 |
| 2024 | $1,514,578 | $1,629,758 | $2,233,918 | $212,000 | 33 | $3,868 |
| 2023 | $2,063,941 | $1,819,722 | $1,857,259 | $214,124 | Total only | $9,666 |
| 2022 | $2,072,780 | $2,252,718 | $1,261,764 | $179,500 | Total only | $355 |
| 2021 | $1,064,473 | $1,330,093 | $850,610 | $54 | Total only | $696 |
| 2020 | $693,531 | $932,182 | $621,583 | $100 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to partner with college campuses nationwide to end student hunger. Its work includes helping campuses establish and sustain food-security initiatives, supporting campus pantries and other programs, and working with students, colleges, elected officials, and nonprofit partners on anti-hunger policies. It also provides communications and advocacy resources.
Swipe Out Hunger’s 2025 grants supported campus food-security programs, including student food pantries. The grantees’ own descriptions show the types of institutions and campus-affiliated organizations receiving support. For example, College of Western Idaho Foundation says it supports the college, its programs, and its students; Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation describes itself as the system’s nonprofit fundraising arm; and an individual recipient Community College says its foundation administers gifts and grants to enhance educational excellence at the college.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Swipe Out Hunger reported 11 grants totaling $64,750. Grants ranged from $5,250 to $6,000, with a median of $6,000. Each listed grant supported partner-campus food-security programming, with the stated purpose of providing campuses support, training, and resources for programs such as student food pantries.
Notable 2025 grants included $6,000 each to Pima Community College Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, College of Western Idaho, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, an individual recipient State Community College, Keystone College, Harris-Stowe State University, an individual recipient Community College, and Commonwealth University an individual recipient Community College received $5,500, and an individual recipient Reserve University received $5,250.
The organization’s website advertises applications for 2026–27 Swipe Grants as open. Its published details for the 2024–2025 cycle are historical: that cycle awarded 70 colleges a total of $208,500, with awards of $1,000–$6,000. Eligible uses in that cycle included food and other basic-needs items, pantry infrastructure, staffing, and diversifying pantry offerings. The program description says campuses were prioritized using school-provided data related to need. The 2024 filing says grant recipients must report students served, how funds were spent, student impact stories, feedback, and evaluation participation, and complete an annual Campus Leader Survey.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Jaime Hansen as executive director; David Croom as chair; Christopher Nellum as treasurer; Connor Blankenship as audit chair; and Cyekeia Lee as secretary. It also lists Sean Tiereny, Michael Block, Ruth Suzman, Ashray Reddy, and Rashida Crutchfield as directors. The organization’s website identifies Jaime Hansen as chief executive officer.
Swipe Out Hunger is led by Jaime Hansen, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jaime Hansen
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$150K (2024) → $151K (2025)
David Croom
Chair
Director → Chairman, 2023
Chairman → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Connor Blankenship
Audit Chair
Director → Audit Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Block
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Suzman
Director
Board Member → Director, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rashida Crutchfield
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Miki Rettig
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eben Shapiro
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashray Reddy
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Tiereny
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cyekeia Lee
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Nellum
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Sanjay Reddy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ben Woo (2022–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Joshua Steinberg (2024) — COO
- Former: Robb Friedlander (2024) — Director of Advocacy
- Former: Libby Jacobson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Nasser Haverim (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Rachel Sumekh (2020–2023) — CEO
- Former: Chris Nellum (2022–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Eben Blankenship (2023) — Director
- Former: Ralph Levinson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Sheri Conn (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: David Nasser Haverim (2022) — Director
- Former: Benjamin Woo (2020–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 $151K, to Jaime Hansen (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Swipe Out Hunger
How much does Swipe Out Hunger give each year?
Swipe Out Hunger gave $65K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $212K across 33 grants.
What is Swipe Out Hunger's typical grant size?
Swipe Out Hunger's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $5,886, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Swipe Out Hunger give grants?
Swipe Out Hunger's top state is Pennsylvania, with 19% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Missouri (18%) and Arizona (9%).
Does Swipe Out Hunger give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Swipe Out Hunger's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Swipe Out Hunger's largest grantees?
Swipe Out Hunger's largest 2025 grantees include Pima Community College Foundation Inc ($6,000), Virginia Commonwealth University ($6,000) and College of Western Idaho ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 5 grants to individuals ($28,750), which are not listed by name. Together they received 28% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Swipe Out Hunger?
Swipe Out Hunger reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What does Swipe Out Hunger fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to partner with college campuses nationwide to end student hunger. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Swipe Out Hunger?
The website directs campuses to join Swipe Out Hunger’s network and describes Swipe Grants as an opportunity for network campuses. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Swipe Out Hunger's EIN?
Swipe Out Hunger's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2038035. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 15, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Swipe Out Hunger funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/swipe-out-hunger-morg_01fa3aad0818416a82c3576d4b583f30
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