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CHARITY REVIEW

The Hunger Coalition

Standards Not Met
Standards Not Met
6 7 10 12 14 16 17 18
(208) 788-0121
110 Honeysuckle Street
Bellevue, ID, 83313
https://thehungercoalition.org
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

The Hunger Coalition does not meet the following 8 Standards for Charity Accountability:

Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because:

  • The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.

Standard 10 (Ending Net Assets)
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because:

  • According to the organization's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, the organization's total unrestricted net assets were $19,339,640, or 5.15 times the charity's total expenses of $3,751,052.

Standard 12 (Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses)
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because, in the organization's financial statements, the detailed functional breakdown of expenses:

  • Only included one program service category. It did not include a detailed breakdown of expenses for each of its major program activities (children's food programs, growing food security, healthy food pantry, and other programs).

Standard 14 (Budget)
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because, when the organization provided 2024 budget information, it indicated that the budget:

  • Did not identify total projected program service expenses and did not break these expenses down by major program category (children's food programs, growing food security, healthy food pantry, and other programs).
  • Did not identify total projected fundraising expenses.
  • Did not identify total projected administrative expenses.

Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because the 2023 annual report did not include:

  • A roster of the board of directors.
  • The organization's financial information for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://thehungercoalition.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:

  • Electronic access to the organization’s IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Standard 18 (Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy)
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

The Hunger Coalition does not meet this Standard because:

The Hunger Coalition meets the remaining 12 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
"to build a healthy community through access to good food and address the root causes of food insecurity in collaboration with key partners."

Year, State Incorporated:
2004, ID

Also Known As:
Blaine County Hunger Coalition

The Hunger Coalition reports that it is a hunger relief organization in Blaine County, Idaho, that makes sure residents have access to food year-round. The organization operates a food pantry, community kitchen, and greenhouses at its Bloom Community Food Center. The organization also has a community garden, The Hope Garden, next to the courthouse in Hailey, ID. The Hunger Coalition’s community kitchen provides a free dinner on Mondays and a free lunch on Thursdays. The organization collaborates with a local farmers’ market to double the buying power of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) recipients. In 2023, The Hunger Coalition reported it served 6,451 community meals, shared 6,000 healthy snacks with children each week, and 576 individuals took a garden class or helped harvest fresh food.

For the year ended June 30, 2023, The Hunger Coalition's program expenses were:

Growing food security $437,827
Children's food programs $134,697
Healthy food pantry $561,682
Other programs $2,177,172
Total Program Expenses $3,311,378

Chief Executive
Brooke Pace McKenna, Co-Executive Director

Compensation*
$132,136

Chair of the Board
Patricia Zebrowski

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Retired, Corporate marketing and strategy consultant

Board Size
12

Paid Staff Size
21

*2022 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Note 1: According to the organization's IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2023, Co-Executive Director Naomi Spence received $139,603 in total compensation.
Note 2: According to the organization's IRS Form 990 for the year ended June 30, 2023, the highest compensated employee was former Executive Director Jeanne Liston with total compensation of $185,973.

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Direct mail appeals, Radio

Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,451,305, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on The Hunger Coalition's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023.

Source of Funds
Other revenue loss $-23,944
In-kind contributions $510,591
Investment income $903,147
Contributions $3,940,714
Total Income $5,330,508

Programs: 88% Fundraising: 10% Administrative: 2%

Total Income $5,330,508
Total expenses: $3,751,052
  Program expenses $3,311,378
  Fundraising expenses $365,046
  Administrative expenses $74,628
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $1,579,456
Beginning Net Assets $17,979,308
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $19,558,764
Total Liabilities $184,643
Total Assets $19,743,407

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2023, The Hunger Coalition received in-kind contributions totaling $510,591 in the form of donated food.

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Report completed by:
BBB Wise Giving Alliance