Republic Food Enterprise Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
461044676
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Uniontown, PA, USA
Phone
7244376050
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,553,494
Expenses
$236,445
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KIM HAWK (PRESIDENT)
  • JOYCE WILLIAMS (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • KIM HAWK (PRESIDENT)
  • JOYCE WILLIAMS (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • RITA MASI (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The republic food enterprise center is a non-profit center developed to increase access to fresh, locally sourced produce and create economic prosperity for farmers and its low-income employees. Through partnerships with regional food banks, farmers' markets, a community supported agriculture program, a farm-to-school program, contracts with growers, a shared-use kitchen, and more, the rfec is working to increase the health of the region. The goals of the rfec are to increase regional consumption of, and access to, locally produced agricultural products and develop new market opportunities for farm operations serving local markets. The rfec works to eliminate food deserts throughout the region; introduce healthy, local, and fresh food options; and serve a comprehensive response to the local food, farm, and nutrition issues faced by our resisdents.

What it reported doing in 2023

Republic food enterprise center (rfec) serves as a comprehensive center that responds to the appalachian region by stimulating agricultural production, producing value added products, and distributing local produce. Rfec also provides extensive support to local entrepreneurs and supports the economy by creating jobs and markets for agriculture production and sustainability. The rfec facility provides the use of a commercial kitchen for entrepreneurs as well as leased storage and freezer space.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 98% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 42
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 15%; rating input score 15
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • 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: 84.8%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -68.4% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 67.1% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -200% per year; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 15% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $236K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 15/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.