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FY 2024

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2024EIN 91-0918619

Alternatives to Hunger

BELLINGHAM, WANTEE: K31ZFounded 1974Website

mission statement

Reduce hunger by: creating access to high quality, desirable food and other essentials building a responsive regional hunger relief network and disrupting racism, because of its historical and structural connection to hunger and poverty.

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Total Revenue

$15.3M

FY 2024

Program Spending

95.5%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2024)

The Numbers

$13.1M

Total Assets

$12.7M net

10.41 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2024

+12%

Revenue Growth

YoY

Total Employees

FY 2024

Funding Track Record

Backed by 35 Institutional Funders

$7.7M raised across 109 grants · +$95K committed (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 12 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund	BOSTON, MA	$2,745,357
Whatcom Community Foundation	BELLINGHAM, WA	$2,220,914
Food Lifeline	SEATTLE, WA	$659,402
North Sound Accountable Community of Health	BELLINGHAM, WA	$526,650
The Albertsons Companies Foundation	Pleasanton, CA	$298,600
Peacehealth	VANCOUVER, WA	$189,741
United Way of Whatcom County	BELLINGHAM, WA	$185,654
Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	$159,716
Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc	BOSTON, MA	$133,000 +$95,000 committed
American Online Giving Foundation Inc	NEWARK, DE	$130,224

Total tracked: $7,682,342 across 109 grants · +$95,000 committed across 3 commitments (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2024)

What They Do

$13.9M in expenses

The organization provided food for an estimated 703,000 clients visits, distributing an estimated 8.1 million pounds of food. The organization also serves as the redistribution center for Whatcom County food banks and anti-hunger programs, redistributing an estimated 2.2 million pounds of food to other agencies.

Financial History