Tualatin Valley Gleaners

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
300340412
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2018
Forms available
Form 990 2018
Location
Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone
5038080385
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Food Programs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$499,294
Expenses
$499,063
Assets
$567
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2018. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Heather Thompson (President of Board)
  • Susan Colflesh (Vice President of the Board)

People named in this filing

  • Heather Thompson (President of Board)
  • Susan Colflesh (Vice President of the Board)
  • Rhonda Bostic (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 2018. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Tualatin Valley Gleaners primary purpose shall be to help people help themselves to meet the needs of their households by the following; to provide food, aid and other assistance to the low income , disabled, children and elderly in the Tualatin Valley , Oregon area. By participating in field and urban gleaning. Soliciting donations of food, non-food and cash to help meet our goals.

What it reported doing in 2018

Special Programs(Farm2Forest, Holiday, Garden, Outreach) The Farm2Forest program provides education materials, and classes for fishing, harvesting of edible foraged items, and recipes. The Holiday program provides a full holiday meal and supplemental food boxes for each low-income family that signs up to receive one. It also provides gifts/toys for individuals under the age of 18. We provided over 300 meals and food boxes, including 800 children with gifts. The Garden is a 4, 000 sq foot area we work and maintain to provide opportunities for our members to meet with community members and provide food into the distribution. Education for personal gardens is provided by master gardeners for any member wanting service. Outreach provides a way to communicate with the community in need, as well as foster relationships with potential new donors, and new members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Member-benefit provider. The nonprofit used 99% of its reported program spending for member benefits.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 38
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

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

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 11th 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: 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 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -16.3% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -5.2% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 12.1% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $499K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 26 of 27 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2010 to 2018
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

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  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 41/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Automatic revocation: this organization had its federal tax-exempt status automatically revoked.