Hunger Free America
City-funded organization
Hunger Free America, City-funded organization. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts (active)
- $983,407 · 1 contract
- Awarded all-time
- $6,614,466 · 32 since 2015, incl. expired
- Paid to date
- $6,049,803
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $6,614,466 · 32 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $1,928,170 · 61 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2017 (11 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2024)
- $171,306 · Joel Berg, CEO
- Based in
- New York, NY
Holds contracts at
- Department of Sanitation City agency
- Department of Social Services City agency
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- FY'25-27 COLA & Allowance - NYC Benefit Program Department of Social Services · CT106920258803943 $983,407
- Prov. of Supplemental Nutrition Assist Pgm Outreach Service Department of Social Services · CT106920228801998 · ended 2021 $762,805
- Prov. of SNAP &emergency food assistance benefits education Department of Social Services · CT106920258801884 · ended 2026 $656,250
- Prov. of SNAP Outreach to low-income households Department of Social Services · CT106920258803493 · ended 2024 $575,000
- Prov. of SNAP Outreach to low-income households Department of Social Services · CT106920268801084 · ended 2025 $520,834
- COVID-19: Emergency Food Provider Funding Department of Sanitation · CT182720201423968 · ended 2021 $500,000
- Provision of SNAP Outreach services Department of Social Services · CT106920248803770 · ended 2023 $400,000
- Prov of SNAP Outreach services in NYC Department of Social Services · CT106920238804951 · ended 2022 $308,000
- Prov. of technical assistance to food pantries Department of Social Services · CT106920238800826 · ended 2022 $175,170
- Prov. of techn. assistance to food pantries & soup kitchens Department of Social Services · CT106920238805350 · ended 2023 $175,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2022 $125,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2023 $125,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2024 $125,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2025 $125,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2026 $125,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2027 $125,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2017 $100,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2018 $100,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2019 $100,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2020 $100,000
- Food Access and Benefits Food Access and Benefits · Dss/hra · FY2021 $100,000
- Local DYCD · FY2017 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2019 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2021 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2022 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2023 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2024 $50,000
- Speaker's Initiative CM Speaker · Speaker's Initiative · Dss/hra · FY2025 $50,000
- Local CM Speaker · Dss/hra · FY2026 $50,000
Funded by these council members
City Council members who steered discretionary (member-item) money to this organization, largest first (FY2020 and later, where the sponsoring member is disclosed). Sitting members link to their page.
- Althea V. Stevens FY2022-2027 · 6 awards $53,000
- Pierina Ana Sanchez FY2023-2025 · 4 awards $35,000
- Julie Menin FY2025-2027 · 3 awards $15,000
- Diaz FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Vanessa Gibson FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $10,000
- Lander FY2020-2021 · 2 awards $7,000
- Shahana K. Hanif FY2022-2023 · 2 awards $7,000
- Amanda C. Farías FY2022 · 1 award $5,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2024). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Joel Berg CEO $171,306
- Julie Tedford CFO $144,829
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +114% from FY2020 to FY2024. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Joel Berg · 2.41% of revenue $147,870
- FY2021 Joel Berg · 3.33% of revenue $148,805
- FY2022 Joel Berg · 7.55% of revenue $154,530
- FY2023 Joel Berg · 9.42% of revenue $169,948
- FY2024 Joel Berg · 5.78% of revenue $171,306
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of Agriculture SOCIAL- OTHER · Food and Nutrition Service · Contract $1,250,000
- Department of Health and Human Services 93.011 National Organizations for State and Local Officials · Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant $1,000,000
- Corporation for National and Community Service 94.013 AmeriCorps Volunteers In Service to America 94.013 · Corporation for National and Community Service · Grant $762,000
- Department of Agriculture SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER · Food and Nutrition Service · Contract $500,000
- Department of Agriculture SUPPORT- ADMINISTRATIVE: OTHER · Food and Nutrition Service · Contract $250,000