Cooking with Gabby EIN 20-5035298 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowers children and families with tools for healthy eating and lifestyles to combat hunger and disease. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.0M in expenses, and $64K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2006
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Website
www.cookingwithgabby.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2025
Expenses
$1.0M
Net assets
$64K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-5035298 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA Founded 2006
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowers children and families with tools for healthy eating and lifestyles to combat hunger and disease.
Leadership
Gabriella Vasquez · Exec Dir/Secty · $59K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $1.0M expenses
Bottom line
94% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$64K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $42K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program efficiency
94%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate0% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +50% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +72%
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +70%
Total assets
$64K
FY2025▲ +106%
Total liabilities
$353
FY2025▼ -96%
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.0M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$64K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$42K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$64K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B94%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCooking with Gabby
EINHdr · item D20-5035298
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.cookingwithgabby.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2006
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir/Secty
$59,464Pt VII · Sec A
$1,230Pt VII · Sec A
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabriella Vasquez’s $59K as Exec Dir/Secty is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 819 $1–10M food & agriculture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024
Gabriella Vasquez$59,464$42,762$42,450
Laurie Muniz-Jaime$1,230
Montrice Rose-Green$1,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $978K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Educated and counseled several thousand inner city youth on the importance of healthy lifestyles in relation to eating and EXCERCISING.CWG through mentor up program teaches youth in low income communities with a high prevalance for obesity - nutrition education, obesity prevention and cooking classes and further teaches them how to…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants101%$1.1M
Investment income$3
— government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.94 Management & general $0.06
Program services94%$978K
Management & general6%$63K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$40K
Total assetsLn 16$64K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$353
Total net assetsLn 32$64K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $40K · Operating expenses/yr $1.0M
0.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $978K · Total expenses $1.0M
94%
Management & General
Management & general $63K · Total expenses $1.0M
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.0M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $29K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.1M · Total revenue $1.1M
101%
Government reliance
Government grants $1.0M · Total revenue $1.1M
97%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3 · Total revenue $1.1M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.0M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $629K
+72%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $64K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $1.0M
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $64K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $64K · Total assets $64K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $64K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gabriella Vasquez · Reported title EXEC DIR/SECTY · Highest reported compensation $59K · Total expenses $1.0M
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $95K · Total expenses $1.0M
9%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 94%
Overhead ratio 6%
Revenue growth 72%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$39

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025$629K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$328K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$7K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$-4K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$13K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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