WhyHunger Financials 2018
WhyHunger Financials 2018
WhyHunger Financials 2018
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements
in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this
includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the
preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We
conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United
States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's
judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers
internal control relevant to the entity's preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internal control.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of WhyHunger, Inc. as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the changes in
its net assets and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
ASSETS
2018 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 251,662 $ 427,035
Investments at fair value 627,262 676,645
Contributions receivable, current 1,093,786 780,913
Prepaid and other assets 92,014 96,811
Total current assets 2,064,724 1,981,404
Long-term assets:
Fixed assets, net 7,054 5,020
Intangible assets, net 6,974 25,059
Contributions receivable, long-term 6,000 13,000
Total long-term assets 20,028 43,079
Total assets $ 2,084,752 $ 2,024,483
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and other liabilities $ 224,054 $ 174,770
Grants payable 52,163 49,377
Total current liabilities 276,217 224,147
Net assets:
Without donor restriction:
Undesignated 321,072 402,189
Designated by the Board for endowment 534,219 567,459
Total without donor restriction 855,291 969,648
Expenses:
Program services:
Grassroots Action Network 69,051 - 69,051
Artists Against Hunger and Poverty/Hungerthon 550,198 - 550,198
Nourish 906,444 - 906,444
Global Movements 906,143 - 906,143
General Media for Program Services 529,379 - 529,379
Total program services 2,961,215 - 2,961,215
Support services:
Fundraising 314,415 - 314,415
Costs of direct benefit to donors 132,525 - 132,525
Management and general 155,013 - 155,013
Total support services 601,953 - 601,953
Total expenses 3,563,168 - 3,563,168
Expenses:
Program services:
Grassroots Action Network 54,199 - 54,199
Artists Against Hunger and Poverty/Hungerthon 532,874 - 532,874
Nourish 709,384 - 709,384
Global Movements 936,245 - 936,245
General Media for Program Services 412,757 - 412,757
Total program services 2,645,459 - 2,645,459
Support services:
Fundraising 239,507 - 239,507
Costs of direct benefit to donors 125,082 - 125,082
Management and general 131,187 - 131,187
Total support services 495,776 - 495,776
Total expenses 3,141,235 - 3,141,235
Other expenses:
Professional and contract 2,291 39,158 110,087 21,175 70,828 243,539 38,572 9,594 3,257 51,423 294,962
Postage and shipping 69 23,237 1,130 915 597 25,948 911 650 181 1,742 27,690
Supplies and other office expenses 499 10,139 6,525 8,025 12,142 37,330 20,579 1,781 1,213 23,573 60,903
Telephone and internet 449 4,803 5,667 5,094 3,887 19,900 2,189 - 1,178 3,367 23,267
Occupancy 3,087 33,023 38,963 34,856 26,727 136,656 15,048 - 8,103 23,151 159,807
Staff travel 1,627 3,218 27,762 19,065 3,669 55,341 4,052 - 317 4,369 59,710
Printing and publications 153 - 278 235 - 666 1,314 2,278 - 3,592 4,258
Equipment rentals 107 2,093 1,348 1,206 925 5,679 521 - 280 801 6,480
Dues, fees and subscription 717 2,921 3,449 3,381 8,557 19,025 2,038 - 560 2,598 21,623
Conference and meetings 521 468 33,874 14,990 439 50,292 163 - 88 251 50,543
Grants, awards and donations 7,841 145 68,308 478,066 117 554,477 66 - 36 102 554,579
Bank charges and interest 157 13,464 1,988 2,572 1,363 19,544 8,608 - 413 9,021 28,565
Insurance 413 4,259 4,708 4,372 3,450 17,202 1,862 - 1,174 3,036 20,238
Advertising 2 19 67,030 20 408 67,479 8 - 5 13 67,492
Repairs and maintenance 110 1,176 1,387 1,241 951 4,865 536 - 288 824 5,689
Program supplies - 46,874 - - - 46,874 2,170 - - 2,170 49,044
Event venue and audiovisual expenses - - - - - - - 110,779 - 110,779 110,779
Meals and entertainment 229 1,949 1,190 3,144 425 6,937 933 - 114 1,047 7,984
Miscellaneous 67 854 990 754 628 782 326 - 175 501 1,283
Bad debt expense - 199 - - - 199 700 - - 700 899
Total expenses before depreciation
and amortization 53,341 523,699 698,559 926,561 405,331 2,604,980 235,326 125,082 128,937 489,345 3,094,325
Depreciation and amortization 858 9,175 10,825 9,684 7,426 37,968 4,181 - 2,250 6,431 44,399
Total expenses $ 54,199 $ 532,874 $ 709,384 $ 936,245 $ 412,757 $ 2,645,459 $ 239,507 $ 125,082 $ 131,187 $ 495,776 $ 3,141,235
The accompanying notes are an integral
part of these financial statements
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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
2018 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Change in net assets $ 8,199 $ 56,887
Adjustments to reconcile change in net assets to net
cash used by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 21,699 44,399
Realized gain on sale of investments (37,527) (34,826)
Unrealized loss (gain) on investments 79,434 (67,605)
Donated stocks (93,478) (296,757)
Decrease (increase) in assets:
Contributions receivable (305,873) 197,703
Prepaid and other assets 4,797 (19,956)
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
Accounts payable and other liabilities 49,284 36,671
Grants payable 2,786 (128,566)
Net cash used by operating activities (270,679) (212,050)
Net assets without donor restriction - net assets available for general use to support
operations. The only limits on the use of net assets without donor restriction are broad
limits resulting from the nature of WhyHunger, the environment in which it operates, and
the purposes specified in its corporate documents.
The WhyHunger Board of Directors has designated a portion of net assets without donor
restrictions as a board designated endowment fund for the purpose of securing
WhyHunger's long-term financial viability. Refer to Note 11 for more information.
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Net assets with donor restriction - net assets subject to donor-imposed restrictions. Some
donor-imposed restrictions are temporary in nature, such as those that will be met by the
passage of time or programmatic purposes specified by the donor. Other donor-imposed
restrictions are perpetual in nature, where the donor stipulates that resources be
maintained in perpetuity.
Cash and cash equivalents: WhyHunger considers all cash and highly liquid
investments available for current use with an initial maturity of three months or less to be
cash equivalents.
Investments at fair value: Investments consist of common stocks which are adjusted to
their fair market value at the Statement of Financial Position date, resulting in either an
unrealized gain or loss.
Investment income is recognized when earned and consists of interest and dividends.
Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Purchases and sales are recorded on a
trade-date basis.
ASC 820 defines fair value as the price to sell an asset or transfer a liability (i.e., the exit
price) in an orderly transaction between market participants. Additionally, ASC 820
establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of
observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the
most observable inputs be used when available. Observable inputs are inputs that market
participants would use in pricing the asset developed based on market data obtained from
sources independent of WhyHunger. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect
WhyHunger's assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in
pricing the asset based on the best information available in the circumstances. The
hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:
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Level 1 - Observable inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or
liabilities in active market at the measurement date. Level 1 securities include
highly liquid U.S. Treasury securities, certain commons stocks and mutual funds.
Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are
observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the
measurement date. Most debt securities, preferred stocks, certain equity securities,
short-term investments and derivatives are model priced using observable inputs
and are classified as Level 2.
There are no financial assets or liabilities classified as Level 2 or 3 other than the
intangible assets described in Note 8 that are designated as Level 3 assets under the fair
value hierarchy described above.
