East End Food Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271962169
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2010
Location
Southampton, NY, USA
Phone
8602144345
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nutrition

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$965,247
Expenses
$799,245
Assets
$3,633,374
Liabilities
$2,781,350

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

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • Marci Moreau (Executive Dir.): $51,649 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

East End Food is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support, promote and advocate for farmers and producers, while ensuring everyone in the community can enjoy and be nourished by local food. We envision the East End of Long Island, NY as a place where all farms and food businesses are thriving and supported by an engaged community whose members understand the benefits and uniqueness of local food.

What it reported doing in 2024

Kitchen: East End Food has grown to fulfill a true need in the local food community, working with farms to create new distribution channels for surplus produce. When a farm becomes a Business Member with East End Food, they gain access to a comprehensive suite of services and support, including assistance in packaging and label requirements, connecting with new buyers and expanding distribution networks. Through our membership, farms can effectively scale their operations, increase their revenue streams and contribute to the sustainable growth of the local agriculture economy.MARKET: East End Food serves as a catalyst for small-scale food entrepreneurs looking to start and grow their businesses. Our shared community kitchen offers a licensed space for producers to make their goods, and our in-person and virtual farmers markets provide important platforms to bring their products to the community. When food producers become Business Members with East End Food, they gain access to a wide range of resources and support, including licensing, packaging, and distribution logistics, paving the way for long-term success within the local food industry and beyond.G&A: East End Food believes good, local food is for everyone. Through our farm to community, farm to school and farmers market programs, we strive to ensure that individuals of all backgrounds and income levels have the opportunity to enjoy fresh, nutritious, and locally sourced food. There are so many ways to get involved with our work. Donate to support our programs, volunteer to help keep our operations running smoothly and shop our in-person and virtual markets to empower local farm, food and craft businesses. Together, we can create a thriving and equitable food system.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 66
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 62.1%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 74.9%; rating input score 75
  • Fundraising efficiency: $47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.2%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.55; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.77; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.5%; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 17.2% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 34.1% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 62.1% of revenue deployed · 74.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $598K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $52K · 7 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $224K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 49/100.