Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
363488089
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone
6123385577
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$662,555
Expenses
$768,653
Assets
$559,146
Liabilities
$24,081

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

Leadership & pay

15 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSICA MATHIAS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • SABRINA YATES (PRESIDENT)
  • MATT TRAYNOR (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • JESSICA MATHIAS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $115,159 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Since 1986, open your heart to the hungry and homeless has worked to ensureevery minnesotan is free from hunger and homelessness. By partnering with organizations serving those in need, we grow donor engagement and raise awareness to provide minnesotans with access to life's most basic necessities: food, shelter, and safety.

What it reported doing in 2024

In 2024, open your heart provided vital support to 73 organizations dedicated to addressing food and housing insecurity across Minnesota, with 36% serving greater Minnesota. Through our scholarship program, we awarded 10 scholarships to minneapolis college students who were currently homeless or had experienced homelessness within the past two years, ensuring access to both educational opportunities and essential living expenses.our summer challenge made a substantial difference for Minnesota families facing food insecurity during the challenging summer months, enabling 153 food shelves--61% located in greater Minnesota--to restock and distribute fresh, nutritious foods when traditional donations tend to decline. Additionally, we launched a targeted funding initiative through a special request for proposals (rfp), awarding grants to 11 emergency shelters committed to providing immediate, effective solutions for unsheltered minnesotans.beyond financial assistance, open your heart acts as a connector and advocate for organizations serving individuals experiencing food and housing insecurity. We provide grantees with access to additional funding, networking opportunities, and essential community resources. By gathering volunteer and in-kind donation needs from our partners and sharing them widely, we amplify their impact. Each week, we showcase the powerful work of our grant partners across multiple communication channels, ensuring their efforts receive the visibility and recognition they deserve.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 75% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 24
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 90.9%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $46.94 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 66.3%; rating input score 66; 31st 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: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -16%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 15%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.7% per year; rating input score 0; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 90.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $699K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $115K · 15 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 26 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 32 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 31 filed related-organization links
  • 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 — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 23/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 54/100.