2025-11-13T13:45:44-06:00 2024-12-31 994625061 CRI ADVISORS LLC 4004 SUMMIT BLVD NE SUITE 800 ATLANTA GA 30319 990 2024-01-01 581816778 OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC OPEN 4048728089 1380 WEST MARIETTA ST NW ATLANTA GA 30318 MATTHEW PIEPER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 4048728089 2025-11-12 1 0 TIFFANY T ORR CPA P01559485 7703948000 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MATTHEW PIEPER 1380 WEST MARIETTA ST NW ATLANTA GA 30318 16447087 0 X WWW.OPENHANDATLANTA.ORG X 1988 GA WE COOK. WE DELIVER. WE TEACH. WE CARE. 19 19 135 6423 0 0 21549405 13682954 1106062 810481 277644 -785775 105838 0 23038949 13707660 0 0 0 0 5805403 5998871 0 0 937446 8260180 8213616 14065583 14212487 8973366 -504827 25918306 22466524 4584339 1721626 21333967 20744898 X WE COOK. WE DELIVER. WE TEACH. WE CARE. 0 0 4368209 275966 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. 1090905 68919 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. 7369834 465596 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. 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 12828948 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 135 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 GA X X MATTHEW PIEPER 4048728089 1380 WEST MARIETTA ST NW ATLANTA GA 30318 THOMAS ABRAMS PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CARMEN TITELMAN VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHIRLEY POWELL IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CROMWELL S BAUN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA A HARRIS SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELDRIDGE BANKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE BLONDHEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA CARLTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TYLER EDGARTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRACY FIELD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEC FRISCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUDEVI GHOSH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILLY GRACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT JOSEPH JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JONATHAN KARRON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHANNA ELLIS REISINGER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BERNARD R WEDGE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW PIEPER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 197522 0 12108 SUSAN ANDERSON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 170614 0 11433 ROBERT CUELLAR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 157756 0 13563 ALETA MCLEAN SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CLIENT 40.00 X 113323 0 9858 KATHERINE J MACKENZIE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RESOURC 40.00 X 122257 0 3109 MICHAEL GERBER SENIOR DIRECTOR OF IT 40.00 X 110039 0 9665 871511 0 59736 6 0 1 0 0 544683 8125840 5012431 266543 13682954 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 592827 592827 CONTRACTUAL REVENUE 900099 207654 207654 MISC INCOME 900099 10000 10000 810481 251101 251101 1317247 5215 922400 1436938 394847 -1431723 -1036876 -1036876 380089 544683 380089 0 13707660 810481 0 -785775 798921 682981 36462 79478 4377957 3742629 199807 435521 425798 361883 18327 45588 396195 339497 17518 39180 436596 389797 24315 22484 365752 283091 82661 98704 89993 5146 3565 136154 110864 16506 8784 555207 513814 24897 16496 179395 172734 3955 2706 65094 65094 410439 371627 26249 12563 186262 173250 5377 7635 FOOD AND CONTAINERS 4169307 4169307 CAMPUS RELOCATION 823346 758299 39129 25918 DONATION GOOD 115114 114037 1077 DELIVERY EXPENSE 115101 115101 557145 374950 28405 153790 14212487 12828948 446093 937446 3556621 2803233 1055253 1003327 2434097 1364260 1434328 2648674 11039000 11039000 266531 329381 204812 306771 2983613 1364464 2343961 1619149 376132 422052 39416 35332 3168155 895345 25918306 22466524 1030654 693831 6281 9641 3105584 730029 441820 288125 4584339 1721626 X 15351998 16135878 5981969 4609020 21333967 20744898 25918306 22466524 X -504827 -362932 278690 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 12436942 14543485 15036822 21549405 13682954 77249608 12436942 14543485 15036822 21549405 13682954 77249608 1628340 75621268 9941 42592 56942 106327 251101 466903 77716511 4666497 0.97300 0.97550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 132891 8361 124530 2850722 1356103 1494619 1619149 ACCRUED LIABILITIES 288125 288125 X 13768976 -362932 15100 409148 61316 13707660 0 13707660 14607676 15100 380089 395189 14212487 0 14212487 PART X, LINE 2: UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM TAXES ON INCOME OTHER THAN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. USING THAT GUIDANCE, TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. IT ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN ON ASSETS HELD AT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 29,059. SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 380,089. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 380,089. PARTY IN THE LIFE 553877 286296 267581 150430 117151 DINING OUT FOR LIFE 130013 117464 12549 12549 1 240882 140923 99959 1000 98959 924772 544683 380089 151430 228659 380089 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MATTHEW PIEPER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 197522 0 0 0 0 0 5001 0 7107 0 209630 0 0 0 SUSAN ANDERSON CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER 160864 0 9750 0 0 0 4326 0 7107 0 182047 0 0 0 ROBERT CUELLAR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 144006 0 13750 0 0 0 4282 0 9281 0 171319 0 0 0 X MISC ITEMS, DINNER, BAGS, TICKETS AND FOOD 161 266543 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED: D. OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 1. OPEN HAND WORKED WITH MOELLER PURCELL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ON THE RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTY OPEN HAND PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2021 LOCATED AT 1380 WEST MARIETTA STREET, ATLANTA, GA TO CREATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMERCIAL KITCHEN AND MEAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THE 43,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY INCLUDES 30,000 SQUARE FEET FOR MEAL PRODUCTION, MEAL PACKAGING, MEAL PICKING AND WAREHOUSE USES THAT INCORPORATES A 9,000 SQUARE FOOT KITCHEN, 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF COOLER STORAGE, 4,700 SQUARE FEET OF FREEZER STORAGE, 4,500 SQUARE FEET OF DRY STORAGE, A 1,320 SQUARE FOOT REFRIGERATED MEAL PICKING ROOM, AND A 2,400 SQUARE FOOT MEAL PACKING ROOM ALLOWING MEALS TO REMAIN UNDER CONTROLLED TEMPERATURES DURING MEAL PACKAGING AND ROUTING. THE LARGE 3,600 SQUARE FOOT FREEZER FOR FINISHED GOODS HAS A 500,000 MEAL CAPACITY. THE FACILITY ALSO INCLUDES A LONG LOADING DOCK WITH 5 OVERHEAD DOORS AS WELL AS AN ELEVATED SECTION OF LOADING DOCK SPACE WHICH SERVES OUR FLEET OF 13 REFRIGERATED DELIVERY VEHICLES. TWO BLAST CHILLERS ARE LOCATED WITHIN THE KITCHEN FACILITY TO SAFELY CHILL AND FREEZE MEALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NATIONAL SANITATION FOUNDATION STANDARDS, WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 1,600 POUNDS OF PREPARED FOOD. 2. THE NEW CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED FEATURES: A. ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM (KEY FOBS AND CARDS) FOR ALL STAFF AND LIMITED ACCESS TO OPERATIONAL AREAS OF THE FACILITY B. SCHEDULED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF ENTRANCE GATES AND BUILDING ENTRANCES C. SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM WITH 52 CAMERAS ACROSS PRODUCTION, VISITOR, AND OUTSIDE AREAS OF THE FACILITY AND UP TO 4 MONTHS OF VIDEO RECORDING D. 10 INFORMATION MESSAGING TVS THROUGHOUT THE VISITOR AND OPERATIONAL AREAS WITH HUMAN RESOURCES, VOLUNTEER, AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION AND SECURITY CAMERA FEEDS E. UBIQUITI (AN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIER) WIRED AND WIRELESS NETWORK HARDWARE PROVIDING WIRELESS ACCESS IN ALL AREAS INCLUDING COOLERS, FREEZERS, AND THE SURROUNDING PARKING LOT, LOADING DOCK, AND PATIO AREAS F. DEPLOYMENT OF A NEW SONICWALL FIREWALL G. SERVER ROOM UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY (UPS) PROVIDING UP TO 25 MINUTES OF BACKUP POWER FOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY HARDWARE AND ALL WIRELESS HARDWARE, CAMERAS, AND SERVERS H. SHARP AUDIO/VIDEO HARDWARE AND MICROSOFT TEAMS SOFTWARE INCLUDING 65" 85" TV MONITORS, CEILING MICROPHONE, FRONT AND REAR FACING CAMERAS, AND WALL AND CEILING-MOUNTED SPEAKERS IN 4 CONFERENCE/TRAINING ROOMS 3. MOVED ALL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT FROM 181 ARMOUR DRIVE TO 1380 WEST MARIETTA STREET IN LATE JULY OF 2024 WITH NO INTERRUPTION IN SERVICE TO OPEN HAND CLIENTS. 4. IMPLEMENTED A TEACHING KITCHEN FOR CLIENT AND PATIENT CLASSES TO LEARN COOKING SKILLS AND NUTRITION EDUCATION. TRAINED STAFF ON THE KITCHEN'S OPERATIONS AND HOSTED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CLASSES IN THE FALL OF 2024. 5. HIRED 2 NEW STAFF MEMBERS TO DESIGN AND OVERSEE THE NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO BE LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2025. DEVELOPED A FRAMEWORK AND SECURED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 6. CYBERSECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT AND VULNERABILITY SCANS COMPLETED AND REVIEWED BY TWO OUTSIDE AGENCIES. 7. CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF CARES, OPEN HAND'S NEW CLIENT AND MEAL ORDER MANAGEMENT PORTAL. 8. BEGAN DEVELOPMENT AND CONFIGURATION OF AN ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING (ERP) SYSTEM TO BE FULLY LAUNCHED IN 2025. WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED THE ERP SYSTEM SHOULD PROVIDE: -QUICKER FINANCIAL REPORTING CAPABILITIES -SEAMLESS CLIENT/CENTER ORDER FULFILLMENT -INVENTORY TRACKING IMPROVEMENTS -ENHANCED FOOD SAFETY TRACEABILITY 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 29,059. TRANSFER FROM OPEN HAND NMTC SUPPORT CORPORATION 249,631. OPEN HAND NMTC SUPPORT CORPORATION 1380 WEST MARIETTA ST NW ATLANTA GA 30318 932479814 SUPPORT OPEN HAND ATLANTA, INC. GA 501(C)(3) LINE 12D, III-O OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OPEN HAND NMTC SUPPORT CORPORATION S 249631 CASH