American Society for Prevention of Hunger and Poverty Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
881684229
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Boston, MA, USA
Phone
2022629751
Rating
45
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food, Agriculture, and Nutrition N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$51,150
Expenses
$490
Assets
$55,167
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • AMANDA PALMER (BOARD MEMBER)
  • JOHN TAYLOR (PRESIDENT)
  • BOB DICKERSON (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To address challenges facing the quality of life of poor and low wealth populations in the us, but not limited to food insecurity and poverty.

What it reported doing in 2024

The american society for the prevention of hunger and poverty (asphp) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health of the 45 million americans living in poverty while giving them the tools to lift them up into the middle class. This effort will utilize the internet as well as the dissemination of content to local community-based organizations nationwide in partnership with catholic charities, the national urban league and the southeastern community action partnership (cap). Asphp together with its partners plans to create a series of videos to address the basic issues facing those who are struggling every day with issues from healthy eating to training for a living wage career to financial literacy etc. All topic areas created by asphp will utilize experts in their field to connect americans with the resources necessary to change their lives for the better. Topics will include:1. Workforce training for supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) recipients and those not on snap to help them get free short-term training in their community to give them the skills to land a living wage job with healthcare and retirement support. There are currently over 11 million jobs that go unfilled every day in america because of the skills gap.2. Nutrition information to address healthy eating. These talks will address the issues of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and cancer that poor eating/poor nutrition habits lead to.3. Budgeting. Understanding best practices to get the most out of the money coming in each month to help those in poor communities live better with the income they have.4. Housing. The importance of home ownership and the steps to reaching the american dream of home ownership.5. Community resources. Understanding the many existing community resources already out there to improve the lives of those struggling to house and feed their families today.6. Health insurance 101. Understanding the many health insurance options available to low- and moderate-income (lmi) americans.7. Retirement 101. Understanding the importance of building a nest egg for you and your family and how to maximize this effort.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 91
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 99%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 112.59; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

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

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.