Three Sisters Kitchen uses the power and love of local food to create economic opportunity, improve community health and bring our diverse communities together.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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
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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 $95K 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
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $368K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$451K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+70% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$793K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +70%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$989K
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +59%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$734K
FY2021$847K
FY2022$997K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$793K
FY2023▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$715K
FY2022$702K
FY2023$793K
FY2024$918K
FY2025$644K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Sep 2019.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $1.0M Management & general 32% · $507K Fundraising 3% · $42K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$79,927Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anzia Bennett’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 31st percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anzia Bennett$80,351$78,794$79,927$80,920$78,000$65,000

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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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

Connects communities and improves health by using local food for economic opportunity.

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3 programs · $825K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Social enterprise programs include local foods shop and cafe, connecting community members with local food and creating and sustaining new markets for local producers; and TSK: food group, the organization's line of specialty granolas, spices shakes, and waffle mixes, that serve as case study and teaching tools for the manufactured food…

$508Kprogram expense
02

Economic opportunity programs include manufactured food business training programs, servicing aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, incubating new local good businesses, providing training, technical assistance, and commercial kitchen access, and connecting entrepreneurs to resources they need to succeed.

$170Kprogram expense
03

Community health programs included healthy food access programming; community nutrition, cooking and diabetes prevention workshops; and food and nutrition training for healthcare providers.

$147Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$271K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$507K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$793K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$382K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$597K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$492
Other incomeLn 4–11$271K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
SavingsLn 2$159K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$382K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$359K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K
Net assetsLn 32$793K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$411K$382K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$184K$359K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$345K$451K
Net assetsLn 32$702K$793K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$71K$6K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$834K$737K$66K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$109K$2K$107K
Payroll taxesLn 10$72K$64K$5K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$52K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$124K$41K$79K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$31K$18K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$91K$1K$90K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$20
InterestLn 20$938$938
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$141K$103K$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.0M$507K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.8M−$281K$644K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$1.9M$85K$918K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.7M$1.6M$91K$793K 990 PDF
FY2022 $989K$997K−$8K$702K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$847K$368K$715K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$734K$315K$457K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,679,650 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $818,814$1,346,092
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,934$62,007
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $381$492
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $83,699$271,059
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $988,828$1,679,650
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $716,860$1,095,381
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,060$493,227
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $996,920$1,588,608
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,092$91,042
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $1,679,650 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $271,059 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$596,952
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$749,140
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,346,092
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,007$62,007
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $492$492
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $333,558$1,679,650
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,588,608 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $70,592 · Management $6,280 · Fundraising $3,055$79,927
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $736,885 · Management $65,559 · Fundraising $31,886$834,330
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,012 · Management $106,633$108,645
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $64,486 · Management $5,368 · Fundraising $2,625$72,479
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $51,554$51,554
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $1,614$1,614
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,894 · Management $79,385 · Fundraising $3,928$124,207
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,102 · Management $12,633$30,735
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,055 · Management $89,715$90,770
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,365 · Management $20$2,385
IX-20 InterestFundraising $938$938
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $12,645$12,645
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $36,963$36,963
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,254 · Management $38,162$141,416
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,039,645 · Management $506,531 · Fundraising $42,432$1,588,608
Part X · Balance sheet $1,244,499 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $400,208$222,023
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,565$159,479
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $232,708$320,483
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$33,482
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $184,249$358,746
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $204,001$150,286
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,047,502$1,244,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,371$112,693
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $164$134,479
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $209,603$155,916
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $345,138$451,093
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $688,364$768,406
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $702,364$793,406
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,047,502$1,244,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $793,406 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,679,650
XI-2 Total expenses$1,588,608
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,042
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$702,364
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$793,406

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