Community Action Partnership of Orange County

What it reported doing in 2024

Our food bank conducts food distribution, provides assistance with enrolling clients into food stamps and provides emergency food assistance. 23,995,804 pounds of food were distributed in 2024 to low- income food insecure families, children and seniors through over 200 charities, shelters, and food pantries. Our food bank also provided emergency food to 844,850 individuals and families with children from the tefap and emergency food and shelter program (efsp). Food boxes were directly distributed to 23,064 seniors aged 60 years and over through our monthly commodity supplemental food program (csfp) to prevent hunger and malnutrition. Our supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) outreach program assisted 2,459 low-income individuals to enroll into the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) obtaining $565,890 in aggregated food stamp benefits. Partnering with the California association of food banks (cafb) and network for a healthy California, the oc food banks farm to family program provides fresh fruits and vegetables to seniors, families and school-aged children in low-income neighborhoods and schools. Many of these families have trouble affording and purchasing food that contains the nutrients needed for developing children. As a result of this program, 2,642,435 low-income seniors, families and children had increased access to fresh and healthy produce in 2024. Additionally, nutrition and health and wellness programs resulted in 6,624 youth had improved physical health development in 2024.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 88.3%; rating input score 88
• Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88
• Fundraising efficiency: $39.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Pass
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.63; rating input score 21; 21st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 42; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.9%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.6% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.5% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings