Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 10,154,495 | 12,436,942 | 14,543,485 | 15,036,822 | 21,549,405 | 73,721,149 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 10,154,495 | 12,436,942 | 14,543,485 | 15,036,822 | 21,549,405 | 73,721,149 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 1,592,264 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 72,128,885 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 10,154,495 | 12,436,942 | 14,543,485 | 15,036,822 | 21,549,405 | 73,721,149 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 6,453 | 9,941 | 42,592 | 56,942 | 106,327 | 222,255 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 73,943,404 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: | IN 2023, OPEN HAND EXTENDED THE REACH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION PROGRAMMING BY ACHIEVING SEVERAL KEY GOALS: A. OPEN HAND AND GOOD MEASURE MEALS SERVED A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 11,833 CLIENTS IN 2023. THIS INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,350,902 HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS, AND MEALS PROVIDED IN A CONGREGATE SETTING. IN 2023, OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST (RDNS) WORKED WITH 6,028 CLIENTS PROVIDING EXTENSIVE NUTRITION EDUCATION INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT, COOKING MATTERS PROGRAM SESSIONS, PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS, AND CONDUCTING VIRTUAL AND IN-CLINIC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (MNT IS NUTRITION COUNSELING PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN). B. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMATIC MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED IN 2023: 1. MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS PROGRAM (MTM) HELPING OUR CLIENTS BETTER MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC DISEASE BY PROVIDING MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS IS ALWAYS A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR OPEN HAND. IN 2023, APPROXIMATELY 51% OF OUR CLIENTS REPORTED SPENDING FEWER DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, 64% REPORTED IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE HEALTH INDICATOR AND 94% REPORTED THEY ARE MORE EASILY OR AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL OF EASE IN TAKING THEIR MEDICATIONS AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING PREPARED MEALS. OUR ANNUAL CLIENT SURVEY FOCUSES ON MEASURING THE IMPACT OF OUR SERVICES. OF THE CLIENTS WHO RESPONDED THAT THEY HAD A CHRONIC CONDITION, 40% REPORTED THEY SAW AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, 40% SAW AN IMPROVEMENT IN BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS, AND 38.4% SAW AN IMPROVEMENT IN BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. 2. AS A COMPONENT OF OUR MTM PROGRAM, OUR HOME-DELIVERED MEAL CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OPEN HAND RDNS TO CONSULT WITH THEM ABOUT THEIR NUTRITION AND HEALTH AS IT RELATES TO THEIR CHRONIC DISEASE. AMONG THOSE THAT HAD SEEN AN OPEN HAND RDN IN 2023, 76% REPORTED A CHANGE IN THEIR NUTRITION-RELATED HABITS SUCH AS SHOPPING FOR HEALTHIER FOODS WHILE GROCERY SHOPPING, LEARNING HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY MEALS ON THEIR OWN, OR LEARNING HOW TO READ NUTRITION FACTS AND INGREDIENT LABELS. 3. MARKET BASKET PROGRAM DESIGNED BY OPEN HAND RDNS, THE MARKET BASKET PROGRAM IS AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, INCREASE INTAKE OF HEALTHY FOODS, AND INCREASE NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE IN HIGH-RISK ADULTS IN METRO ATLANTA. OPEN HAND VOLUNTEERS PACK AND DELIVER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WEEKLY MARKET BASKETS WHICH INCLUDE SEASONAL FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND NON-PERISHABLE GROCERY ITEMS, ALONG WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS AND RECIPES RELEVANT TO THE CONTENTS OF THAT WEEK'S MARKET BASKET TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION. OPEN HAND PROVIDED 108,785 MARKET BASKET MEALS IN 2023. 4. PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM (PRX) - IN 2023, OPEN HAND CONDUCTED 18 COHORTS OF PRX PROGRAM SESSIONS ACROSS METRO ATLANTA AND SOUTH GEORGIA, WHICH INCLUDED COOKING MATTERS CLASSES CONDUCTED BY RDNS AND TRAINED EDUCATORS. THESE COHORTS WERE COMPRISED OF 133 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS AT BASELINE AND MAINTAINED A 70% RETENTION RATE OVER THE COURSE OF THE 3 OR 6-MONTH PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAM CONCURRENTLY PROVIDED WEEKLY PRODUCE BOX DISTRIBUTION DURING THE SIX WEEKS OF CLASSES AND CONTINUED AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF CLASSES. OPEN HAND ALSO PROVIDED A PRX PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HIV ELIMINATION