Hungry Minds mobilizes the resources and expertise needed to give children from the world’s poorest communities with high quality and bilingual education that prepares them for a lifetime of success and service. 

Hungry Minds was incorporated in Minnesota in 2003 and was recognized as a 501(c)3 organization. The following year, a local Food for Hungry Minds organization was incorporated in the Philippines as a non-profit educational institution.

In June 2004, it opened its first school in Makati with 27 students from slum areas of Paco and Pandacan in Metro Manila. In 2006, Hungry Minds opened its second school in the rural province of Bulacan, north of Manila. The initial class of students came from a community of informal settlers who were relocated to Bangkal, Malolos as part of a rail expansion project.


In addition to the initial communities, Hungry Minds increased the communities it serves which includes Sta. Ana, San Andres and Leveriza in Manila and Sto. Rosario and Mabolo in Malolos, Bulacan.

Hungry Minds currently has two school sites: Pasay and Bulacan. As of February 2025, it has a total of 398 scholars: 138 Elementary students, 180 High