Sunflower Bakery INC

Tax-deductible

Rockville, MD501(c)(3)EmploymentEIN 26-2797556

See part III, line 1.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 22 volunteers and 43 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $125K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 65% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$818K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +36%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -14%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $2.2M Management & general 7% · $191K Fundraising 6% · $146K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

20 people listed on the 990; $192K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$41,741Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jody Tick’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jody Tick$150,000$145,000$145,000$51,865——
Daphna Raskas—————$70,942
Laurie Wexler———$59,710$37,373—
Sara Portman Milner$41,741$39,229$38,697$38,697$37,888$39,884

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Trains adults with disabilities in culinary arts and job readiness through hands-on kitchen experience.

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3 program services account for $2.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sunflower's pastry arts workforce development program includes 26 weeks of training in two phases. Phase one is 13 weeks of formal pastry instruction from a curriculum developed by sunflower focusing on techniques and methods, kitchen and food safety.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

The hospitality training has two phases taught by instructors with hospitality experience. Phase one consists of 13 weeks and is classroom based focusing on both hard and soft skills of customer service, front of house operations, safe food handling, and employment readiness.

$559Kprogram expense
03

Sunflower's culinary arts training program follows the same 13 week phases and teaches cooking methods, knife skills, food preparation, working with meat, safe food handling and soft skills of employment READINESS.PHASE one consists of 13 weeks where students learn basics of culinary preparations and phase two is 13 weeks where students…

$349Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$503K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$491K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$191K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$818K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$499K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$491K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$503K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$306K
SavingsLn 2$962K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$519K
Other assetsLn 15$650K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$818K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 622
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$595K$519K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$2.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K$818K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$197K$120K$39K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$1.2M$82K$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$21K$20K$900$444
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$29K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$136K$118K$10K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$67K$55K$7K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$37K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$653$714
Office expensesLn 13$60K$55K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$37K$32K$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$289K$261K$15K$12K
TravelLn 17$253$217$21$15
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$135$102
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$136K$117K$11K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$348$270
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$126K$110K$9K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$18K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.2M$191K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.3M$2.6M−$307K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.9M$110K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.7M−$38K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.4M$122K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$184K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.1M$677K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,270,858 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $516,651 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$128,272
VIII-1e Government grants$498,785
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$607,717
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,234,774
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $491,462$491,462
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,569$41,569
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$14,177−$14,177
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $579$579
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,008,113 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,971$2,270,858
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,577,744 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $120,237 · Management $38,625 · Fundraising $38,625$197,487
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,247,338 · Management $81,786 · Fundraising $54,905$1,384,029
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,659 · Management $900 · Fundraising $444$21,003
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,504 · Management $2,493 · Fundraising $1,931$32,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $117,962 · Management $10,316 · Fundraising $7,991$136,269
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $55,320 · Management $7,357 · Fundraising $4,331$67,008
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,440 · Management $4,979 · Fundraising $2,931$45,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,867 · Management $653 · Fundraising $714$9,234
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,682 · Management $2,988 · Fundraising $2,711$60,381
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,692 · Management $2,588 · Fundraising $2,690$36,970
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $261,208 · Management $15,498 · Fundraising $11,966$288,672
IX-17 TravelPrograms $217 · Management $21 · Fundraising $15$253
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,490 · Management $135 · Fundraising $102$1,727
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $116,918 · Management $10,708 · Fundraising $8,304$135,930
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,373 · Management $348 · Fundraising $270$12,991
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $110,263 · Management $9,329 · Fundraising $6,811$126,403
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,128 · Management $1,817 · Fundraising $1,164$21,109
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,241,298 · Management $190,541 · Fundraising $145,905$2,577,744
Part X · Balance sheet $2,737,636 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $205,551$306,416
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,227,316$961,995
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $206,257$129,597
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $122,103$141,163
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,173$26,793
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $11,087$2,708
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $595,343$519,429
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $360,640$649,535
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,742,470$2,737,636
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $125,408$135,678
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,189$28,869
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $387,330$653,432
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $515,927$817,979
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,173,963$1,862,157
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $52,580$57,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,226,543$1,919,657
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,742,470$2,737,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,919,657 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,270,858
XI-2 Total expenses$2,577,744
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$306,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,226,543
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,919,657

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