Loaves and Fishes of Beaufort

Overview

Mission

Serve the needs of the community while bringing Glory to God through Christian ministry, including addiction treatment and assistance with food and other needs. Loaves and Fishes began in 2009 when a group of local pastors started to think about the ways to meet their community’s needs and develop a network for Christian churches, organizations and individuals to work together. Through hard work, determination and collaboration, we are proud to support a variety of ministries and provide a treatment program for those suffering from addictions. Our Partners All Saints Anglican Church. Dr. Willis also volunteers his time by doing weekly devotions with our guys. We are very thankful for his support for our ministry. Beaufort Vision Clinic – Dr. Patrick Patterson We are very grateful for Dr. Patterson and the services he provides for our clients. Out of the kindness of his heart, Dr....

Operating model

Revenue model

Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.

Distribution model

Direct operator. The filing allocates 82% 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 expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

• Financial Efficiency: 88
• Transparency & Controls: 94
• Accountability: 70
• Sustainability: 33
• Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Details

• What they do: 4 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
• Where the money goes: 99.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
• Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
• Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $691K in reported program spending
• Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
• Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
• Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
• Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
• Contacts: How to reach this organization
• Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
• Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
• 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.

• High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 33/100.
• High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
• High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
• Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.