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MELTING POT FOUNDATION USA INC
BROOKLYN, NY · EIN 473901620 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE K30 · Food, Agriculture & Nutrition · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$570K
expenses
$686K
net assets
$-997K
employees
12
volunteers
11
program ratio
62%
mission · from form 990

TO IMPROVE SOCIETY BY CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE THINK ABOUT EATING THROUGH EDUCATION ABOUT HEALTHY, NATURAL FOODS; TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS OF VULNERABLE AND DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL TRAINING IN THE CULINARY ARTS TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES; AND TO EXPOSE SUCH COMMUNITIES TO A DIFFERENT WAY OF COOKING, USING NATURAL AND FRESH INGREDIENTS.

profile · synthesized from sources

Culinary arts training and food education nonprofit based in Brooklyn, NY, focused on improving health and life prospects in disadvantaged communities. Offers practical training in cooking with natural, fresh ingredients and aims to shift attitudes toward healthy eating. Programs were paused in 2021 due to financial constraints and pandemic impacts.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $0
    THE CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM DID NOT OPERATE IN 2021 DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS AND REBUILDING AROUND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19.
named programs · 1 · from sources

What they call their work

Culinary Training Program
Provided practical culinary arts training to local communities, focusing on healthy, natural foods and improving life prospects for disadvantaged individuals; inactive since 2021 due to funding and pandemic-related challenges
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Culinary Workforce Training Programs 1 activity
    • culinary arts training for disadvantaged communities inferred
      The organization provides practical culinary training focused on natural and fresh ingredients to improve life prospects in vulnerable populations.
      This organization’s public records don’t describe its work in enough detail to extract activities, so this entry is a cautious inference from limited available metadata.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$570K
Contributions & grants$324K57%
Program service revenue$245K43%
Investment income$2K0%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$686K
Program expenses62%
Admin / overhead21%
Fundraising17%
Salaries & benefits$253K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$322K
Cash$2K
Investments$0
Liabilities$1.32M
Net assets$-997K
Liquid reserves0.0 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue -43.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 9
  • BRENDA DUCHENE — DIRECTOR
  • CHARLIE MITCHELL — DIRECTOR
  • CHRIS KOSSIFOS — CHAIRMAN (OUTGOING)
  • CLAUS MEYER — DIRECTOR
  • DANIEL GOODINE — DIRECTOR
  • JOHNNYMAE ROBINSON — CHAIRMAN (INCOMING)
  • MARIA DELONGORIA — DIRECTOR
  • NELVERN SAMUEL — DIRECTOR
  • WILLARD BEALE — TREASURER (INCOMING)
strategies · 1

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