El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank

What it reported doing in 2024

El pasoans fighting hunger food bank (the organization) is a charitable organization approved by the internal revenue service as a code section 501(c)3 organization and was established on july 13, 2011 to combat the hunger crisis in our region by strategically procuring and distributing nutritious food through community partners. Years ago, el pasoans fighting hunger food bank separated from odessa and became the youngest food bank in the country. The organization is el paso's only food bank and is a member of feeding america.the food bank fulfills its mission through the following programs: snap: the organization is a collaborative hub for hunger initiatives that assists in supplemental nutrition assistance (snap) applications. Social services coordinators assist not only with the snap program formerly known as food stamps, but also with all state benefits such as medicaid and temporary assistance to needy families (tanf). In 2024, over 1,500 new enrollees were processed, and more than 2,800 re-enrollments were certified. With the easing of contact restrictions, offsite hubs were re- established at multiple sites from vinton in the west to san elizario in the east. Mercado: the outdoor mercado at the front of the food bank continued operations in average of 1,500 families a day, monday through friday. With funding from a state of Texas capacity building grant, we completed a signature shade structure for the mercado, along with a permanent climate- controlled client registration area. This continues to be our lowest cost distribution point and affords the food bank and partners daily access to those we serve and expands reach to provide access to other much needed services to the neediest in our community. Home delivery: the partnership continued with door dash to deliver over 60,000 emergency food boxes free of charge to homebound el pasoans in 2024. We continue to serve low-income elderly, disabled and covid positive people/families. Agency partners: the food bank continues to partner with 132 agencies and community organizations to distribute food throughout el paso, hudspeth, and culberson counties.partners include churches, schools, community organizations, soup kitchens and shelters to continue the mission of making sure no one goes hungry. Mobile and school pantry distribution: the number of mobile pantries in 2024 was over 950. While a number of partner agencies cut back on mobiles as volunteer availability continued to be a barrier to staffing the distributions; school pantries increased significantly as schools reopened.of the total, 164 were school mobile pantries with 30 school partners, including utep and el paso, socorro, and ysleta isd sites starting pantries. Nslp: the national school lunch program (nslp) continued in 2024, ensuring food commodities for the free breakfast and lunch programs for low-income children. Through this program, the organization provided 992,328 pounds of food to schools; 218 schools in 7 west Texas counties. Csfp: the commodity supplemental food program (csfp) serves very low-income seniors in our three county region; with an increased case-load of 5,250 per month (from 4,800), the organization provides consistent access to nutritious foods that help maintain their health.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 99.1%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 99.4%; rating input score 99
• Fundraising efficiency: $404.99 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.3%; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.14; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.63; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.1%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 26.2% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 25.6% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 21% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings