Open Hand Atlanta

Atlanta, GA · EIN 58-1816778 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Open Hand Atlanta reported $13.7 million in revenue and $14.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $90.26 went to program services, $3.14 to management and general costs and $6.60 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.8% of the total. Government grants made up 59.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $209,630 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 6% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $14M

Program services$90.26 $13M
Management & general$3.14 $446K
Fundraising$6.60 $937K

For context, the median across 349 covered food, agriculture & nutrition charities: $94.56 programs, $3.12 management, $2.32 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$38.34 $5.6M
Government grants$56.07 $8.1M
Program service revenue$5.59 $810K

Investment income was negative: −$786K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 349 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	2024	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	90.3%	94.2%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	3.1%	3.1%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	6.6%	2.3%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.07	$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	99.8%	96.4%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	59.3%	10.5%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	5.9%	1.3%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$209,630	$213,323
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	1.47%	0.61%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	6	3
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	17.5	6.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	19 of 19	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$4.4M expenses · 34.0% of program spending · revenue $276K

Open Hand community nutrition programs include:a. In 2024, Open Hand provided 1,048,649 home-delivered meals and medically tailored grocery bags to approximately 2,853 clients per our contracts. Our service area included 53 georgia counties: anderson, atkinson, appling, baker, barrow, bartow, ben hill, berrien, bibb, bryan, calhoun, carroll, chatham, cherokee, clarke, clayton, cobb, colquitt, cook, coweta, decatur, dekalb, dougherty, douglas, emmanuel, evans, fayette, forsyth, fulton, gordon, gwinnett, hall, henry, houston, johnson, lee, liberty, lowndes, mitchell, muscogee, newton, paulding…

$1.1M expenses · 8.5% of program spending · revenue $68,919

Good measure mealstm (gmm), Open Hand's fee-for-service social enterprise program, offers nutritious, high-quality meal plans to people who wish to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension or obesity, and people looking to improve or maintain a healthy lifestyle through better nutrition. This program extends Open Hand's mission across the full socio-economic spectrum, making an even greater impact on our community. In 2024, Open Hand's gmm served 606 customers a total of 46,946 healthy meals through this program. Good measure mealstm also provides corporate wellness education…

$7.4M expenses · 57.4% of program spending · revenue $466K

Open Hand's produce prescription program (prx) is a program connecting healthcare patients to nutrition education and fresh, locally grown produce. This program provides nutrition education classes conducted by rdns and trained educators paired with weekly home delivered produce box distribution for three or six months. We start the program by providing intensive nutrition and cooking classes for six weeks and then individuals participate in monthly reunion sessions to reinforce the skills of purchasing and preparing healthy food on a budget to underscore the relationship between diet and…

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$197,522	$0	$12,108	$209,630
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$170,614	$0	$11,433	$182,047
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$157,756	$0	$13,563	$171,319
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESOURC Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$122,257	$0	$3,109	$125,366
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CLIENT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$113,323	$0	$9,858	$123,181
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IT Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$110,039	$0	$9,665	$119,704

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Open Hand Atlanta (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $799K (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
2024 ⓘ	$14M	$14M	90.3%	$21M	$209,630
2023 ⓘ	$23M	$14M	91.0%	$21M	$215,303
2022 ⓘ	$16M	$14M	91.8%	$13M	$189,433
2021 ⓘ	$15M	$12M	90.8%	$10M	$192,424
2020 ⓘ	$14M	$11M	91.1%	$6.1M	$189,258
2019 ⓘ	$13M	$12M	91.4%	$4.0M	$182,398

Governance answers, as filed

2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 19 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5135
Volunteers Part I, line 66,423

Private foundation grants it received

40 private foundations reported grants to Open Hand Atlanta totaling $7.3M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Open Hand Atlanta's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, Open Hand Atlanta reported that 90.3% of its $14.2 million in expenses went to program services, 3.1% to management and general and 6.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Open Hand Atlanta pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Open Hand Atlanta reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $209,630, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Open Hand Atlanta get its money?

Of $13.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 99.8% came from contributions and grants (including 59.3% from government grants) and 5.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Open Hand Atlanta a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 58-1816778 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513179349307416 · read the filing · XML
2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349309851 · read the filing
2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202323329349300707 · read the filing
2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213219349301606 · read the filing
2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349301985 · read the filing
2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013219349301431 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 58-1816778: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.