Mesa-outreach Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Basic needs: food pantryshelf-stable foods, frozen meats & refrigerated items for those with emergency needs food assistance is provided twice a month to area residents. Each family in need receives a 55# bag of shelf stable food items, bread/pastries, frozen meats, drinks, and produce for their family. Mesa's food pantry distributions continued with the drive through system of food distribution. With this drive through system, mesa's food pantry and the dedicated group of volunteers were able to serve the ever-increasing number of clients as mesa continued to meet their food needs. During 2024: families (individuals) served: 7,330pounds of food distributed: 447,681pounds of food donated: 410,134pounds of food purchased: 19,677volunteer hours donated: 6,544produce truckperishables for those with emergency needs perishable food assistance is provided monthly to area residents. Each family in need receives a variety of perishable food items for their family. During 2024: families (individuals) served: 3,156pounds of food distributed: 107,477pounds of food donated: 107,477volunteer hours donated: 2,281total food pantry & produce truck distributions: 9,418 family visits, representing 29,102, individuals. Unduplicated families (individuals): 2,298 (9,012) stuff the busschool supplies for kids in needschool supplies are provided annually to area elementary school kids in need. Since the pandemic, mesa reached out to area elementary schools: bear creek (katy isd), schmalz (katy isd), wolfe (katy isd), horne (cyfair isd), lieder (cyfair isd) and harmony school of achievement to distribute school supply packets by grade to their students with the greatest needs. The 850 school supply packets, plus backpacks-52, hand sanitizers-454, kleenex-151, mda drawstring bags-300, and individually wrapped snacks-3550 were delivered to these six elementary schools for the counselors to distribute to their neediest students.school supply packs distributed: 850school supply packs purchased: 850volunteer hours donated: 122share the tableholiday food boxes, heb grocery gift cards, children's books, coats and jackets were distributed for the winter holiday season on the 2nd saturday in november. These holiday food boxes are given out annually before the holidays to area residents in need. The holiday food items include boxed potatoes, vegetables, fruit, cake mix, etc. And a $10 grocery gift card. This year we were able to hold an in-person event where the holiday food boxes were distributed, and families selected children's books and coats at mesa's share the table event in november: families (individuals) served: 232 (1,159)holiday food boxes & gift cards distributed: 232pounds of food distributed: 9,280children's books distributed: 497children's coats and jackets distributed: 177volunteer hours donated: 261share your holidayin conjunction with the houston food bank and their share your holiday program mesa-outreach participated as one of their sites to distribute 248 holiday food boxes to needy families and individuals in our area in december.families (individuals) served: 248 (1,240)volunteer hours donated: 60 hoursscholarshipsfinancial assistance for pacesetters in need - $1,000 per year up to 4 yearsbeginning in 2016, a four-year scholarship program was initiated to provide financial assistance to a graduating high school senior who had demonstrated the qualifications and desire for higher education, shown a dedication to helping others and was in need of such assistance. During 2024: number of scholarships awarded: 2number of scholarships funded: 4volunteer hours donated: 20

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 97.5%; rating input score 97
• Program expense ratio: 97%; rating input score 97
• 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• 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: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.4%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.15; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.07; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 22.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 21.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.5% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings