Beyond Hunger
Beyond Hunger
848 LAKE ST
Oak Park IL 60301-1314
Oak Park IL | IRS ruling year: 2010 | EIN: 27-2018997
HARNESSING THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO END HUNGER.
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848 LAKE ST
Oak Park IL 60301-1314
Oak Park IL | IRS ruling year: 2010 | EIN: 27-2018997
HARNESSING THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO END HUNGER.
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This charity's score is 100%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
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Beyond Hunger has earned a 100% for the Accountability & Finance beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of a charity's financial health (financial efficiency, sustainability, and trustworthiness) and its commitment to governance practices and policies.
This Accountability & Finance score represents IRS Form 990 data up until FY 2021, which is the most recent Form 990 currently available to us.
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Charity Navigator looks for at least 3 board members, with more than 50% of those members identified as independent (not salaried).
The presence of an independent governing body is strongly recommended by many industry professionals to allow for full deliberation and diversity of thinking on governance and other organizational matters.
Source: IRS Form 990
An Audit, Review, or Compilation provides important information about financial accountability and accuracy. Organizations are scored based on their Total Revenue Amount:
Total Revenue Amount | Expectation to Receive Credit |
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$1 million or higher | Expected to complete an audit |
$500,000 - $1 million | Expected to complete an audit, review, or compilation |
Less than $500,000 | No expectation (removed from scoring methodology) |
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a conflict of interest policy on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy protects the organization and by extension those it serves, when it is considering entering into a transaction that may benefit the private interest of an officer, director and/or key employee of the organization.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks to confirm on the Form 990 that the organization has this process in place as an accountability and transparency measure.
An official record of the events that take place during a board meeting ensures that a contemporaneous document exists for future reference.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a document retention and destruction policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy establishes guidelines for the handling, backing up, archiving and destruction of documents. These guidelines foster good record keeping procedures that promote data integrity.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for the existence of a whistleblower policy per the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency measure.
This policy outlines procedures for handling employee complaints, as well as a confidential way for employees to report financial or other types of mismanagement.
Source: IRS Form 990
Charity Navigator looks for a website on the Form 990 as an accountability and transparency metric.
Nonprofits act in the public trust and reporting publicly on activities is an important component.
Source: IRS Form 990
The Liabilities to Assets Ratio is determined by Total Liabilities divided by Total Assets (most recent 990). This ratio is an indicator of an organization’s solvency and/or long-term sustainability.
Liabilities to Assets Ratio | Amount of Credit Received |
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Less than 50% | Full Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Partial Credit |
60% or more | No Credit |
Source: IRS Form 990
The Program Expense Ratio is determined by Program Expenses divided by Total Expense (average of most recent three 990s). This measure reflects the percent of its total expenses a charity spends on the programs and services it exists to deliver.
Program Expense Percentage | Amount of Credit Received |
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70% or higher | Full Credit |
60% - 69.9% | Partial Credit |
50% - 59.9% | Zero Points for Program Expense Score |
Below 50% | Zero Points for Both Program Expense AND Liabilities to Assets Scores |
Source: IRS Form 990
This chart displays the trend of revenue and expenses over the past several years for this organization, as reported on their IRS Form 990.
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Key Persons data is currently unavailable for this organization. This data is only available if this charity has at least one year of electronically-filed Form 990 data filed within the last six years.
Below are some key data points from the Exempt Organization IRS Business Master File (BMF) for this organization. Learn more about the BMF on the IRS website
Activities:
Activity data not reported from the IRS
Foundation Status:
Organization that normally receives no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes. 509(a)(2) (BMF foundation code: 16)
Affiliation:
Independent - the organization is an independent organization or an independent auxiliary (i.e., not affiliated with a National, Regional, or Geographic grouping of organizations). (BMF affiliation code: 3)
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage finance and accountability data from it to form Encompass ratings. Click here to search for this organization's Forms 990 on the IRS website (if any are available). Simply enter the organization's name (Beyond Hunger) or EIN (272018997) in the 'Search Term' field.
This organization was impacted by COVID-19 in a way that effected their financial health in 2020. This normally would have reduced their star rating. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic, we give charities such as this one the opportunity to share the story of COVID's impact on them, and doing this pauses our revision of their rating. Charities may submit their own pandemic responses through their nonprofit portal.
Beyond Hunger reported being impacted by COVID-19 in the following ways:
Program Delivery
Staffing
Administrative Capacity
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's operations financially:
At the onset of the pandemic we had an immediate need to expand our programs, which was fueled by generous grant and individual donor support, allowing us to make critical infrastructural changes. To ensure the sustainability of the expanded reach of the home delivery program, we opened a dedicated location and added staff. The addition of cold storage in both facilities and a new refrigerated van meant we have been able to increase and safely deliver quality protein for all our program participants.
How COVID-19 impacted the organization's delivery of programs:
Simply put, the COVID-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our programming. Our programs prioritize increasing access to fresh, nutritious, and delicious food so that people can make the meals they love. That's meant constant innovation to meet hunger where it’s at during the pandemic. At the beginning of the pandemic, as our Home Delivery program tripled, and the amount of new families visiting our Drive-thru continued to increase we made sure we doubled down on nutritious choices for our clients. We increased perishable storage to have more frozen meat options. With increased dry storage we're now able to offer dairy free milk options to our Home Delivery participants. We also offer specialty boxes for our drive-thru: Latin Flavors, Nut or Gluten Free and Diabetic Friendly boxes. And with that increased space we’ve also been able to provide more to each family – making sure their groceries provide a full week’s worth of meals.
How this organization adapted to changing conditions caused by COVID-19:
The Beyond Hunger team worked creatively at breakneck speed throughout the pandemic to get food on the tables of those who needed it most. We now serve people through four safe options: a drive-thru food pantry, an in-person self-selection food pantry, an off-site monthly pop-up “Despensa” food pantry serving newly immigrant families, and a vastly expanded home delivery program for older adults and people with disabilities. These creative solutions didn’t come in a vacuum. Instead, we engaged those with lived experience of hunger to evaluate programs and advocate for needed changes. A group of Beyond Hunger participants has shared their experiences with local and national anti-hunger leaders to help shape policy and advocate for the right for all people to be free from hunger. While we have moved beyond the initial pandemic crisis, we continue to adapt to changing community needs. Through it all we’ve stayed true to our values—serving our community with dignity.
Innovations the organization intends to continue permanently after the pandemic:
The “Despensa,” a monthly pop-up pantry serving newly immigrated Latinx families launched as a response to community-expressed need in the wake of COVID. It helps ensure equal access to food for families who don’t have government supports and are fearful of coming to regular food pantries because identification is required. This program would not be possible Private funding means the identification requirements many funders insist upon are not in play here--and thus a critical barrier to food access for this community is eliminated. That’s been a game-changer.
Not Currently Scored
Beyond Hunger cannot currently be evaluated by our Impact & Results methodology because either (A) it is eligible, but we have not yet received data; (B) we have not yet developed an algorithm to estimate its programmatic impact; (C) its programs are not direct services; or (D) it is not heavily reliant on contributions from individual donors.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Beyond Hunger reported its largest program on its FY 2021 Form 990 as:
Spent in most recent FY
Percent of program expenses
BEYOND HUNGER WORKS TO END HUNGER THROUGH DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO THOSE IN IMMEDIATE NEED WHILE WORKING TOWARDS MORE PERMANENT FOOD SECURITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION AND POLICY CHANGE. IN FISCAL YEAR 202 ... (More)
BEYOND HUNGER WORKS TO END HUNGER THROUGH DISTRIBUTING FOOD TO THOSE IN IMMEDIATE NEED WHILE WORKING TOWARDS MORE PERMANENT FOOD SECURITY THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION AND POLICY CHANGE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, BEYOND HUNGER DISTRIBUTED OVER ONE MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD OR THE EQUIVALENT OF 964,000 MEALS. FOOD PANTRY AND HOME DELIVERY PROGRAMS ADJUSTED FORMAT AND EXPANDED REACH IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19. IN ADDITION, WE ADDED A POP-UP FOOD PANTRY "DESPENSA" TO BETTER SERVE AN IMMIGRANT POPULATION DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. WE MODIFIED OUR SUMMER MEALS PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN PARTNERING ON "GRAB-N-GO" MODELS WITH LOCAL AGENCIES IN OAK PARK AND BERWYN THAT PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL 200,000 MEALS. (Less)
Beyond Hunger cannot currently be evaluated by our Culture & Community methodology because we have not received data from the charity regarding its Constituent Feedback or Equity Practices strategies.
Note: The absence of a score does not indicate a positive or negative assessment, it only indicates that we have not yet evaluated the organization.
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Beyond Hunger has earned a 100% for the Leadership & Adaptability beacon. See the metrics below for more information.
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's leadership capacity, strategic thinking and planning, and ability to innovate or respond to changes in constituent demand/need or other relevant social and economic conditions to achieve the organization's mission.
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The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission
HARNESSING THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO END HUNGER.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization’s vision.
We believe hunger is solvable, and the solution includes all of us.
Source: Nonprofit submitted responses
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Champion an anti-racist organizational strategy
Goal Type: This goal reflects our commitment to further our advocacy work for our organization and or cause area.
Goal Two: Deepen and extend the impact of our programs on populations that are disproportionally impacted by food insecurity
Goal Type: Grow, expand, scale or increase access to the existing programs and services.
Goal Three: Galvanize our community to help end hunger
Goal Type: New program(s) based on observed changes in needs among our constituencies/communities served.
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development
Each month our full team participates in various professional development opportunities often equally over 100 combined hours per month. One specific example of leadership development is the enrollment of two of our managers in the Oak Park Community Foundation's Leadership LAB. The program immerses participants in community leadership opportunities. As a cohort individuals identify core community issues while setting personal goals for growth and engagement.
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
Our external mobilization is central to our mission and vision. We have a robust action and advocacy program where we inform our community about legislative policy they can help impact. We presented at a national conference this year to help encourage other hunger relief agencies to form a council of clients with lived experience to impact programs. Through our robust digital marketing platforms we can reach over 15,000 individuals per month. We engage with and belong to national and local direct service and advocacy organizations and take frequent opportunities to share our expertise to help any organization in their efforts to end hunger.
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Plato wrote in the Republic, “our need will be the real creator.” We know it as: “necessity is the mother of invention.” During this past fiscal year, we’ve lived out this maxim. The Beyond Hunger team worked creatively at breakneck speed all year to get food on the tables of those who needed it most. And you supported us all along the way. We now serve people through four safe options: a drive thru food pantry, a “mini-mart” self-selection food pantry inside First United Church, an off-site monthly pop-up “Despensa” food pantry serving vulnerable immigrant families, and a vastly expanded home delivery program for older adults and people with disabilities. Program expansion was fueled by generous support, allowing critical infrastructural changes. To ensure the sustainability of the expanded reach of the home delivery program, we opened a dedicated location and added staff. The addition of cold storage in both facilities and a new refrigerated van meant we have been able to increase and safely deliver quality protein for all our program participants. These creative solutions didn’t come in a vacuum. Instead, we engaged those with lived experience of hunger to evaluate programs and advocate for needed changes. A group of Beyond Hunger participants has shared their experiences with local and national anti-hunger leaders to help shape policy and advocate for the right for all people to be free from hunger. While we have moved beyond the initial pandemic crisis, we continue to adapt to changing community needs. Through it all we’ve stayed true to our values—serving our community with dignity.
Impact & Results
Accountability & Finance
Culture & Community
Leadership & Adaptability
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