Wholesome Wave Georgia Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Founded in 2009, wholesome wave Georgia's (wwg) mission is to facilitate access and awareness of healthy food choices for all georgians in need through local farmers and community partners. Wwg strengthens local food communities by empowering networks of farmers markets, farm stands, brick-and-mortar retailers, mobile markets and community partners to increase access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food choices.wwg creates access to and promotes the consumption of fresh, healthy, locally grown food choices in low-income and low-access communities where fresh, healthy, locally grown food choices are sparse, expensive and often-low quality. Through our (1) Georgia fresh for less (gf4l) program and (2) Georgia food for health (gf4h) program more georgians gain access to fresh, healthy, locally grown food.gf4l is a unique approach to creating access to and affordability of fresh, healthy, locally grown food for supplemental nutrition assistance program (snap) recipients in Georgia. Gf4l's goals are to (1) increase the redemption of snap benefits at farmers markets, farm stands, brick-and-mortar retailers, and mobile markets and (2) increase the consumption of fresh, healthy, locally grown food among Georgia's snap recipients. Gf4l's execution is simple: every snap dollar spent at a wwg farmers markets, farm stands, brick-and-mortar retailers, or mobile market is matched dollar-for-dollar for the snap recipient and the local farmer or local food retailer.gf4h promotes access to fruits and vegetables and provides healthy cooking classes to low-income and low-access communities through partnerships with healthcare providers, community organizations, and fresh produce retailers. Gf4h is a proven evidence-based model of preventative healthcare with a demonstrated impact, resulting in healthier communities, food systems, and local economies. Gf4h's goal is to improve health outcomes for patients with diet-related illnesses, such as obesity and diabetes, through increased fruit and vegetable consumption and regular contact with their physician or healthcare professionals such as a dietician.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 96.3%; rating input score 96
• Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
• Fundraising efficiency: $9.15 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 94.1%; rating input score 94; 25th 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -16.9%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.9%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 16.9% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 14.2% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings