Golden Empire Gleaners Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770084637
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Bakersfield, CA, USA
Phone
6613242767
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Banks, Pantries

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,783,769
Expenses
$5,511,786
Assets
$1,526,432
Liabilities
$82,514

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

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DEBBIE POWERS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • DEBBIE POWERS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $86,100 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The specific and primary purpose is to operate a food collection, preservation, and distribution system for the benefit of needy individuals and non-profit charitable corporations.

What it reported doing in 2024

The golden empire gleaners distributes food countywide through three main service programs:1. Agency food distribution: we partner with 76 local agencies and organizations that help distribute food to families and individuals facing food insecurity. Each day, we prepare over 150 family food baskets, carefully packed to match the needs of each household based on family size. These baskets contain nutritious, shelf-stable items that support families during times of crisis.2. Senior sack program: our senior sack program provides food directly to 20 locations that serve low-income senior citizens. We deliver twice a month, ensuring that seniors have consistent access to nutritious food. This program addesses food insecurity among seniors, many of whom are on fixed incomes and struggle to afford basic groceries.3. Daily food support and surplus donations: in addition to the daily preparation of 150 family food baskets for those facing immediate hunger, we also donate surplus food to local charities, including the mission, churches, and other charitable groups, upon request. This outreach extends our impact within the community and helps reduce food waste.these programs are funded entirely by donations from generous local businesses, organizations, and individuals who share our goal of ending hunger in our community.the gleaners does not receive government assistance.for the year ending december 31, 2024, we served approximately 134,000 people, distributed over two million pounds of food, and benefited from over 4,500 volunteer shifts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 92% 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 83
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 90
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 91.8%; rating input score 92
  • Program expense ratio: 96.4%; rating input score 96
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

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: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.7%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 1.6%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 91.8% of revenue deployed · 96.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $86K · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • 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: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.