The following table presents the changes in Level 3 software and technology investments
measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31:
2018 2017
Contributions restricted by donors are reported as increases in net assets without donor
restrictions if the restrictions expire (that is, when a stipulated time restriction ends or
purpose restriction is accomplished) in the same reporting period in which the revenue is
recognized. All other donor-restricted contributions are reported as increases in net assets
with donor restrictions, depending on the nature of the restrictions. When a restriction
expires, net assets with donor restrictions are reclassified to net assets without donor
restrictions and reported in the statements of activities as net assets released from
restrictions.
Conditional promises to give are recognized only when the conditions on which they
depend are substantially met and the promises become unconditional.
Provisions for doubtful accounts: All receivables, as stated in the financial statements,
are deemed by WhyHunger's management to be fully collectible. Accordingly, no
allowance for doubtful accounts has been established at December 31, 2018 or 2017.
Revenue recognition and royalty income: Revenue is recognized when earned and
consists primarily of royalty income earned by WhyHunger from non-related parties.
These royalties include funds raised for WhyHunger by the sale of certain merchandise.
Donated services and materials: Donated stock is recorded at its fair market value at the
time of the donation. Where measurable, gifts in-kind are recorded at their fair market
value. During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, WhyHunger received
donated radio air time in connection with its Hungerthon event. The fair market value of
this donated air time was not measurable and, therefore the donation is not recognized in
the accompanying Statements of Activities.
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Donated services are recognized as contributions if the services (a) create or enhance
nonfinancial assets or (b) require specialized skills, are performed by people with those
skills, and would otherwise be purchased. Volunteers provided various services
throughout the year to WhyHunger that are not recognized as contributions in the
financial statements since the recognition criteria were not met.
Fixed assets: Fixed assets are stated at cost. WhyHunger capitalizes expenditures for
additional renewals and betterments. Depreciation is computed over the estimated useful
lives of the assets by the straight-line method for financial reporting as follows:
Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the
estimated useful lives of the related assets.
Long-lived assets: Long-lived assets are calculated for impairment when events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be
recoverable through estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the use of these
assets. When any such impairment exists, the related assets will be written down to fair
value. No such impairment losses have been necessary through December 31, 2018.
Grants payable: Grants authorized but unpaid at year-end are reported as liabilities. All
grants payable are classified as current on the Statements of Financial Position.
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Income taxes: WhyHunger was incorporated in the State of New York and is exempt
from federal, state and local income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code (the Code) and, therefore, has made no provision for income taxes in the
accompanying financial statements. In addition, WhyHunger has been determined by the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) not to be a "private foundation" within the meaning of
Section 509(a) of the Code.
WhyHunger offers employees the opportunity to pay for qualified transportation fringe
benefits on a pre-tax basis. Under section 512 (a)(7) of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of
2017, effective in 2018 this benefit is considered Unrelated Business Income (UBI)
subject to tax for WhyHunger. Unrelated business income tax related to this benefit is
estimated at $5,382 for 2018, and is reflected within taxes, fines and penalties on the
2018 Statement of Functional Expenses. There was no unrelated business income for the
year ended December 31, 2017.
ASC 740 requires that organizations must recognize the tax impact of a tax position taken
on a tax return when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained on
audit, based on the technical merits of the position. WhyHunger does not believe there
are any material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, has not recognized any liability
for unrecognized tax benefits. WhyHunger has filed for and received income tax
exemptions in the jurisdictions where it is required to do so. Additionally, WhyHunger
has filed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 tax returns, as required. During 2018,
WhyHunger received notification from the IRS of amounts owed related to a late filed
payroll tax return with related interest from a prior tax period. A dispute has been duly
filed with the IRS and WhyHunger is awaiting a ruling. A total of $29,965 is reflected
within taxes, fines and penalties on the 2018 Statement of Functional Expenses and is
accrued. During the year ended December 31, 2017, there were no interest or penalties
recorded.
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Subsequent events: Subsequent events have been evaluated through April 11, 2019,
which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.
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The fair value of the investments detailed above is determined by reference to market
quotations at December 31, 2018 and 2017.
WhyHunger's holdings in equities consist entirely of common stock securities which are
carried at their aggregate market values as determined by the quoted market prices at the
end of each business day. WhyHunger includes these prices in the amounts disclosed in
Level 1 of the hierarchy. The following tables present WhyHunger's assets at December
31, 2018 and 2017 that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized
using the fair value hierarchy.
2018
2017
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2018 2017
Total financial assets at year-end:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 251,662 $ 427,035
Investments at fair value 627,262 676,645
Contributions receivable 1,099,786 793,913
Total financial assets at year-end $1,978,710 $1,897,593
WhyHunger manages its liquidity and reserves following three guiding principles:
operating within a prudent range of financial soundness and stability, maintaining
adequate liquid assets to fund near-term operating needs, and maintaining sufficient
reserves to provide reasonable assurance that long-term obligations will be discharged.
WhyHunger operates with a balanced budget and anticipates collecting sufficient revenue
to cover general expenditures not covered by donor-restricted resources. Further, the
WhyHunger investment portfolio consists of common stocks which are not subject to
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WhyHunger also has a line of credit available to meet short-term needs. See Note 9 for
information about this arrangement.
5. Contributions receivable:
Conditional promises to give are not recognized in the financial statements until the
underlying conditions are substantially met. In April 2014, WhyHunger received a five-
year conditional promise to give totaling $750,000. During the years ending December
31, 2018 and 2017, WhyHunger recognized contributions of $175,000 and $165,000,
respectively, related to this promise. To date, total contributions of $750,000 have been
recognized related to this promise as the underlying administrative conditions were
substantially met.
Unconditional promises to give that are expected to be collected in more than one year
are recorded at fair value, which is measured as the present value of their future cash
flows. The present value of future cash flows of the WhyHunger long-term receivables
mirrors face value, accordingly no discount is recorded. Unconditional promises to give
recorded at December 31, 2018 and 2017, along with the expected maturity date of the
gifts, are as follows:
2018 2017
At December 31, 2018, unconditional promises to give from two donors comprised
approximately 26% of the total receivable balance. At December 31, 2017, an
unconditional promise to give from one donor comprised approximately 21% of the total
receivable balance. In addition, during the year ended December 31, 2018 support from
one separate donor comprised approximately 13% of WhyHunger's total annual revenue
and support.
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Included in prepaid and other assets are various autographed musical instruments and
other memorabilia for future fundraising auction donations, security deposits and prepaid
insurance. At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the total balance of prepaid and other assets
was $92,014 and $96,811, respectively. Of this amount, $55,356 and $62,030 at
December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, pertains to autographed musical instruments
and other memorabilia.
2018 2017
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 totaled $3,614
and $4,045, respectively, is included within depreciation and amortization on the
Statements of Functional Expenses.
2018 2017
Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 totaled $18,085
and $40,354 respectively and is included within depreciation and amortization on the
Statements of Functional Expenses.
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2019 $ 4,650
2020 2,324
Total $ 6,974
9. Line of credit:
WhyHunger has a line of credit with a financial institution in the amount of $750,000
which matures on June 30, 2019. Prior to entering into this line of credit on November 7,
2019, WhyHunger had available a line of credit in the amount of $500,000. The line of
credit is secured by WhyHunger's assets and interest is charged on any outstanding
balances at prime (5.50% at December 31, 2018) plus one percentage point rounded to
the next highest 0.125 and is never to be less than 6.25%. At December 31, 2018 and
2017, outstanding borrowings under this line totaled $-0-.
10. Commitments:
In January 2017, WhyHunger renewed its lease for office space, extending the term
through January 2022. WhyHunger also leases various copier and computer machines
with terms through May 2022. Minimum future annual rentals are approximately as
follows:
For the year ended December 31, 2018, rent expense for the WhyHunger office lease was
$161,575, copier rent expense was $1,980 and computer rent expense was $15,527 which
is reflected within occupancy expense, equipment rentals expense, and supplies and other
office expenses, respectively, on the 2018 Statement of Functional Expenses.
