Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition

Overview

Mission

To advance the transformation of the virgin islands food system to a just, culturally relevant and equitable food system, and to increase food and nutrition security, sovereignty, and sustainable and regenerative agriculture through outreach and education; market access; technical assistance; research and data collection; advocacy; capital access; and support services.

What it reported doing in 2024

Education and outreach - hosted the inaugural island food systems summit in st. Croix, with 145 attendees joining in a cross-learning opportunity on food systems practices, education, policy, and resources. Representatives from across the us virgin islands, the british virgin islands, hawai'i, puerto rico, vieques, Alaska and the lower-48 u.s. Joined. Scholarships were provided to 32 farmers to join. Supported delivering a 6-week youth education summer program with community partners in farm and environmental sectors. Provided community education at multiple community-wide events to increase knowledge on accessing local farms and producers.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 63% for direct work, and 37% for grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
660883778
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Kingshill, VI, USA
Phone
3407276590
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 77
  • Sustainability: 63
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 85.1%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 62
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.5%; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10.6%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49% of revenue deployed · 85.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 5 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $417K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 23 of 23 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • SOMMER SIBILLY-BROWN (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $51,857 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2024.