Open Hand Ministry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN: 271794060
IRS 990-EZ coverage: 2021–2025
Forms available: Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location: Clearfield, UT, USA
Phone: 8015645965
Rating: 85
Verdict: STRONG
Rating confidence: Moderate
Sector: Human Service Organizations
Affiliation: Christianity

Reported finances

Revenue: $115,371
Expenses: $105,972
Assets: $221,152

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

People named in this filing

KENNETH WHITAKER (DIRECTOR)
GLENN PALMER (TRUSTEE)
MICHAEL HINTON (TRUSTEE)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Open hand ministry exists to serve the body of christ and the community in general. The sole purpose of open hand minstry is to provide food assistance to those on fixed incomes and the working poor, while treating them with respect, dignity, and compassion. We render food, comfort, and support during difficult times reminding them of the great love god has for them.

What it reported doing in 2025

Operating model

Revenue model: Donor-supported. 77% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

Financial Efficiency: 79
Transparency & Controls: 100
Sustainability: 55
Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

Mission deployment rate: 76.8%; rating input score 77
Program expense ratio: 82.6%; rating input score 83

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: 8.1%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.09; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

Program expense growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
Revenue growth: -1.7% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
Asset growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Details

Where the money goes: 76.8% of revenue deployed · 82.6% of spending went to programs
Governance: Filed governance answers
Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $88K in reported program spending
Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
Schedules: 3 filed schedules
Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
Contacts: How to reach this organization
Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
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.
Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.