To provide services for military veterans through cooking therapy cookware donations culinary education and business advice for anyone from home chefs to aspiring food truck or restaurant owners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 30% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$469K
Spent
$116K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$354K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$469K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$469K
FY2022$218K
FY2023$252K
FY2024$317K
Expenses
$116K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$116K
FY2022$222K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$272K
Net assets
$354K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$354K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$320K
FY2024$0

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2020.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $102K Management & general 12% · $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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Chair of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Magovern’s $33K as COO is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Empowers veterans with culinary skills, cookware, and business guidance for food ventures.

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1 program · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Chow corp placed first in the street shares business and coaching event which won our non-profit organization $15,000. The funding will be used to continue the mission of helping veterans find their passion in the culinary arts. Chow also was chosen for grant money from a leader in financial business apps.

$102Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$20K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$102K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$354K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$469K
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$354K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K
Total assetsLn 16$0$354K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$354K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K
Office expensesLn 13$44K$33K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$102K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $317K$272K$44K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $252K$268K−$16K$320K 990 PDF
FY2022 $218K$222K−$4K$319K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $469K$116K$354K$354K 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
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Part I · Summary $469,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$469,381
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$469,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$115,663
I-18 Total expenses$115,663
I-19 Revenue less expenses$353,718
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $469,381 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$469,381
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$469,381
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$469,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,663 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,360$3,360
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,087$1,087
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,825$16,825
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $33,411 · Management $10,177$43,588
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,041$24,041
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,234$10,234
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,012$11,012
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,516$5,516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $102,126 · Management $13,537 · Fundraising $0$115,663
Part X · Balance sheet $353,718 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$150,428
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$203,290
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$353,718
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$353,718
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$353,718
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $353,718 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$469,381
XI-2 Total expenses$115,663
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$353,718
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$353,718

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