The Organizations mission is to use food to transform lives and nourish communities by providing people with the skills and support to launch meaningful careers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$299K 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $123K a year · 3% 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
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$299K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
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
2
named funders · $25K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.9M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.4M
+45% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$4.4M
FY2023▲ +45%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$8.0M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2023▲ +29%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$7.6M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2023▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $3.3M Management & general 18% · $856K Fundraising 12% · $551K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $299K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$169,251Pt VII · Sec A
$129,980Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Gilmore$184,081$179,091$169,251$149,480$127,905
Natalia Moussa$152,793$101,715$129,980$77,967$89,672
Juanita Atitisogbuie$102,069————
Lori Kuffner Love—$100,693———

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

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Empowers people with food skills and support for meaningful careers.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Project Launch

Our tuition-free, CA state certified, 20-month Apprenticeship Programs help individuals facing barriers to employment gain the skills needed to create sustainable careers. The Organization offers support services to the apprentices for the duration of their journey.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Works

This program launched in April 2022 and is a staffing social enterprise that builds a bridge between individuals facing barriers to employment and San Diegos robust hospitality industry by placing the Organizations apprentices into jobs.

$751Kprogram expense
03

The Shop

This is a retail store opened in January 2022 that resells donated gently-used (and new or never-used) kitchenware, cookware, dinnerware, select home dcor, and specialty items made by social enterprises, mission-aligned partners, or current/former apprentices..

$546Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$761K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.3M
Managementcol C$856K
Fundraisingcol D$551K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$878K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$381K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$761K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$19K
Total revenueLn 12$4.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$878K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$878K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$698K
Other assetsLn 15$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5127
VolunteersI 6523
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$931K$878K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$784K$698K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$375K$2.9M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$289K$165K$65K$59K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.5M$417K$374K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$398K$204K$114K$80K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$179K$73K$90K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$63K$33K$18K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$16K$10K$387
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$372K$364K$8K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$156K$141K$6K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$33K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$553K$538K$14K$38
All other expensesLn 24e$308K$231K$76K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$3.3M$856K$551K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8.0M$7.6M$347K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.2M$5.0M$207K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $4.4M$4.7M−$277K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.6M−$580K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.9M$3.0M$920K$2.7M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,381,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,724,705$3,603,493
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $281,532$761,468
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,055$20,866
I-11 Other revenue−$4,795
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,022,292$4,381,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,337,341$2,963,512
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,264,875$1,694,764
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,602,216$4,658,276
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$579,924−$277,244
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $4,381,032 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$4,795 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,780,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,822,833
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$380,617
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,603,493
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $761,468$761,468
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,304$2,304
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $18,562$18,562
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $761,468 · Excluded from tax $16,071$4,381,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,658,276 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,855 · Management $65,365 · Fundraising $58,729$288,949
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,485,535 · Management $416,703 · Fundraising $374,395$2,276,633
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $204,217 · Management $114,095 · Fundraising $79,618$397,930
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,725 · Management $89,876 · Fundraising $15,981$178,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,202 · Management $17,688 · Fundraising $12,103$62,993
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,143 · Management $10,125 · Fundraising $387$26,655
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $363,609 · Management $7,983$371,592
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,063$5,063
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $141,224 · Management $6,166 · Fundraising $9,024$156,414
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $33,168$33,168
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $538,307 · Management $14,156 · Fundraising $38$552,501
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $230,878 · Management $75,719 · Fundraising $1,199$307,796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,250,695 · Management $856,107 · Fundraising $551,474$4,658,276
Part X · Balance sheet $4,690,313 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $930,607$878,187
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $130,484$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $413,003$779,253
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $64,357$61,090
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,525$44,895
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $784,258$697,663
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $67,094$99,121
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,741$2,130,104
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,447,069$4,690,313
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $209,132$213,698
X-19 Deferred revenue$107,262
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,571$2,224,981
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $375,453$2,895,941
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,688,290$1,573,045
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $383,326$221,327
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,071,616$1,794,372
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,447,069$4,690,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,794,372 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,381,032
XI-2 Total expenses$4,658,276
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$277,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,071,616
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,794,372

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