It takes the power of many to end childhood hunger: donors who believe in the cause, experts to diagnose the problem and innovate solutions, organizations to pool their resources and expertise, and communities to work together for change.
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Our Organization
Feed the Children exists to end childhood hunger. It’s the cause upon which we were founded 35 years ago and the one that we continue to fight for each and every day.
We know it takes the power of many to end childhood hunger for good. We connect donors, experts, partners, leaders and communities to attack the problem from all angles.
We are taking a stand and we will not rest until every child has enough to eat.
OUR VISION
Create a world where no child goes to bed hungry.
OUR MISSION
Providing hope and resources for those without life’s essentials.
OUR BRAND VALUES
Challenge convention: we believe that a future without hungry children is possible.
Defend dignity: we believe in treating each child and family in the communities where we work with value and worth.
Champion partnership: we believe collaboration is the only way to end childhood hunger.
Value every donor: we believe in donors playing an active role in ending childhood hunger.
Drive accountability: we believe in making changes when something isn’t working and building on the success when it is.
OUR TEAM
Feed the Children is thriving in a new era, marked by Christian values, integrity, resourcefulness, stewardship and transparency.
Our dynamic executive leadership is actively engaged to strengthen Feed the Children’s impact, extend our reach, maximize our internal capacity, fuel our resource engine and build our brand. President and CEO The Honorable J.C. Watts, Jr. serves as President and CEO of Feed the Children. He has seamlessly led both small and large organizations, providing strategic focus, program guidance and business development. Watts served eight years in congress, was Oklahoma Corporation Commission chairman and a youth minister. Through his travels to impoverished countries, he has seen poverty firsthand and feels a calling to help those in need. Chief Operations Officer Travis Arnold serves as Chief Operations Officer. He’s also president of FTC Transportation, a subsidiary of Feed the Children. Travis has more than 25 years of directorial experience in companies with revenues and donations over $1.2 billion. Chief Financial Officer Christy Tharp, C.P.A., has led Feed the Children’s financial reporting and revenue management, while providing ethical guidance, for nearly thirteen years. She also serves on a panel guiding nonprofits on accountability and policy issues. Chairman/Director A board member since 2001, Rick is the owner of England Ford in Hinton, OK. He is active in and a past president of the Hinton Kiwanis Club, and he is also active in the Chamber of Commerce and the Great Plains Soccer Association. Director Mary has been a board member since 2009 and operates Full Circle Health Clinic in Edmond. She’s a past president of the State Board of Directors of the Oklahoma State Child Care Association and the Oklahoma Farm Women in Action. Secretary/Treasurer, Director Gregg has been a board member since 2010 and is the Director of Administration at Continental Resources. He is active at Highpointe Church in Bethany, where he serves as an administrator and has been a board trustee and treasurer. Executive Vice-President, Marketing/Development, for Half Price Books Kathy Doyle Thomas joined the board in April 2013. She’s spent 24 years at Half Price Books, managing expansion and the company’s website divisions. She’s also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association. Governance Officer for the Global Partnership for Education Secretariat Michelle joined in April 2013. She’s the governance advisor to the Chair of the Global Partnership’s Board of Directors and for the CEO of the Global Partnership’s Secretariat. She’s a doctoral candidate in Pastoral Counseling at Loyola University. Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer for GameStop Mike joined in 2013 and is responsible for strategy, marketing, and development at GameStop, a Fortune 500 company. He previously was founding partner for The Trion Group and Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer for Dean Foods.
Our Leadership
The Honorable J.C. Watts, Jr.
Travis Arnold
Christy Tharp
Our Board
Rick England
Mary Schrick N.D., PhD
Gregg Yeilding
Kathy Doyle Thomas
Michelle Mesen
Mike Hogan
Where your gifts go
The Feed the Children team works hard to ensure that every dollar is used wisely to accomplish the most good!
Financial Accountability
Helping hungry children by focusing on good stewardship and transparency
At Feed the Children, our pledge is to be effective in our outreach to those in need by being good stewards of the funds entrusted to us. We are audited yearly, and the information below is summarized from the consolidated financial statement. Financial data presented here is summarized from the consolidated financial statements of Feed the Children, Inc. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. Contributions to Feed the Children are tax-deductible as allowed by law.Report Fraud or Abuse
To ensure Feed the Children, Inc. conducts its business fairly, impartially, in an ethical and proper manner, and in compliance with all laws and regulations, the organization established a toll-free hotline in 2008.
Hotline: 1-866-614-4991
The hotline is staffed 24 hours a day, and is managed by an independent firm. More information about the hotline is available here.