Serve Spokane

What it reported doing in 2024

Missionthe mission of serve spokane is to express gods love to our community by serving people in practical ways. We do this by raising up volunteers who share their time, talents and resources to help people improve their quality of life.program service accomplishmentsserve spokane maintains a centrally located storage and distribution facility that provides nourishing food and good quality clothing and household items to more than 5000 people every month.in partnership with 2nd harvest and local schools we provide four weekend bite to go meals for 80 children every week through the school year.in addition to the bite to go meals that we provide we also make sure that the wonderful teachers and staff at evergreen elementary school get fresh baked cookies a few times a month!11 senior citizens receive senior boxes of food every month., literally, thousands of people receive tefap government food each month.for the past three years we have also participated with avista to provide funds to people who are struggling to make their utility payments.in 2025: as we have continued our drive through distributions we have seen the number of people we serve continue to grow to more than 5000 people each month. The economy, health and job issues are affecting people and their ability to pay their bills so the food we provide is a big help and we continually hear what a difference it makes in people's lives.our clients come from all walks of life: homeless, elderly, out of work or just going through a hard time and needing some help.as they receive groceries, warm coats, clothing, etc. It frees up funds to pay a utility bill, buy a bus pass or gas to get to work.all of this is possible because of the caring people in our community - sports teams, churches, businesses and individuals have all contributed to serve our neighbors.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 98.9%; rating input score 99
• Program expense ratio: 99.4%; rating input score 99
• 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: 0%; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: Limited
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0.5%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.1%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 9.3% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings