St. Alexius Outreach Ministries

What it reported doing in 2025

The Mobile Delivery Illinois Program, operated by St. Alexius Outreach Ministries, addresses food insecurity among low-income seniors, homebound individuals, and families on the west side of Chicago. The program serves individuals who experience barriers to accessing food assistance due to advanced age, disability, chronic health conditions, homelessness, social isolation, and limited access to reliable transportation. The program provides weekly delivery of nutritionally balanced food packages at no cost to participants. Food is delivered directly to recipients' residences or to designated community distribution locations to ensure consistent and dependable access to essential nutrition. Services are structured to reach individuals who are unable to utilize traditional food pantries or meal sites because of mobility limitations or other access challenges. Mobile Delivery Illinois operates through coordinated partnerships with the Franciscans of the Eucharist and the Mission of Our Lady of Angels Food Distribution Center. These partner organizations support food sourcing, logistical coordination, and community outreach, enabling the program to efficiently serve vulnerable populations while reducing duplication of services. In 2025, the Mobile Delivery Illinois Program delivered 15,134 food packages to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity, reducing barriers to food access and supporting the nutritional and social well-being of vulnerable populations in the Chicago area. In addition to food delivery, program staff and drivers engage regularly with participants to provide wellness check-ins and reduce social isolation. Through ongoing interaction, staff identify unmet needs and connect participants to additional community-based resources, including health, housing, and social support services, through referrals and coordination with partner organizations. These supportive activities promote stability, improve access to services, and enhance overall quality of life for individuals who are often underserved.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $24.07 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th 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; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
  • 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: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.28; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3.6% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 8.1% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings