Program

Community Outreach

Activities

The program directly distributes goods that fulfill the basic needs of its beneficiaries.

Program Type

Goods Provision

Beneficiaries Served

Program Geography

Time Period of Data

1/1/20 to 1/5/21

Outcome Metric

market value of goods distributed

Outcome Data Source

The nonprofit submitted data on the composition and market value of the goods it distributed.

Method for Attributing Outcomes

We assume that the distribution of goods from one nonprofit's goods distribution program does not diminish the amount of goods distributed by any other (neighboring) goods distribution program. This “counterfactual” assumption about the amount of goods distributed in the absence of the nonprofit’s goods distribution program implies that the benefit of goods to a beneficiary in need constitutes a net gain; the gain is not offset by reductions in good provided to other beneficiaries in need. We therefore set the counterfactual to zero.

Cost Data Source

Program cost data reported by the nonprofit. Partner and beneficiary costs reported by the nonprofit or estimated by Charity Navigator.

Cost Calculation

-$200 program costs + $6 partner costs + $0 beneficiary costs = total costs

Impact Calculation

total costs / 1,200.00 worth of goods distributed = roughly $0 provides a dollar's worth of essential goods to someone in need.

Benchmark for Rating

Impact & Results scores of goods provision programs are based on comparing the cost to distribute a goods against the market value of those goods. Programs receive an Impact & Results score of 100 if the cost to distribute goods is less than 75% the value of those goods and a score of 80 if it is less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65.

Determination

Highly cost-effective