How does Rise Against Hunger Inc accept applications for support?

It accepts unsolicited partnership applications from in-country organizations, schools, and community partners. The application is used to request partnership, distribution of meals, and program support, including meals and other direct assistance.

What kinds of organizations can receive support?

The foundation works with in-country organizations, schools, and community partners, and its active partnership program is designed for organizations serving communities outside the U.S. It does not fund individuals.

What is the typical grant size?

Its grant sizes are varied. The 25th percentile is $15,567, the median is $200,648, and the 75th percentile is $1,735,519, which indicates both modest awards and very large emergency-relief grants.

Where do most grants go?

Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the provided data. Washington has the highest grant count, and North Carolina accounts for 25% of grants, even though the foundation is headquartered in Raleigh.

Rise Against Hunger

Name: Rise Against Hunger — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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RALEIGH, NCWebsite9198390689

About Rise Against Hunger

Rise Against Hunger works alongside communities worldwide to build food security and long-term resilience by addressing immediate nutrition needs and strengthening local systems through integrated programs in nutrition, education and economic empowerment.

Focus Areas

nutritioneducationeconomic empowermentmeal packaging eventsemergency responsecapacity building and local systems strengthening

Who They Fund

individuals and households affected by disasterscommunities experiencing acute crises

Funding Style

rapid-response/short-term grantsdirect service/emergency assistanceunrestricted emergency funding

About Rise Against Hunger

A single 2025 emergency-relief grant of $5,794,577 to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians captures how Rise Against Hunger Inc works: it moves large amounts of funding quickly for crisis response and basic needs. The foundation’s recent grants are centered on emergency relief, with amounts ranging from small direct support to very large awards, and its stated programmatic work connects immediate food assistance with longer-term resilience through nutrition, education, and economic empowerment. The largest recent recipients include the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina, and Heart to Heart International in Lenexa, Kansas, showing that the foundation supports both community-based and nonprofit relief partners. Its active partnership programs also indicate a direct-service model, with organizations able to apply for meals, distribution support, and program assistance. Across the grant record, the pattern is practical and response-oriented: support basic needs first, then link that aid to systems-strengthening work where possible.

What Rise Against Hunger Funds

Emergency relief is the clearest current theme. In 2025, Rise Against Hunger Inc gave $382,500 to Heart to Heart International for emergency relief, and $18,797 to World Vision for the same purpose. That focus aligns with its broader disaster-response and crisis-response taxonomy, as well as its stated interest in relief supplies and basic needs. The foundation also funds partners that work directly with communities affected by acute crises, including Wildlife Church, which received $5,877 in 2025 for emergency relief. Beyond crisis aid, its active partnership applications point to nutrition, education, and economic empowerment as connected program areas, especially for organizations serving communities outside the U.S. in Burkina Faso, Burundi, and Cameroon.

How Rise Against Hunger Gives

The grant-size distribution is wide: the 25th percentile is $15,567, the median is $200,648, and the 75th percentile is $1,735,519. That spread shows a mix of smaller support awards and very large emergency grants. The 2025 record includes repeated emergency-relief funding rather than a one-off thematic gift, which fits a rapid-response model. Rise Against Hunger Inc accepts unsolicited partnership applications from organizations seeking meals, distribution support, and program assistance, so part of its grantmaking is application-based. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$6.2M

Total Assets

$23M

Total Revenue

$94.5M

Total Expenses

$88.1M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $16K and $1.7M, with a median of $201K.

25th Percentile

$16K

Median

$201K

75th Percentile

$1.7M

Geographic Reach

Regional4 states funded

About 25% of grants go to recipients in FL.

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

RICHARD KEARNEY

Accepts unsolicited proposals

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
EASTERN BAND OF THE CHEROKEE INDIANS	CHEROKEE, NC	$5,794,577	2025	EMERGENCY RELIEF
HEART TO HEART INTERNATIONAL	LENEXA, KS	$382,500	2025	EMERGENCY RELIEF
WORLD VISION	FEDERAL WAY, WA	$18,797	2025	EMERGENCY RELIEF
WILDLIFE CHURCH	WINTER GARDEN, FL	$5,877	2025	EMERGENCY RELIEF
CHRIST FELLOWSHIP CHURCH	POMPANO BEACH, FL	$251,393	2024	EMERGENCY RELIEF
NEW LIFE PRAISE MINISTRIES	APOPKA, FL	$168,727	2024	EMERGENCY RELIEF
MAP INTERNATIONAL	BRUNSWICK, GA	$250,940	2023	EMERGENCY RELIEF
INDEPENDENCE FUND	CHARLOTTE, NC	$9,288	2023	EMERGENCY RELIEF

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How does Rise Against Hunger Inc accept applications for support?

What kinds of organizations can receive support?

What is the typical grant size?

What issues does Rise Against Hunger Inc fund?

Where do most grants go?

Open Grant Opportunities

Partnership Application (Community Partners Receiving Meals & Assistance)

Recent Grants