The Lunch Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
455503220
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2022
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2022
Location
Charlotte, NC, USA
Phone
7046410257
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,365
Expenses
$76,924
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • SARAH BROCK RHODES (CHAIR)
  • TRICIA SISTRUNK (TREASURER)
  • BEA MOISE (SECRETARY)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2022. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide long-term financial support to enable the preparation and serving of nutritional meals on a sustainable platform to children in tanzanian primary schools so that such children will be better equipped to succeed in school, and thereby, improve their respective prosperity and the prosperity of their communities in the united states of america. The lunch project will seek to educate elementary school-aged children about global philanthropy to inspire them to lead philanthropic lives and to act to advance the philanthropic goals about which they are passionate, whether in the united states or internationally.

What it reported doing in 2022

Lunch program: to provide long-term financial support to enable the preparation and serving of nutritional meals on a sustainable platform to children in tanzanian primary schools so that such children will be better equipped to succeed in school, and, thereby, improve their respective prosperity and the prosperity of their communities in the united states of america. The lunch project will seek to educate elementary school-aged children about global philanthropy to inspire them to lead philanthropic lives and act to advance the philanthropic goals about with they are passionate, whether in the united states or internationally.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% 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: 82
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 84.5%; rating input score 84

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1,662.3%; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -0.3% per year; rating input score 0; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 84.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $65K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2012 to 2022
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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 2/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 2/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.