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← PROJECT OPEN HAND

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PROJECT OPEN HAND.

Totals

Total revenue
$26,531,210
Total expenses
$20,778,412
Contributions and grants received
$22,003,474
Grants paid
$4,929,935
Program service revenue
$3,897,585
Investment income
$103,485
Other revenue
$526,666
Total assets, end of year
$19,910,740
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,433,828
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$17,476,912
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$18,042,942
Management and general expenses
$1,030,281
Fundraising expenses
$1,705,189
Program service expenses (Part III)
$18,042,942

Program services were 86.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $237,656

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,878,686

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $13,887,132

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,611,401

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Fees

    total $3,897,585 · related or exempt $3,897,585

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $103,786 · excluded $103,786

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $971,168

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $404,634

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $566,534

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $566,534 · excluded $566,534

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $301

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$301

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$301 · excluded -$301

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $160,326

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $237,656

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $200,555

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$40,229 · excluded -$40,229

  • 11a · Other revenue: Misc Income

    total $361 · excluded $361

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $361

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,929,935 · program services $4,929,935

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $636,926 · program services $551,818 · management and general $28,973 · fundraising $56,135

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $8,950,180 · program services $7,754,227 · management and general $407,133 · fundraising $788,820

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $80,219 · program services $69,500 · management and general $3,649 · fundraising $7,070

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,437,057 · program services $1,245,033 · management and general $65,370 · fundraising $126,654

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $961,464 · program services $832,990 · management and general $43,736 · fundraising $84,738

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,087,234 · program services $814,651 · management and general $126,648 · fundraising $145,935

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $344,470 · program services $268,429 · management and general $45,823 · fundraising $30,218

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $404,635 · program services $322,087 · management and general $56,480 · fundraising $26,068

  • 17 · Travel

    total $20,280 · program services $18,277 · management and general $676 · fundraising $1,327

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,929 · management and general $1,929

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $582,262 · program services $426,500 · management and general $106,573 · fundraising $49,189

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $143,280 · program services $104,951 · management and general $26,225 · fundraising $12,104

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

    total $566,537 · program services $417,837 · management and general $101,741 · fundraising $46,959

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $210,250 · program services $210,250

  • 24c · Other expenses: Public Information

    total $194,917 · program services $12,891 · management and general $3,221 · fundraising $178,805

  • 24d · Other expenses: Donor Related Expenses

    total $114,120 · fundraising $114,120

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $112,717 · program services $63,566 · management and general $12,104 · fundraising $37,047

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,191,195 · end of year $986,417

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $506,002

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,899,331 · end of year $8,502,638

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $876,824 · end of year $485,305

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $275,453 · end of year $206,091

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $181,688 · end of year $130,219

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $11,297,440

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,552,895

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,885,312 · end of year $3,744,545

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,728,992 · end of year $5,078,466

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $429,364 · end of year $271,057

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,633,943 · end of year $1,999,539

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $630,763 · end of year $434,289

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $9,837,206 · end of year $9,775,380

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,366,247 · end of year $7,701,532

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Project Open Hand's mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating our community.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Project Open Hand's mission is to improve health outcomes and quality of life by providing nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable, caring for and educating our community. Meals are medically tailored to address the needs of older adults, people living with chronic disease and vulnerable communities experiencing food and nutrition insecurity. Our medically tailored meal intervention includes meals that are catered to addresss specific dietary needs paired with education provided one on one or in a classroom setting by registered dietitians.

  • Older adults (60+ years) and adults with disabilities (18-59 years) enjoy a warm, nutritious meal at congregate sites operated by Project Open Hand's Community Nutrition Program and situated in community centers located across San Francsico. As the largest congregate meal provider for these populations in San Francisco, these meals are available 365 days a year through our Community Nutrition Program. Older adults and adults with disabilities who visit our sites experience decreased risks of isolation and loneliness and enjoy the positive effects of social integration and improved quality of life. Our congregate meal services have a takeaway model in addition to the dine-in option. This allows for client choice and better meets the needs of our community.

    Expenses $10,139,832 · Grants $2,333,841 · Revenue $3,897,585

  • Project Open Hand's Wellness Program provides medically supportive nutrition interventions for people that have a chronic health conditions in San Francisco, Alameda County, Contra Costa County and some parts of Sacramento. Our medically tailored services are accessed through our grocery centers in San Francisco and Oakland, satellite grocery center locations in San Francisco, and weekly home delivery of meals and groceries. As part of our nutrition interventions, all clients have access to not only our meals and groceries but educational services offered through our Nutrition Services team. This includes individual counseling sessions with our Registered Dietitians, cooking demonstrations, food demonstrations and various other classes and resources. Our Client-Centered NutritionHome (CCNH) Model is designed to optimize client engagement in a MTN intervention and to set clients up for long-term success in managing nutrition-related health conditions. The CCNH framework recognizes that for vulnerable communities, nutrition security cannot exist in a vacuum. To foster effective long-term management of nutrition-related health conditions, the CCNH model brings an interdisciplinary approach to POH services. Taking this client-centered approach, our team is available to provide added support to clients needing assistance and linkage to other beneficial resources that address various social determinants of health that may impact their ability to stay engaged in care.

    Expenses $5,951,669 · Grants $1,942,679

  • POH is the fiscal sponsor of the California Food is Medicine Coalition (CalFIMC). POH and CalFIMC lead policy and advocacy efforts to integrate medically tailored meal (MTM) interventions into health care services, eligible for payments. This advocacy has been instrumental in the CalAIM expansion to include medically tailored nutrition interventions into Community Supports in California for eligible Medi-Cal populations. Subsequently, Project Open Hand has beenworking with managed care plans in Alameda County, Contra Costa County and San Francisco County since 2022 broadening its reach. This has led to strong partnership with our local health plans to better support shared patient populations and has increase meal and grocery access to a large volume of new clients and health plan members. The California Advancing and Innovation Medi-Cal (CalAIM) program has included the provision of Medically Tailored Meals and Groceries (MTM/G) for women experiencing a high-risk pregnancy. Project Open Hand is prioritizing this population as it is well supported by science that there are significant health improvement opportunities for two people with each meal.

    Expenses $1,951,441 · Grants $653,416

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Paul Hepfer

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $316,860
    From this org
    $302,761
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,099
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,845
    Bonus
    $33,362
    Other
    $4,554
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,099
    Filer's total
    $316,860

  • Zheng Dong

    COO & CFO

    Total calculated
    $207,842
    From this org
    $194,385
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,457
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $191,495
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,890
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,457
    Filer's total
    $207,842

  • Katherine Jackson

    Chief Nutrition Officer

    Total calculated
    $112,225
    From this org
    $107,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,570
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ana Ayala

    VP of Programs

    Total calculated
    $156,510
    From this org
    $142,515
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,995
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,399
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,116
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,995
    Filer's total
    $156,510

  • Alberto Cortes

    Interim VP Fund-Development & Community Affairs

    Total calculated
    $138,924
    From this org
    $132,279
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,645
    Hours/week
    40

  • Onome Okulolo

    VP of People & Culture

    Total calculated
    $155,674
    From this org
    $153,778
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,896
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,406
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,372
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,896
    Filer's total
    $155,674

  • Mike Dillon

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Claire Horton MD

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Richard Long

    Finance Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Susanna Holt

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mike Henry

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vishwa Chandra

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrew Chang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Preston Maring MD

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Theresa Ng Chang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jason Wei

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Drew Alley

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Wilkinson

    Board Member-Until 8/12/24

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
29 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611199349300936

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