Child - Adult Food Entree

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
272382109
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2012
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Richardson, TX, USA
Phone
2149236221
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Congregate Meals

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$31,769
Expenses
$32,384
Assets
$4,565

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Child / Adult Food Entre Sponsorship of Texas (Caf Texas) executes administrative responsibilities of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). Caf Texas provides education, training, and funding to child care centers and programs that participate in the CACFP to supplement the cost of food service operations.

What it reported doing in 2012

In 2011, the organization was created and began the application process to become an approved administrator for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). Approval was granted in 2012 and the organization anticipates signing up centers in 2012 to begin program administration.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 23
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 77.5%; rating input score 78
  • Program expense ratio: 76%; rating input score 76

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.9%; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: Limited

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 94.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -12.6% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 77.5% of revenue deployed · 76% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $25K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2011 to 2012
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 42/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.