A diverse set of funding partners support the work of Freedom from Hunger:  individual donors and philanthropic foundations; corporations and company-sponsored foundations; and bilateral and multilateral organizations.

With their combined support, we are able to focus on the innovative development and distribution of sustainable self-help solutions to family food insecurity.  In fact, each group plays a vital and unique role: 

• Individual donors and philanthropic foundations support core operations, contributing over 60% of revenues.  Donations from this sector are key to leveraging resources for greater programmatic and financial impact.  In Fiscal Year 2005, for example, individual donors contributed $2,691,402.  These funds attracted $765,097 in institutional and government grants, helped generate $755,278 in program revenue and supported $40,135,746 in loan capital.  
• The private sector—corporations and company-sponsored foundations—provide large, often multi-year, grants that are crucial for supporting innovation, establishing linkages for the delivery of critical products and expanding the reach of integrated services to areas and populations that need them most. 
• The public sector—U.S. Agency for International Development and bilateral and multilateral organizations—support specific, often long-term, programmatic efforts that advance innovations, encourage lateral learning and provide proof of success. 

Leveraging resources

Freedom from Hunger is committed to carefully managing and leveraging the resources that our funding partners provide. First, we continually strive to lower costs in order to allocate more of our resources to implementing and supporting programs. In 2005, for example, we allocated 77% of our expenses to program services and information, which includes technical assistance and training for implementing organizations; impact research and progress monitoring; and the development and publication of Lifeskills curricula.  Second, we achieve excellent leverage of these resources by partnering with implementing organizations and collaborating organizations who contribute their own resources, including local knowledge for program adaptation, facilities, operational funds and loan capital.  Through this strategy, the work of Freedom from Hunger’s 45 staff members benefits hundreds of thousands of poor women and their families—impacting over 2 million of the world’s poor. 

Follow the links above to learn more about how you or your organization can contribute to our shared goal—a sustainable end to chronic hunger and poverty.