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Arlington Food Assistance Center

EIN 54-1473207Human Services Virginia Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Feeding our neighbors in need

The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is dedicated to providing supplemental groceries to Arlington residents who cannot afford to purchase sufficient food to meet their basic needs. While our only mission is to feed the hungry, by relieving the food budget of our clients, we help prevent homelessness and allow our clients to make other necessary purchases without sacrificing their health, housing and nutritional needs. We provide groceries to families and individuals referred to us by the Arlington County Department of Human Services, other social service agencies, and the churches of Arlington. AFAC obtains surplus food at a minimal cost from wholesale suppliers and at no cost from private donors, local bakeries, supermarkets, farmers' markets and food drives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.40Overall score
out of 100

94.91Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,799,885

Total expenses · USD$5,583,702

Program expenses

$4,790,816.32 recorded amount

85.8%

Fundraising expenses

$519,284.29 recorded amount

9.3%

Administrative expenses

$262,433.99 recorded amount

4.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Charles Meng
Recorded compensation: $130,217.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Arlington Food Assistance Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	The Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) is dedicated to providing supplemental groceries to Arlington residents who cannot afford to purchase sufficient food to meet their basic needs. While our only mission is to feed the hungry, by relieving the food budget of our clients, we help prevent homelessness and allow our clients to make other necessary purchases without sacrificing their health, housing and nutritional needs. We provide groceries to families and individuals referred to us by the Arlington County Department of Human Services, other social service agencies, and the churches of Arlington. AFAC obtains surplus food at a minimal cost from wholesale suppliers and at no cost from private donors, local bakeries, supermarkets, farmers' markets and food drives.
`ein` EIN	54-1473207
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5583702.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.047
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.858
`fscore` Financial score	94.91
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles Meng
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	130217.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0233
`motto` Tagline	Feeding our neighbors in need
`name` Charity name	Arlington Food Assistance Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5799885.0
`score` Overall score	96.4
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4790816.316
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	519284.2860000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	262433.994

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-1473207
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.