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Community Cooks INC

Tax-deductible

Somerville, MA501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 45-2351381Revenue $684K in FY2025

On file with the IRScommunitycooks.org337 Somerville Ave, 02143-2914 · Somerville, MATax-exempt since Jan 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mobilize volunteers to prepare and deliver meals to vulnerable neighbors across boston.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 750 volunteers and 6 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $10K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$91K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$684K
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$619K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$555K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$684K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$558K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$543K
FY2024$680K
FY2025$684K
Expenses
$619K
FY2025+0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$491K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$396K
FY2023$477K
FY2024$617K
FY2025$619K
Net assets
$555K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$307K
FY2022$360K
FY2023$426K
FY2024$489K
FY2025$555K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $423K Management & general 12% · $74K Fundraising 20% · $122K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $109K 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
Daniele Levine
Executive Director
$108,677Pt VII · Sec A
Joann Ignelzi
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Chin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lynette Roth
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Nimblett
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniele Levine’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniele Levine$108,677$98,835$90,585$86,832$89,124$83,416

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

Mobilizes volunteers to prepare and deliver meals to vulnerable neighbors in Boston.

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1 program · $423K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our current 750+ volunteers prepare and deliver home cooked meals that serve over 2,000 neighbors in need each month who are seeking services at our 34 greater boston partner human service agencies.

$423Kprogram expense

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
Northern Bank & Trust Charitable Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Rodgers Family Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$10K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$684K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$691K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$619K
Ln 25
Programscol B$423K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$555K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$537K
Total assetsLn 16$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$691K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$126K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$117K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Total revenueLn 12$684K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$323K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$537K
Other assetsLn 15$69K
Total assetsLn 16$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$91K
Net assetsLn 32$555K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6750
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$524K$537K
Total assetsLn 16$620K$646K
LiabilitiesLn 26$131K$91K
Net assetsLn 32$489K$555K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$74K$11K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$164K$25K$52K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$21K$3K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$19K$3K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$5K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$859$644$215
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$978$151$311
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$251$515
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$160K$124K$8K$27K
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$6K$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$619K$423K$74K$122K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $684K$619K$65K$555K 990 PDF
FY2024 $680K$617K$63K$489K 990 PDF
FY2023 $543K$477K$66K$426K 990 PDF
FY2022 $453K$396K$57K$360K 990 PDF
FY2021 $374K$342K$31K$307K 990 PDF
FY2020 $558K$491K$67K$276K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $684,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $686,684$690,898
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,088$13,167
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$14,705−$20,026
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $680,067$684,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $399,966$409,179
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,240$209,947
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $617,206$619,126
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,861$64,913
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $684,039 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$116,513
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$574,385
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$126,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$690,898
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,167$13,167
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,026−$20,026
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$6,859$684,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $619,126 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $73,795 · Management $11,417 · Fundraising $23,465$108,677
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $164,023 · Management $25,376 · Fundraising $52,155$241,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,286 · Management $3,293 · Fundraising $6,767$31,346
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,743 · Management $2,900 · Fundraising $5,959$27,602
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,863$15,863
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,536 · Management $1,944 · Fundraising $1,625$8,105
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $644 · Management $215$859
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,201$2,201
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,066 · Management $1,093 · Fundraising $2,248$10,407
IX-17 TravelPrograms $978 · Management $151 · Fundraising $311$1,440
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,619 · Management $251 · Fundraising $515$2,385
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $124,107 · Management $8,185 · Fundraising $27,486$159,778
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,220 · Management $1,285 · Fundraising $1,404$8,909
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $423,017 · Management $74,174 · Fundraising $121,935$619,126
Part X · Balance sheet $645,876 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,025$213,708
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $469,745$322,994
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,400$37,539
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,853$2,869
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $79,384$68,766
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $620,407$645,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,886$25,055
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $80,150$65,944
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,036$90,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $417,009$519,877
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $72,362$35,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $489,371$554,877
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $620,407$645,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $554,877 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$684,039
XI-2 Total expenses$619,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,913
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$489,371
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$593
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$554,877

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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