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For the year ended December 31, 2017 rent expense for the WhyHunger office lease was
$159,807, copier rent expense was $1,797 and computer rent expense was $17,565 which
is reflected within occupancy expense, equipment rentals expense, and supplies and other
office expenses, respectively, on the 2017 Statement of Functional Expenses.
Net assets with donor restrictions are available for the following purposes or periods at
December 31:
2018 2017
Subject to program expenditure for a specified purpose:
U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance $ 52,577 $ 36,063
Puerto Rico hurricane victim support - 19,827
La Finca farmer cooperative 36,109 -
Endowment funds subject to appropriation
and expenditure 19,032 26,981
Program expenses, including re-granting of funds 736,526 626,817
Total purpose restriction 844,244 709,688
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During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, net assets with donor restrictions
were released for the following purposes:
2018 2017
14. Endowment:
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Investments of each endowment fund are to be diversified to limit the risk of loss
resulting from the concentration of assets in a specific type of investment, specific
maturity, specific issuer or sector unless the Board of Directors prudently determines that,
because of special circumstances, the purposes of the fund are better served without
diversification.
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The Board of Directors will also review from time to time WhyHunger's arrangements
with any investment managers, investment advisors, custodians and the banks and other
entities with which WhyHunger maintains its financial assets to ensure that the costs and
fees associated with each such arrangement are appropriate and reasonable in relation to
the assets, WhyHunger's purposes and the skills available.
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WhyHunger's defined contribution pension plan was established in 1993 under Section
403(b) of the Code. All employees, excluding those who normally work less than 20
hours per week, are eligible to participate in the pension plan upon date of hire.
Participating employees contribute to the plan in the form of semi-monthly contributions
(subject to annual IRS limitations). The plan provision called for an employer
contribution of 5% of compensation after two years of service on a monthly basis.
However, as of September 15, 2013, the plan was amended to change the non-elective
contribution formula to a discretionary contribution. Several other aspects of the Plan
were amended in January 2018. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017,
WhyHunger made a discretionary contribution to the plan totaling $23,629 and $22,897,
respectively.
During the year ended December 31, 2017, WhyHunger contracted with a printing
company owned by one Board member and incurred expense $730. No such costs were
incurred during the year ended December 31, 2018. During 2018 and 2017, WhyHunger
also incurred legal expense of $4,150 and $1,615, respectively, to a law firm owned by
another Board member.
At December 31, 2018 and 2017, the Statements of Financial Position reflect pledge
receivables of $14,650 and $3,000, respectively, from a member of the WhyHunger
Board of Directors.
In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606). ASU 2014-09 establishes principles for reporting revenue arising from an
organization's contracts with customers. The core principle of ASU 2014-09 requires an
organization to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to
customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the organization expects
to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The requirements of ASU 2014-09
are effective for WhyHunger's fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. WhyHunger is
currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement.
On June 21, 2018, FASB issued ASU 2018-08, Clarifying the Scope and the Accounting
Guidance for Contributions Received and Contributions Made. This standard is intended
to address questions stemming from ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with
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Customers (Topic 606), regarding its implications on grants and contracts of not-for-
profit organizations. The requirements of ASU 2018-08 are effective for WhyHunger's
fiscal year ending December 31, 2019. WhyHunger is currently evaluating the impact of
this pronouncement.
In February 2016, FASB released ASU 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842). Under ASU 2016-
02, lessees will be required to bring substantially all leases onto their balance sheets by
recording a right-of-use asset and lease liability. Expense will be recognized on a
straight-line basis for an operating lease. Recognition of expense for a finance lease will
be similar to the current treatment of capital leases. The requirements of ASU 2016-02
are effective for WhyHunger's fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. WhyHunger is
currently evaluating the impact of this pronouncement.
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