IN ATLANTA. THE EVALUATION FINDINGS OF THIS PROGRAM SUGGEST THAT THIS PRX PROGRAM RESULTED IN A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVEMENT IN FOOD SECURITY AND ENHANCED HEALTHY EATING HABITS, INCLUDING AN INCREASE IN THE VARIETY OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES CONSUMED ALONGSIDE A DECREASE IN CONSUMPTION OF FRIED FOODS AND SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGES. WITH REGARDS TO FOOD CHOICES, CONFIDENCE WITH PROCURING AND PREPARING HEALTHY FOODS INCREASED BY OVER 24% ACROSS ALL COHORTS. LASTLY, WE'VE OBSERVED IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH AND WELLBEING OVER THE PROGRAM, NOTING DECREASES IN PARTICIPANT'S BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) AND SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS FROM BASELINE TO MIDLINE, WHICH WERE SUSTAINED THROUGH THE END OF THE PROGRAM. 5. IN 2023, OPEN HAND CONTINUED WORKING ON A VIRTUAL NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM IN RURAL GEORGIA, SERVING 2,675 SOCIALLY VULNERABLE GEORGIANS. THIS PROGRAM, CALLED GEORGIANS RECEIVING INSIGHTFUL NUTRITION TELENUTRITION SEMINARS (OR GRITS) INCLUDED TWO TYPES OF NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR OLDER ADULTS INVOLVED IN THEIR LOCAL AREA AGENCY ON AGING. THE FIRST PART OF THIS PROGRAM WAS VIRTUAL INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION COACHING FOR OLDER ADULTS WHO WERE AT HIGH NUTRITION RISK. THESE OLDER ADULTS WERE ELIGIBLE TO TALK TO A RDN WHO PROVIDED MNT TO ASSIST WITH THEIR CHRONIC CONDITIONS, FOOD SECURITY CONCERNS, AND/OR SHOPPING ON A BUDGET. THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED GROUP NUTRITION EDUCATION TO OLDER ADULTS AT THEIR LOCAL SENIOR CENTERS. EACH GEORGIA SENIOR CENTER IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES OF NUTRITION EDUCATION TO THEIR OLDER ADULT CONSTITUENTS EACH MONTH, AND THIS PROGRAM ALLOWED PROVIDERS TO UTILIZE OPEN HAND RDNS TO FULFILL THEIR NUTRITION EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. OPEN HAND'S NUTRITION EDUCATION PROVIDED 30-45 MINUTES OF ENGAGING NUTRITION DISCUSSION AROUND PREPARING MEALS ON A BUDGET, GOOD SLEEP HABITS AND NUTRITION, DIABETES MANAGEMENT, AND MANY OTHER TOPICS. THE RDNS PROVIDED THESE LESSONS VIA THE ZOOM VIRTUAL PLATFORM AND PROVIDED PRE AND POST SURVEYS TO TEST KNOWLEDGE GAINED AND LIKEABILITY OF THE ZOOM LESSONS. 6. FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF THE POST-DISCHARGE MEAL PROGRAM IN 2021 AND RECOGNIZING THAT NUTRITION IS CRITICAL FOR PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM HOSPITALIZATION, OPEN HAND CONTINUED THE PROGRAM VIA LOCAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND KAISER PERMANENTE IN 2023. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, CLIENTS RECEIVED 21 MEALS DELIVERED TO THEIR HOME FOLLOWING HOSPITALIZATION. PARTICIPANTS WERE ALSO SCREENED FOR NUTRITION RISK FOLLOWING THEIR HOSPITALIZATION AND FOR THOSE WHO SCREENED HIGH ON THEIR NUTRITION RISK, THEY WERE REFERRED TO AN OPEN HAND RDN FOR MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY. 7. FOOD AS MEDICINE COALITION AS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL FOOD AS MEDICINE COALITION (FIMC), OPEN HAND CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE WITH OUR FELLOW COALITION MEMBERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING STREAMS THAT SUPPORT HOME-DELIVERED, MEDICALLY-TAILORED MEALS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION. OPEN HAND CONTINUES TO BE PART OF THIS ELITE GROUP OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND IN 2023 ASSISTED IN BUILDING AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS ADMINISTERED BY FIMC FOR MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COALITION. THESE STANDARDS INCLUDE MEETING SPECIFIC MEDICALLY APPROPRIATE NUTRITION TARGETS FOR ALL MADE FROM SCRATCH MEALS, STRICT QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES, THE OFFERING OF MENUS DESIGNED BY LICENSED RDNS TO MEET A VARIETY OF SERIOUS CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (MNT) ADMINISTERED BY RDNS. ADDITIONALLY, FIMC WAS REPRESENTED IN THE FALL OF 2022 ON THE NATIONAL STAGE AT THE WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON HUNGER, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH WHICH SHOWCASED COLLECTIVE RESEARCH OF MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY FIMC AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 8. IN 2023, OPEN HAND CONTINUED THE GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS (GDM) PILOT PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDED 16 WEEKS OF DIABETES-FRIENDLY MEALS AND VIRTUAL NUTRITION EDUCATION TO WOMEN RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH GDM. PARTICIPANTS WERE ALSO PROVIDED SUPPORT BY CONNECTING WITH AN RDN AND OTHER WOMEN EXPERIENCING GDM. THIS RESEARCH WAS COMPLETED IN 2023 WITH HOPEFUL PUBLICATION OF THE RESULTS IN 2024. C. OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 1. OPEN HAND'S WEBSITE WAS REBRANDED WITH NEW A LOGO, COLORS, FONTS ALONG WITH INTERNAL SHAREPOINT SITES, FORMS, AND REPORTS. 