OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

1380 W MARIETTA ST NW, ATLANTA, GA 30318-4974

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

MATTHEW PIEPER, 1380 WEST MARIETTA ST NW, ATLANTA, GA 30318

Signed the 990

MATTHEW PIEPER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Phone

(404) 872-8089

Website

WWW.OPENHANDATLANTA.ORG

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Mission

WE COOK. WE DELIVER. WE TEACH. WE CARE.

Program accomplishments

• 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, PIKE, POLK, ROCKDALE, SPALDING, SUMPTER, TELFAIR, TERRELL, TIFT, TURNER, WALTON, WILCOX.B. THE MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR ONE, TWO, OR THREE FRESHLY COOKED-TO-FROZEN DELICIOUS, THERAPEUTIC MEALS TO MEET THE DAILY NUTRITION NEEDS OF SOCIALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEALING WITH A CRITICAL, CHRONIC, OR TERMINAL DISEASE, MANY OF WHOM ARE UNABLE TO PREPARE OR SHOP FOR HEALTHY FOOD DUE TO PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. OTHER QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS MAY INCLUDE DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF OPEN HAND CLIENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR HEALTH STATUS. AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE MEALS PROGRAM, NUTRITION EDUCATION IS DELIVERED ON A REGULAR BASIS TO INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUP SETTINGS AS WELL AS VIRTUALLY VIA OUR TELENUTRITION PLATFORM. MENUS ARE DEVELOPED AND PRODUCTS ARE SELECTED BY OPEN HAND'S RDNS AND INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC AND PREFERENTIAL MENU OPTIONS. EACH OF OPEN HAND'S MENUS ARE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED WHICH ALLOWS CLIENTS TO CUSTOMIZE THEIR MENU TO THEIR DIETARY PREFERENCES WHILE ADHERING TO THE DIET RECOMMENDATIONS BY THEIR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.C. OPEN HAND'S MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY PROGRAM PROVIDES A WEEKLY SUPPLY OF BOTH NONPERISHABLE GROCERIES AND FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO SOCIALLY VULNERABLE CLIENTS WHO ARE WELL ENOUGH TO PREPARE THEIR OWN HEALTHY MEALS WITH NUTRITION GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY OPEN HAND RDNS. THESE GROCERIES PROVIDE THE INGREDIENTS FOR 14 MEALS EACH WEEK AND INCLUDE RECIPES AND NUTRITION EDUCATION SO CLIENTS CAN CREATE THEIR OWN HEALTHY MEALS. IN 2024, OPEN HAND PROVIDED A TOTAL OF 138,948 MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY MEALS.D. IN IN ADDITION, OPEN HAND PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 100,220 NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS (NS), TO SOCIALLY VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS. THE SUPPLEMENTS HELP TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NUTRITION TO CLIENTS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING POOR APPETITE, WEIGHT LOSS, OR CHEWING/SWALLOWING CHALLENGES.E. CENTRAL TO OPEN HAND'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO NUTRITION, CLIENTS ARE ASSESSED DURING THE INTAKE PROCESS AND OFFERED NUTRITION EDUCATION BY OPEN HAND RDNS, WHICH INCLUDES EVIDENCE-BASED EDUCATION IN A GROUP SETTING. IN 2024, WE PROVIDED DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION WORKSHOPS FOR A TOTAL OF 40 CLIENTS. THESE PROGRAMS TEACH INDIVIDUALS THE TOOLS NEEDED TO BECOME EFFECTIVE SELF-MANAGERS OF THEIR HEALTH. THEY LEARN SKILLS SUCH AS HEALTHY EATING, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, STRESS MANAGEMENT, AND POSITIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES. THE RDNS ALSO PROVIDE FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS AND NUTRITION SEMINARS FOR A VARIETY OF POPULATIONS ACROSS ATLANTA. F. OPEN HAND PROVIDED MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY (MNT) TO 374 CLIENTS IN 2024, THROUGH BOTH IN-PERSON CARE AND OUR VIRTUAL PLATFORM, HEALTHIE. MNT IS PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN TO TARGET SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS. SESSIONS INCLUDE A NUTRITION DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY, AND COUNSELING SERVICES - ALL PERFORMED BY OPEN HAND RDNS. DEFINED BY THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, MNT INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT, NUTRITION