Open Arms 101

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
833013814
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2019
Location
South Holland, IL, USA
Phone
7082513345
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$34,783
Expenses
$40,832
Assets
$177,825
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Oliver W Patton Jr (President)
  • Kaliaha Patton (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Oliver W Patton Jr (President)
  • Kaliaha Patton (Vice President)
  • KeSandra T Jackson (Secretary)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Open Arms 101 is organized exclusively for charitable purposes and provides basic needs support, education, and outreach to elderly and underserved individuals living at or below the poverty level in South Suburban Cook County and the Chicago metropolitan area. The organization distributes hygiene supplies, clothing, shoes, food items, and educational materials and conducts community-based programs designed to promote health, dignity, and quality of life.

What it reported doing in 2024

Open Arms 101 provided basic needs support to elderly and underserved individuals through the distribution of hygiene supplies, new clothing, shoes, socks, food items, and educational materials. During the year, the organization distributed donated items including 6,000 pairs of socks and palletized shipments of new clothing and shoes, as well as other essential supplies, to seniors and community partners serving elderly populations.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 50
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 85.2%; rating input score 85

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.36; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 33.7% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.8% per year; rating input score 0; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 30% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 85.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 25/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.