2. PURCHASED AND DEPLOYED TWO NEW ENTERPRISE DELL SERVERS TO THE INTERNAL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NETWORK REPLACING SERVERS THAT WERE AT THE END OF THEIR USEFUL LIVES (EOL). 3. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF CARES, OPEN HAND'S REVAMPED CLIENT SERVICES MEAL ORDER PORTAL LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2024. 4. IN NOVEMBER 2022 OPEN HAND SELECTED A DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) PROCESS COMMENCED IN JUNE 2022 TO PERFORM THE DESIGN SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE RENOVATION OF AN APPROXIMATE 43,500 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2021. THIS BUILDING WILL BECOME OPEN HAND'S NEW MAIN CAMPUS FACILITY. THE CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGAN IN AUGUST 2023 AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION IS EXPECTED IN AUGUST 2024. THE NEW MAIM CAMPUS FACILITY WILL REPLACE OUR FORMER TWO BUILDING, 30,000 SQUARE FOOT CAMPUS FACILITY. THE FINANCING FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE BUILDING WAS PROVIDED BY A LOCAL BANK IN DECEMBER 2021. THE PERMANENT FINANCING FOR OWNERSHIP OF THE BUILDING AND THE CONSTRUCTION RENOVATION PROJECT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH A NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS (NMTC) FINANCING TRANSACTION SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED BY SEVERAL LOCAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH A LOCAL ATLANTA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY. THIS NMTC FINANCING TRANSACTION WAS CONSUMMATED IN OCTOBER 2023. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS - CONTINUED: | 5. $19.5 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN THE HEALING POWER OF FOOD OPEN HAND HAS LONG STRETCHED ITS ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO MEET THE EVER-GROWING NEED TO SUPPORT AT-RISK CLIENT GROUPS. THE CONSTRAINTS IN OUR CURRENT LOCATION, WHICH WERE EXACERBATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ENCOURAGED US TO REEXAMINE HOW AND WHERE WE SERVE OUR CLIENTS. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE PROPERTY SEARCH, PURCHASE OF AN EXISTING 43,500 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY IN DECEMBER 2021, AND THE COMPLETION OF A CAMPAIGN FEASIBILITY STUDY CONDUCTED BY COXE CURRY AND ASSOCIATES IN APRIL 2022, OPEN HAND LAUNCHED THE HEALING POWER OF FOOD, A COMPREHENSIVE CAPITAL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. DURING 2023, OPEN HAND ACHIEVED STEADY PROGRESS TOWARDS THE $19.5 MILLION GOAL, ANTICIPATING CAMPAIGN COMPLETION IN EARLY 2024. THIS CAMPAIGN WILL FUND OPEN HAND'S RELOCATION TO THE WESTSIDE OF ATLANTA AND SUPPORT THE NECESSARY BUILDING RENOVATIONS AT THE NEW SITE TO BECOME THE MAIN CAMPUS FACILITY FOR OUR GROWING BUSINESS OPERATION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS CAMPAIGN WILL CREATE A BUILDING MAINTENANCE FUND TO EFFECTIVELY POSITION US TO ADDRESS OUR FUTURE NEEDS, AND INITIATE A NEW PROGRAMMATIC EFFORT FOCUSED ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT EXISTING JOB SKILLS TRAINING NEEDS PREVALENT IN THE COMMUNITY. AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE FACILITY IN 2021, THE TENANT LEASED BACK THE PROPERTY FROM OPEN HAND FOR 18 MONTHS TO GIVE US TIME TO SELECT A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND PLAN THE BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT. WE NOW HAVE FULL OWNERSHIP AND ACCESS TO THE BUILDING AT 1380 W. MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, GEORGIA AND IT IS UNDER ACTIVE RENOVATION. OPEN HAND PLANS TO MOVE INTO THE NEWLY RENOVATED FACILITY IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2024. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | INTERNAL REVIEW PROCESS BY THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | APPLICABLE PERSONS PROVIDE INITIAL AS WELL AS SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL DISCLOSURE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. ANY POTENTIALS ARE DISCUSSED OR REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | OPEN HAND ATLANTA, INC. DEVELOPED GOALS, USED PEER COMPARISONS AND BENCHMARKING USING THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THESE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST ONLY BY EMAIL AS ATTACHMENTS, OR BY PAPER COPIES MAILED USING REGULAR USPS MAIL DELIVERY. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | GAIN ON ASSETS HELD AT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 66,544. TRANSFER TO OPEN HAND -249,630. |
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