DIAGNOSES, INTERVENTION, EVALUATION/MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, AND COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS ACROSS GEORGIA WHO HAVE A NUTRITION-SENSITIVE CHRONIC DISEASE TO HELP IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH THROUGH BETTER FOOD CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. G. OPEN HAND'S OLDER ADULT NUTRITION PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE FRESHLY COOKED HEALTH-PROMOTING MEAL TO MEET ONE-THIRD OF THE DAILY NUTRITION NEEDS OF HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULT CLIENTS AND OLDER ADULTS IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS. IN 2024, OPEN HAND PREPARED AND DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 147,667 TOTAL MEALS TO OLDER ADULT CLIENTS IN SENIOR CENTERS. ADDITIONALLY, OPEN HAND PROVIDED NUTRITION EDUCATION AND WELLNESS COACHING TO APPROXIMATELY 2,248 SENIORS IN GROUP SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN SENIOR CENTERS AND SENIOR HIGH-RISE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT FULTON COUNTY, GA. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING NUTRITION SERVICES IN ATLANTA, OPEN HAND EXPANDED THE NUTRITION PROGRAM ACROSS THE STATE OF GEORGIA THROUGH A PILOT PROGRAM CALLED GRITS GEORGIANS RECEIVING INSIGHTFUL TELENUTRITION SEMINARS. THE OPEN HAND RDNS PROVIDED EDUCATION VIRTUALLY TO OLDER ADULTS ATTENDING THEIR SENIOR CENTERS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, OR IN THE COMFORT OF THEIR HOME. IN 2024, 471 ENGAGEMENTS WERE PROVIDED TO OLDER ADULTS FOR GROUP NUTRITION EDUCATION. H. OPEN HAND IS ONE OF GEORGIA'S IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EDUCATION (SNAP-ED) PROGRAM PROVIDING NUTRITION EDUCATION TO THOSE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SNAP FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THIS INCLUDES A SIX-WEEK PROGRAM, GROCERY STORE TOURS, AND AN EARLY CHILDCARE PROGRAM, AMONG OTHERS. IN 2024, OUR SNAP-ED TEAM TRANSITIONED FROM USING THE COOKING MATTERS PROGRAM TO ANOTHER EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAM CALLED HEALTHY CHOICES FOR EVERY BODY. IN 2024, THE OPEN HAND SNAP-ED TEAM TAUGHT 1,592 PARTICIPANTS HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY, TASTY MEALS ON A LIMITED BUDGET, OFFERING PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SUCH AS MEAL PREPARATION, GROCERY SHOPPING, AND FOOD BUDGETING THAT EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES, EVEN WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. HEALTHY CHOICES FOR EVERY BODY HELPS OPEN HAND ADDRESS THE CO-OCCURRING ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY, OBESITY, AND RELATED NUTRITION-SENSITIVE DISEASE, WHICH ARE OFTEN MORE COMMON AMONG AT-RISK, DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.
  Expenses $4,368,209 · revenue $275,966
• 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 TO CUSTOMERS ACROSS ATLANTA IN 2024, THE RDNS PROVIDED 35 NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND 10 NUTRITION CONSULTS EXPANDING VIRTUAL NUTRITION CARE TO THESE CUSTOMERS.
  Expenses $1,090,905 · revenue $68,919
• 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 HEALTH. IN 2024, OPEN HAND DELIVERED 4,843 PRODUCE BOXES TO PRX PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM.
  Expenses $7,369,834 · revenue $465,596
• IN 2024, OPEN HAND EXTENDED THE REACH OF OUR COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION PROGRAMMING BY ACHIEVING SEVERAL KEY GOALS: A. OPEN HAND AND GOOD MEASURE MEALSTM SERVED A COMBINED TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 10,296 CLIENTS IN 2024. THIS INCLUDES MORE THAN 1,397,000 HOME-DELIVERED MEALS, NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS, AND MEALS PROVIDED IN A CONGREGATE SETTING. IN 2024, OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONISTS (RDN) WORKED WITH 3,420 CLIENTS, PROVIDING EXTENSIVE NUTRITION EDUCATION INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE AND DIABETES SELF-MANAGEMENT, HEALTHY CHOICES FOR EVERY BODY, PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS, AND CONDUCTING VIRTUAL AND IN-CLINIC MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY (MNT, NUTRITION COUNSELING PRESCRIBED BY A PHYSICIAN). B. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMMATIC MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED IN 2024:1. MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS PROGRAM HELPING OUR CLIENTS BETTER MANAGE THEIR CHRONIC DISEASE BY PROVIDING MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS IS ALWAYS A PRIMARY FOCUS FOR OPEN HAND. IN 2024, APPROXIMATELY 58% OF OUR CLIENTS REPORTED SPENDING FEWER DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL, 66% REPORTED IMPROVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE HEALTH INDICATOR AND 93% REPORTED THEY HAVE MORE EASE OR ABOUT THE SAME EASE IN TAKING THEIR MEDICATIONS AS A RESULT OF RECEIVING PREPARED MEALS.OUR ANNUAL CLIENT SURVEY FOCUSED ON MEASURING THE IMPACT OF OUR SERVICES. OF THE CLIENTS WHO RESPONDED THAT HAD A CHRONIC CONDITION, 36% REPORTED THEY ACHIEVED AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR CHOLESTEROL LEVELS, 41% ACHIEVED AN IMPROVEMENT IN BLOOD PRESSURE, AND 27% ACHIEVED AN IMPROVEMENT IN BLOOD SUGAR. 2. AS A COMPONENT OF OUR MEDICALLY TAILORED MEAL 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. OPEN HAND CLIENTS WHO SEE AN RDN REPORT POSITIVE CHANGES 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. MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY PROGRAM DESIGNED BY OPEN HAND RDNS, THE MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY 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 WEEKLY MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY BAGS FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHICH INCLUDE SEASONAL FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AND NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS, ALONG WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS AND RECIPES RELEVANT TO THE CONTENTS OF THAT WEEK'S GROCERY BASKET TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMPTION. OPEN HAND PROVIDED 138,948 MEDICALLY TAILORED GROCERY MEALS IN 2024.4. PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM (PRX) IN 2024, OPEN HAND CONDUCTED 26 COHORTS OF PRX ACROSS METRO- AND SOUTH GEORGIA, WHICH INCLUDED 6 WEEKS OF EVIDENCE-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION CLASSES CONDUCTED BY RDNS AND TRAINED EDUCATORS. THESE COHORTS WERE COMPRISED OF 205 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS AT BASELINE AND MAINTAINED A 53% RETENTION RATE OVER THE COURSE OF THE 3 OR 6-MONTH PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMS 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 SUGGEST THAT THIS PRX PROGRAM RESULTED IN A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT 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, AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM APPROXIMATELY 75% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED CONFIDENCE WITH PROCURING AND PREPARING HEALTHY FOODS. LASTLY, WE'VE OBSERVED IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH AND WELLBEING OVER THE PROGRAM, NOTING DECREASES IN PARTICIPANT BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) AND SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS FROM BASELINE TO MIDLINE, WHICH WERE SUSTAINED THROUGH THE END OF THE PROGRAM.5. IN IN 2024, OPEN HAND CONTINUED WORKING ON A VIRTUAL NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM IN RURAL GEORGIA, PROVIDING 471 ENGAGEMENTS WITH SOCIALLY VULNERABLE GEORGIANS. THIS PROGRAM, CALLED GEORGIANS RECEIVING INSIGHTFUL NUTRITION TELENUTRITION SEMINARS (OR GRITS).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 2024. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, 310 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 IS MEDICINE COALITION (FIMC), OPEN HAND CONTINUES TO ADVOCATE WITH OUR FELLOW 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 THE ELITE GROUP OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS AND IN 2024 ASSISTED IN BUILDING AN ACCREDITATION PROCESS ADMINISTERED BY FIMC FOR MEETING OR EXCEEDING THE RIGOROUS STANDARDS ESTABLISHED BY THE COALITION. THOSE 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. OPEN HAND WAS AUDITED IN NOVEMBER 2024 BY FIMC TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. OPEN HAND EXPECTS TO RECEIVE ACCREDITATION IN EARLY 2025. 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. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNITY OUTREACH/ADVOCACY MILESTONES WERE ACHIEVED IN 2024:1. OPEN HAND STAFF MEMBERS MADE PRESENTATIONS AT VARIOUS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES TO SHOWCASE OUR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PROJECTS AROUND MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION. IN 2024, 10 OPEN HAND STAFF MEMBERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL CONFERENCES. PRESENTATION TOPICS INCLUDED SNAP-ED PROJECTS, PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION PROGRAMS, MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS, AND OTHER INNOVATIONS IN NUTRITION EDUCATION, ESPECIALLY FOR OLDER ADULTS. OPEN HAND STAFF ARE REGULARLY FEATURED AT THE NATIONAL FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION'S ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, AND 5 STAFF MEMBERS PRESENTED AT THE SYMPOSIUM IN SEPTEMBER 2024.2. TO PROMOTE POLICY, SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, OPEN HAND STAFF REGULARLY MEET WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS. IN 2024, OPEN HAND STAFF MET WITH OFFICIALS BOTH IN GEORGIA AND IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE YEAR BEGAN BY INTERACTING WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF GEORGIA'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT A LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST FOCUSED ON HEALTHCARE AND GEORGIA COUNCIL ON AGING'S ANNUAL SENIOR DAY AT THE CAPITOL. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS OF OPEN HAND'S TEAM TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH THE FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION WHERE THEY MET WITH FOUR MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA DELEGATION, PLUS THREE ADDITIONAL HIGH-RANKING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE CHAMPIONS FOR MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION. THE YEAR ENDED WITH THE GRAND OPENING CEREMONY FOR OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART NEW CAMPUS THAT WAS ATTENDED BY THE HONORABLE MAYOR OF ATLANTA, ANDRE DICKENS, AND THE HONORABLE VICE CHAIR OF THE FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, KHADIJAH ABDUR-RAHMAN.3. OPEN HAND HAS A ROBUST MARKETING STRATEGY TO ELEVATE OPEN HAND'S MISSION AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE ROLE OF MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH OF GREATER METRO ATLANTA AREA AND BEYOND. OPEN HAND'S SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT RATES IN 2024 WERE 4-5% HIGHER THAN INDUSTRY STANDARD ACROSS ITS PREFERRED PLATFORMS (META AND LINKEDIN). ADDITIONALLY, IN 2024, OPEN HAND WAS FEATURED IN THE MEDIA ON 32 TOTAL OCCASIONS, DEMONSTRATING THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY. MEDIA FEATURES INCLUDED OPEN HAND'S MOVE TO A NEW 43,000 SQUARE FOOT STATE-OF-THE-ART CAMPUS HEADQUARTERS AND THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, THE HEALING POWER OF FOOD.4. OPEN HAND HAS WON MANY AWARDS AND WAS THE PROUD RECIPIENT OF THE FOLLOWING AWARDS IN 2024: -VOTED AS A HEALTHIEST EMPLOYER BY THE ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE IN AUGUST 2024-COVENANT COMMUNITY, INC. PILLAR OF HOPE AWARD

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

58-1816778

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1989

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Food, agriculture and nutrition (K36Z)

Assets (IRS master file)

$22,466,524

Income (IRS master file)

$16,447,087

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 58-1816778).

Questions about OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC

What is the EIN of OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC is 58-1816778.

Is OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.

Are donations to OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Who is the principal officer of OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MATTHEW PIEPER.

Who are the officers and directors of OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 25 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $197,522 (MATTHEW PIEPER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).

How much revenue does OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $13,707,660, expenses of $14,212,487 and total assets of $22,466,524 at year end.

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