Pennsylvania Hunger Action Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
232076130
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2012
Forms available
Form 990 2012
Location
Enola, PA, USA
Phone
7175259807
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Nutrition

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$146,603
Expenses
$168,116
Assets
$51,415
Liabilities
$4,159

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2012. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The pa hunger action center is dedicated to eliminating the causes of hunger through advocacy, education and food security programs. Supporters of this work include emergency food service providers, community action agencies, food merchants, religious organizations, labor unions, advocates, and consumers.

What it reported doing in 2012

Promotion of public welfare in regards to hunger and malnutrition among the poor by assisting in the development, coordination, and expansion of food and nutrition programs on a state-wide basis. The goal of the food stamp participation project is to connect eligible low income households to the supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) statewide. Phac screened 1,107 households under this program and submitted 953 applications. Approximately 1,717 individuals received a total of 189,804 in snap benefits per month. Funded by the central pa food bank, phac also raises awareness of snap amongst area food pantries, commodity supplemental food program (cfsp)consumers, and fresh express sites. Phac visited 75 food pantries at which staff promoted the program and referred consumers to phac's snap line. 477 callers referenced one of these events as their primary referral source for contacting phac's snap line.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • 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; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -14.7%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.31; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.08; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: -28% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 19th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $143K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $40K · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2010 to 2012
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 16/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.