Every Meal

What it reported doing in 2024

In the fall of 2010, the principal at las estrellas (formerly sheridan elementary) told mill city church and every meal founder, rob williams, her students didn't have enough food on the weekends and asked if they could help. In response, they provided meal bags each friday and the organization was born. Since then, the organization has worked tirelessly to remove the barriers to food access that so many children face. Every meal has provided over 14.5 million meals to thousands of children who are living in food insecurity. Every meal (formerly the sheridan story) works to fight child hunger in Minnesota by filling the gaps that children face during weekends, summers, and extended breaks when they are not in school to access meals.(continued on schedule o)through a network of nearly 500 partner organizations, every meal provides thousands of children with the food they need to learn and grow.a differentiator of every meal is the quality of food provided. Over 98% of our food is purchased from over 25 local, national, and global vendors. Food items and brands are determined through guidance from registered dieticians who analyze nutritional contents and taste tests to ensure that the food is nutritious, delicious, and relevant. To combat inflation and supply chain disruptions, every meal stabilized and streamlined inventory, purchasing, and demand forecasting. Investing in technology and leveraging purchases at scale has allowed every meal to provide a greater variety of high-quality food while reducing costs. These efforts have resulted in a wider range of food options available to children including regionally specific beans, specialized grains and flours, and favorable vegetables and fruits for various cultural cooking needs. Regular feedback from families helps ensure children receive food that is nutritious, delicious, and culturally and/or situationally relevant.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 40.3%; rating input score 40
• Program expense ratio: 73.7%; rating input score 74
• Fundraising efficiency: $10.77 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th 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: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • 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: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 28th 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: 45.6%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.4; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.7% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 21.6% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 28.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings