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Sustainable Food Center

EIN 74-2441468Human Services Texas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Grow Share Prepare

Founded in 1993, Sustainable Food Center (SFC) cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. SFC envisions a food-secure community where all children and adults grow, share, and prepare healthy, local food. From seed to table, SFC creates opportunities for individuals to make healthy food choices and to participate in a vibrant local food system. Through organic food gardening, relationships with area farmers, interactive cooking classes and nutrition education, children and adults have increased access to locally grown food and are empowered to improve the long-term health of Central Texans and our environment.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.45Overall score
out of 100

94.99Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,814,044

Total expenses · USD$2,309,673

Program expenses

$1,905,480.22 recorded amount

82.5%

Fundraising expenses

$157,057.76 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$242,515.66 recorded amount

10.5%

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: Ronda Rutledge
Recorded compensation: $100,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.32%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sustainable Food Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1993, Sustainable Food Center (SFC) cultivates a healthy community by strengthening the local food system and improving access to nutritious, affordable food. SFC envisions a food-secure community where all children and adults grow, share, and prepare healthy, local food. From seed to table, SFC creates opportunities for individuals to make healthy food choices and to participate in a vibrant local food system. Through organic food gardening, relationships with area farmers, interactive cooking classes and nutrition education, children and adults have increased access to locally grown food and are empowered to improve the long-term health of Central Texans and our environment.
`ein` EIN	74-2441468
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2309673.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.105
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.825
`fscore` Financial score	94.99
`leader` Recorded leader	Ronda Rutledge
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0432
`motto` Tagline	Grow Share Prepare
`name` Charity name	Sustainable Food Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1814044.0
`score` Overall score	91.45
`state` State code	TX
`subcategory` Subcategory	Social Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1905480.2249999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	157057.76400000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	242515.66499999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 74-2441468
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Social Services
Recorded location: Texas (TX)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.