At Project Feast, we cultivate a nurturing space for refugees and immigrants, while providing culinary training that equips them for careers or entreprenuership in the food industry. We empower our students to share their diverse stories and cuisine, fostering intercultural exchange that enriches and unites our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $295K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$257K
Spent
$284K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$19K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$257K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$257K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$454K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$350K
Expenses
$284K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$284K
FY2021$269K
FY2022$376K
FY2023$423K
FY2024$459K
Net assets
$19K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$19K
FY2021$100K
FY2022$178K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$127K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $225K Management & general 16% · $45K Fundraising 5% · $14K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$56,450Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Louie’s $22K as Executive Director is at the 23rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Khanh-Van Nguyen—$85,413$73,830$64,200$56,450
Elizabeth Louie$22,291————

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

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  • 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 refugees and immigrants in culinary arts, fostering careers and community connection.

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1 program · $225K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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$225Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $86K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$34,780
Unitemized GrantFY2023$17,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$11,250
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,620

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$257K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$284K
Ln 25
Programscol B$225K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$19K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$196K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$257K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
SavingsLn 2$25K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$19K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$58K$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$46K$19K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$19K$19K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$30K$18K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$81K$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$351$351
Office expensesLn 13$433$433
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
TravelLn 17$258$258
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$238$238
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$594$594
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$53K$50K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$284K$225K$45K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $350K$459K−$109K$127K 990 PDF
FY2023 $481K$423K$58K$236K 990 PDF
FY2022 $454K$376K$78K$178K 990 PDF
FY2021 $350K$269K$81K$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $257K$284K−$26K$19K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $257,300 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $157,955$196,192
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $71,447$57,755
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $135$61
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,982$3,292
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,519$257,300
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $6,400$18,620
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,926$164,522
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $90,075$100,443
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $241,401$283,585
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,882−$26,285
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $257,300 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,571
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$174,621
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$196,192
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $57,755$57,755
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $61$61
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $9,555$9,555
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$6,263−$6,263
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $57,755 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,353$257,300
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $283,585 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $18,620$18,620
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,325 · Management $18,195 · Fundraising $12,130$60,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,657$80,657
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,400$8,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,636 · Management $1,907 · Fundraising $1,272$14,815
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,582$9,582
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,160$5,160
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $351$351
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $433$433
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,672$6,672
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $19,344$19,344
IX-17 TravelPrograms $258$258
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $238$238
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $594$594
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,618$2,618
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $49,568 · Management $3,748$53,316
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,877$1,877
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $224,562 · Management $45,270 · Fundraising $13,753$283,585
Part X · Balance sheet $58,404 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,639$29,843
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $45,041$25,034
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,971$2,377
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,150$1,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,801$58,404
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,189$11,577
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$27,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,189$39,077
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $45,612$19,327
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $45,612$19,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,801$58,404
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$257,300
XI-2 Total expenses$283,585
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$26,285
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$45,612
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,327

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