Philadelphia PA | IRS ruling year: 2022 | EIN: 86-2161466
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Organization Mission
Sharing Excess (SE) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that uses surplus food as a solution to scarcity. While over 40 million people in the US face food insecurity, ... (More)
Rating Information
Great
This charity's score is 99%, earning it a Four-Star rating. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence.
Charity Navigator's ratings previously did not consider Leadership & Adaptability, Culture & Community, or Impact & Measurement. The historic rating mainly reflects a version of today’s Accountability and Finance score. More information on our previous rating methodologies can be found on our rating methodology page.
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Sharing Excess cannot currently be evaluated by our Accountability & Finance methodology due to only having one year of electronically-filed IRS Form 990 data.
To ensure year-to-year consistency the Encompass Rating System's Accountability & Finance beacon analyzes the three-year average of some data provided through the IRS 990.
Charity Navigator currently only has one year of consecutive e-filed Forms 990 from the IRS for Sharing Excess under the EIN: 86-2161466.
Before Charity Navigator can evaluate Sharing Excess, Sharing Excess will need to e-file for additional fiscal years.
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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Salary of Key Persons - Data Available
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Evan Ehlers, Executive Dir.
$61,050
Sonali Mehta, Finance Dir.
$16,165
Terri Wiggins, President
$0
Quazi Khaled, Vice President
$0
Garrett Gillin, Treasurer
$0
Source: IRS Form 990 (page 7), filing year 2023
IRS Published Data (Business Master File) - Data Available
Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (BMF foundation code: 15)
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)
Data Sources (IRS Forms 990) - Data Available
The Form 990 is a document that nonprofit organizations file with the IRS annually. We leverage accountability and finance 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 (Sharing Excess) or EIN (862161466) in the 'Search Term' field.
Impact & Measurement
Score
100
This beacon estimates the actual impact a charity has on the lives of those it serves, and determines whether it is making good use of donor resources to achieve that impact.
$19,110,630 total costs / 9,772,629 meals provided = roughly $1.96 provides a meal to a person in need. [2021 USD]
Program Context
Food Rescue: This program collects, stores, and distributes food to front-line organizations like food pantries and soup kitchens.
Data Time Period
6/30/22 to 6/25/23
Benchmark for Scoring
Impact scores of food distribution programs are based on the cost of a meal relative to the cost that a food-secure person incurs to buy a meal in that county. Programs receive an Impact score of 100 if they are less than 75% the cost of a meal and a score of 80 if they are less than 125%. If a nonprofit reports impact but doesn't meet the benchmark for cost-effectiveness, it earns a score of 65. This program's cost per meal is less than 75% of the local meal cost.
Methodology
This impact score was determined through the Food Bank methodology which is fully detailed in the Charity Navigator Guide to Ratings. Analysis conducted in 2023 by Charity Navigator using data submitted by the nonprofit, theory and evidence from scientific research studies, and public datasets.
Data Source
The nonprofit submitted data on the amount of food it provides.
Measurement
Unscored
0% of Impact & Measurement score
Culture & Community
Score
94
This beacon provides an assessment of the organization's culture and connectedness to the community it serves.
Does your organization collect feedback (i.e., perceptions, opinions, concerns) from the people meant to ultimately benefit from your mission?
Yes
Feedback Usage
100 out of 100 points
How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences
To understand client needs and how we can help them achieve their desired outcomes
Practices
100 out of 100 points
Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.)
We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.)
We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response
We act on the feedback we receive
We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback
Challenges
100 out of 100 points
What challenges does your organization face in collecting feedback from the people you serve?
It is difficult to get people to respond to requests for feedback
It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
Equity Strategies™
91 out of 100 points
67% of Culture & Community score
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Equity Strategies™ - Number of Data, Policies & Processes
91 out of 100 points
This organization's score of 91 is a passing score. The organization reported that it is implementing 10 Equity Practices.
The metric is based on the elements of the Equity Strategies™ checklist, developed by Equity in the Center™.
Leadership & Adaptability
Score
100
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.
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's mission.
Sharing Excess (SE) is a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that uses surplus food as a solution to scarcity. While over 40 million people in the US face food insecurity, nearly 40% of the nation's food supply is going to waste. Our mission is to solve the logistical barrier between excess and scarcity by partnering with retailers, wholesalers, and farmers to deliver surplus food to a network of non-profit organizations that alleviate local food insecurity.
Vision Statement
10 out of 10 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking through articulating the organization's vision.
Sharing Excess aims to create a more sustainable and equitable food system by providing access to ex
Strategic Goals
20 out of 20 points
The nonprofit organization presents evidence of strategic thinking and goal setting through sharing their most important strategic goals.
Goal One: Create a more sustainable and equitable food system by providing access to excess for everyone.
Goal Two: De-stigmatize the act of free food distribution through messaging and cultural alignment.
Goal Three: Provide opportunities for human connection, cultural understanding, and education through the sharing of food.
Leadership
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Investment in Leadership Development
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of investment in leadership development.
In 2022, our team invested in Beyond Trenches, a DEI nonprofit, to strategically grow our organizational management and practices in a way that best aligns our mission, vision, and values with the communities we are serving.
External Focus on Mobilizing Mission
15 out of 15 points
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Collaborative Engagement
Thought Leadership
Social Promotion
Adaptability
30 out of 30 points
Full Credit
Partial Credit
No Credit
Adaptability Statement
30 out of 30 points
The nonprofit has an opportunity to tell the story of how the organization adapted to tremendous external changes in the last year.
Sharing Excess has been an adaptable organization since our inception. By the time the pandemic hit in 2020, Sharing Excess was working with about 40 grocery stores and retailers that donated food, but the needs of the community were about to skyrocket. A feature in The Philadelphia Inquirer helped spread the word of the vital work Sharing Excess was doing in the community, and soon we had more retailers and wholesalers reaching out to pitch in with food that would otherwise go to waste while they temporarily closed at the onset of the pandemic. Sharing Excess was able to find a warehouse in West Philadelphia and the 2,500-sqaure-foot warehouse now serves as Sharing Excess’ home base, where we work with approximately 180 grocery stores, wholesalers, farmers and more to distribute excess food to the Philadelphia region with over 300 community organizations. What started as a grassroots effort at Drexel has now grown into a larger movement that has fed over 300,000 community members.