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SLOW FOOD USA INC
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 134100161 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE K40 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$1.0M
expenses
$1.2M
net assets
$-271K
employees
7
volunteers
1,342
program ratio
87%
mission · from form 990

SEEK TO INSPIRE TRANSFORMATION IN FOOD POLICY, PRODUCTION PRACTICES,AND MARKET FORCES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Slow Food USA is a nonprofit organization based in New York that seeks to transform food policy, production practices, and market forces. It mobilizes a grassroots network of volunteer leaders through local chapters and affinity groups, fosters public engagement via gatherings and campaigns, and promotes cultural shifts toward food that is good, clean, and fair for all. The organization operates nationally and hosts both virtual and in-person events.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $209K
    GATHERINGS:GATHERS LIKELY AND UNLIKELY ALLIES TO TRANSFORM THE WAY WE PRODUCE, CONSUME, AND ENJOY FOOD. SFUSA GATHERS BOTH IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.
  2. #2 $108K
    COMMUNICATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS:SFUSA RALLIES INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERS AROUND SPECIFIC ISSUES, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FOOD SYSTEM AND TO MAKE CULTURAL SHIFTS FOR FOOD THAT IS GOOD, CLEAN, AND FAIR FOR ALL.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Communications and Campaigns
Runs public education campaigns and mobilizes individuals and partners around key food system issues to promote cultural change toward good, clean, and fair food for all.
Gatherings
Hosts online communities and in-person events at local, national, and international levels to bring together diverse stakeholders for dialogue and action around transforming food systems.
Network Development
Builds and supports a grassroots network of volunteer leaders through local chapters and affinity groups, offering leadership development, skills training, and connection opportunities.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Community Capacity Building & Leadership Networks 1 activity
    • Building grassroots leadership network
      Develops a grassroots network of volunteer leaders through leadership development, skills building, and in-person and virtual connection opportunities across local chapters and affinity groups.
  • Food System Convening & Public Engagement 1 activity
    • Organizing stakeholder gatherings for food system transformation
      Organizes gatherings in online communities and at local, national, and international events to convene diverse stakeholders around transforming the food system.
  • Food Policy Advocacy & Nutrition Education 1 activity
    • Public education and advocacy campaigns on food systems
      Conducts communications and campaigns to educate the public about the food system and promote cultural shifts toward food that is good, clean, and fair for all.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$1.05M
Contributions & grants$969K92%
Program service revenue$40K4%
Investment income$00%
Other revenue$42K
expenses
Total expenses$1.22M
Program expenses87%
Admin / overhead7%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$370K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$323K
Cash$231K
Investments$0
Liabilities$593K
Net assets$-271K
Liquid reserves2.3 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +11.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
BILAL SARWARI Ex-Exe Dir. 40 $73K
ANNA MULE Ex-Exec .Dir. 40 $33K
board members · 7
  • BEN BURKETT — Director
  • Caity Moseman Wadler — Treasurer
  • Jileen Russell — CO-CHAIR
  • Josephine Baiamonte Capraro — Director
  • LAURA LUCIANO — CO-CHAIR
  • PAOLO DI CROCE — Director
  • Tiffany Nurrenbern — Secretary
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Convening Diverse Stakeholders
    methodology: convening_diverse_stakeholders
    By bringing together diverse stakeholders in online and in-person gatherings, we foster collaboration and drive systemic transformation in food production, consumption, and culture, because inclusive dialogue across sectors enables shared vision and coordinated action.
  • Grassroots Network Mobilization
    methodology: grassroots_network_mobilization
    By building a decentralized, volunteer-led network supported with leadership development and connection opportunities, we amplify local action on food system issues, because empowered local leaders drive context-specific, sustainable change.