Open Hand Atlanta Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, open hand extended the reach of our comprehensive nutrition programming by achieving several key goals: a. Open hand and good measure mealstm served a combined total of approximately 10,296 clients in 2024. This includes more than 1,397,000 home-delivered meals, nutrition supplements, and meals provided in a congregate setting. In 2024, our registered dietitian nutritionists (rdn) worked with 3,420 clients, providing extensive nutrition education including chronic disease and diabetes self-management, healthy choices for every body, produce prescription programs, and conducting virtual and in-clinic medical nutrition therapy (mnt, nutrition counseling prescribed by a physician). B. The following programmatic milestones were achieved in 2024:1. Medically tailored meals program helping our clients better manage their chronic disease by providing medically tailored meals is always a primary focus for open hand. In 2024, approximately 58% of our clients reported spending fewer days in the hospital, 66% reported improvement in at least one health indicator and 93% reported they have more ease or about the same ease in taking their medications as a result of receiving prepared meals.our annual client survey focused on measuring the impact of our services. Of the clients who responded that had a chronic condition, 36% reported they achieved an improvement in their cholesterol levels, 41% achieved an improvement in blood pressure, and 27% achieved an improvement in blood sugar. 2. As a component of our medically tailored meal program, our home-delivered meal clients have access to open hand rdns to consult with them about their nutrition and health as it relates to their chronic disease. Open hand clients who see an rdn report positive changes in their nutrition-related habits such as shopping for healthier foods while grocery shopping, learning how to prepare healthy meals on their own, or learning how to read nutrition facts and ingredient labels. 3. Medically tailored grocery program designed by open hand rdns, the medically tailored grocery program is an innovative solution to reduce food insecurity, increase intake of healthy foods, and increase nutrition knowledge in high-risk adults in metro atlanta. Open hand volunteers pack and deliver weekly medically tailored grocery bags for program participants which include seasonal fresh fruit and vegetables and non-perishable items, along with nutrition education materials and recipes relevant to the contents of that week's grocery basket to encourage consumption. Open hand provided 138,948 medically tailored grocery meals in 2024.4. Produce prescription program (prx) in 2024, open hand conducted 26 cohorts of prx across metro- and south Georgia, which included 6 weeks of evidence-based nutrition education classes conducted by rdns and trained educators. These cohorts were comprised of 205 total participants at baseline and maintained a 53% retention rate over the course of the 3 or 6-month programs. The programs concurrently provided weekly produce box distribution during the six weeks of classes and continued after the conclusion of classes. Open hand also provided a prx program for people living with HIV/AIDS with additional funding from the department of HIV elimination in atlanta. The evaluation findings suggest that this prx program resulted in a statistically significant improvement in food security and enhanced healthy eating habits, including an increase in the variety of fruits and vegetables consumed alongside a decrease in consumption of fried foods and sugar-sweetened beverages. With regards to food choices, at the end of the program approximately 75% of participants reported confidence with procuring and preparing healthy foods. Lastly, we've observed improvements in health and wellbeing over the program, noting decreases in participant body mass index (bmi) and systolic blood pressure levels from baseline to midline, which were sustained through the end of the p

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 90.3%; rating input score 90
• Fundraising efficiency: $14.6 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 49; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.7%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.58; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 37th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.7% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings