Meaningfull Meals Nfp

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833696698
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2019
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2019
Location
Chicago, IL, USA
Phone
3128880891
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Food Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,319
Expenses
$5,008
Assets
$6,906

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ashray Reddy (President and CMO)

People named in this filing

  • Ashray Reddy (President and CMO)
  • Rebekah Krikke (Secretary and COO)
  • Connor Blankenship (Treasurer and CFO)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2019. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

MeaningFull Meals was formed to sustainably raise awareness and to address one of Chicago's most pressing issues, food insecurity.

What it reported doing in 2019

The mission of MeaningFull Meals is to allow people to give back to their local community through everyday purchases in restaurants. The organization partners with restaurants and allows consumer to purchase items on the menu designated as a MeaningFull Meal, for which a portion of the proceeds will be donated to MeaningFull Meals NFP. MeaningFull Meals gathers and redistributes to local nonprofit organizations, such as local food banks and organizations such as The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Inspiration Corporation, and Pilot Light, which have proven track records of using donations to alleviate food insecurity for local households. Diners are able to go online to learn more about the impact MeaningFull Meals is making to fight food insecurity in the local community, to provide transparency and assurance that the donations are being handled responsibly. This process helps people and businesses understand how their simple choices can have a lasting impact on their community.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 26
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -116%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.