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WHYHUNGER INC

EIN: 13-2805575New York, NYZIP: 10018
A68Z - Arts, Culture & Humanities501(c)(3)

Mission

WHYHUNGER BELIEVES A WORLD WITHOUT HUNGER IS POSSIBLE. WE PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS AND FUEL COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, RACIAL, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. WE ARE WORKING TO END HUNGER AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHT TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$5.7M$0$6.5M
2023$6.3M$0$7.2M

Compensation

2024

JENIQUE JONES
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$232,295
$0
$0
$279,515
JOY CURTIN
Sr. Director of Finance & Admin
chief financial officer
$209,081
$0
$0
$257,018
SHARON DAMELIO
Sr. Director of Development
chief development officer
$172,762
$0
$0
$214,934
DEBORAH DEPOALA
Sr. Director of Communication
highest compensated employee
$166,717
$0
$0
$206,292
SUZANNE BABB
Sr. Co-director of Us Programs
highest compensated employee
$116,464
$0
$0
$150,492
LORRIE CLEVENGER
Sr. Co-director of Us Programs
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$149,594
CINDY SECUNDA
Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOJO BRIM
Vice Chair (thru Sept 2024)
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALYSIA STEINMANN
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBIN LEWIS
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LORETTA MUNOZ
Member at Large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK BLAKE
Member at Large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIANE BLAGMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS CHAPIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK CIMINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RACHEL LIPSCHUTZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEISHA PORTER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH NORRIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PEARL THOMPSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VANESSA TRINIDAD
Director (thru July 2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARALENE ROBINSON
Director (thru Jan 2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MELISSA NEWHART
Director (from Feb 2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DREW PIZZO
Director (from Dec 2024)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JIMMY ZANKEL
Vice Chair (from Sept 2024)
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

JOY CURTIN
Sr. Director of Finance & Admin
chief financial officer
$210,845
$0
$0
$254,335
DEBORAH DEPOALA
Sr. Director of Communication
highest compensated employee
$153,650
$0
$0
$188,967
SHARON DAMELIO
Sr. Director of Development
chief development officer
$146,038
$0
$0
$180,155
SUZANNE BABB
Sr. Co-Director of Us Programs
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$139,975
JENIQUE JONES
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$0
$0
$0
$139,696
LORRIE CLEVENGER
Sr. Co-Director of Us Programs
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$138,474
THOMAS CHAPIN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK CIMINO
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RACHEL LIPSCHUTZ
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRIAN RESNICK
Director (Thru Oct 2023)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MEISHA PORTER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ELIZABETH NORRIS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
PEARL THOMPSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
VANESSA TRINIDAD
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARALENE ROBINSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AVI SAVAR
Director (Thru June 2023)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARK BLAKE
Member at Large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAREN BERLIN
Chairperson (Thru Sept 2023)
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
CINDY SECUNDA
Chairperson
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
SCOTT HAUGENES
Vice Chairman (Thru Sept 2023)
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
JOJO BRIM
Vice Chair
board vice chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
ALYSIA STEINMANN
Treasurer
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
KEN LESNICK
Secretary (Thru June 2023)
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROB BARNETT
Secretary (July Thru Sept 2023)
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
ROBIN LEWIS
Secretary (From Oct 2023)
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
LORETTA MUNOZ
Member at Large
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HARVEY NAGLER
Director (Thru Oct 2023)
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIANE BLAGMAN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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