Better Business Bureau Report for
Recipe for Success Foundation

Better Business Bureau Report issued November 2011
Better Business Bureau Report expires November 2012


Does not meet one or more standards
This charity does not meet one or more of the 20 standards for Charity Accountability. Find out more...


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Charity Contact Information

Name: Recipe for Success Foundation
Address: 4400 Yupon
  Houston, TX 77006
Phone: 713-520-0443
Web Address: www.recipe4success.org
Also known as:Recipe for Success
RFS
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Better Business Bureau Comments

Year, State Incorporated: 2005, Texas
Affiliates: None
Stated Purpose: The Recipe for Success Foundation is formed for charitable purposes to combat the epidemic of childhood obesity and encourage long term health by altering the way our children understand, appreciate and eat their food, and by educating and mobilizing the community to provide healthier diets for children.

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Evaluation Conclusions

              

Recipe for Success Foundation does not meet the following 3 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Standard 6: Board Policy on Effectiveness - Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Recipe for Success Foundation does not meet this Standard because:

  • The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.

Standard 11: Financial Statements - Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $250,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $100,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.

Recipe for Success Foundation does not meet this Standard because:

  • It states it does not have audited financial statements for the past fiscal year.

Standard 18: Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy - Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.

Recipe for Success Foundation does not meet this Standard because its website does not include a link to the organization's privacy policy.

In addition, the Houston BBB requested but did not receive complete information on the organization’s effectiveness measures and is unable to verify the organization's compliance with the following Standard for Charity Accountability: 7.
Recipe for Success Foundation meets the remaining 16 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Programs

              

They have developed Seed-to-Plate Nutrition Education (TM), a comprehensive experiential learning program for elementary aged children that makes healthy food fun through hands on gardening and cooking classes. Through regular outreach, they work to educate the community about healthy eating and work to make healthy food available to a broader community.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, Recipe for Success Foundation's program expenses were:

  
Seed to Plate Nutrition Education 351,602
Total Program Expenses: $351,602
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Governance

              

Chief Executive : n/a, n/a
Compensation*:
$

Highest Paid Executive: n/a,n/a
Compensation*: $

Chair of the Board: Gracie Cavnar
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Journalist, Writer

Board Size: 24

Paid Staff Size: 7

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
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Fund Raising

              

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, internet, membership
Fund raising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $321,485, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
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Tax Status

              

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
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Financial

              

The following information is based on Recipe for Success Foundation's IRS Form 990-EZ for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010.

Source of Funds  
Contributions 313,432
Program Service Revenue 132,522
Special events 8,053
Other revenue 806
Investment income 91
Gross profit (or loss) from sale of inventory -574
Total Income $454,330


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Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 88%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 5% 

Total income   $454,330
  Program expenses $351,602
  Fund raising expenses 25,822
  Administrative expenses 18,061
 
Total expenses   $395,485
Income in Excess of Expenses   58,845
Beginning net assets   159,959
Ending net assets   220,198
Total liabilities   1,394
Total assets   $220,198


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Complaints

              

BBB has processed no customer complaints on this company in its three year reporting period.

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