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NEW YORK COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCHES INC
MAMARONECK, NY · EIN 432054405 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B192 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$441K
expenses
$369K
net assets
$439K
employees
14
volunteers
18
program ratio
81%
profile · synthesized from sources

Nonprofit organization focused on improving school food by developing nutrition education curricula and promoting plant-based, high-fiber meal options. Works with schools, food service directors, and policymakers in New York to enhance student wellness through curriculum development, recipe testing, and advocacy. Partners with organizations like the Culinary Institute of America and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $60K
    RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOOD UNEARTHED: UNCOVERING THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD CURRICULUMWE CONTINUED AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS TO RE-WRITE OUR FOOD UNEARTHED CURRICULUM AND CONTINUED WORKING SPECIFICALLY ON THE LESSONS FOR PREK. THIS INVOLVED A CURRICULUM WRITER, A TEACHER, AND THE COALITION FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL FOOD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER AND INCLUDED WORK ON THE LESSONS, THE EXTENSIVE MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THE LESSONS, THE TAKE HOME HANDOUTS FOR THE PARENTS/CAREGIVERS, AND GETTING FEEDBACK FROM OUR TEACHERS.
  2. #2 $15K
    COALITIONS AND CONFERENCESIN MARCH OF 2024, WE PRESENTED TO THE NEW YORK STATE DRY BEAN FARMERS ABOUT OUR WORK IN SCHOOLS. THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 40 FARMERS AND THOSE WHO WORKED WITH FARMERS THERE. WE PRESENT TO THEM EVERY YEAR ABOUT OUR WORK GETTING BEANS ON SCHOOL MENUS AND THEY PROVIDE US WITH A GRANT TO DO THIS WORK. WE PARTICIPATE AS PART OF A NATIONAL COALITION OF NON-PROFITS THAT WORK ON SCHOOL FOOD ISSUES. WE PARTICIPATE IN MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE GOAL OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND CREATING POLICY CHANGE. SPECIFICALLY, WE ARE TRYING TO ELEVATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EATING HIGH FIBER FOODS, AND PROVIDING ALTERNATIVES TO COW'S MILK DUE TO EQUITY ISSUES. WE PARTICIPATE IN THE FOOD ED COALITION RUN BY THE TISCH CENTER AT TEACHER'S COLLEGE, A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW YORK CITY THAT PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. WE MEET WITH THEM MONTHLY TO NETWORK AND THIS PROVIDES SUPPORT AND IDEAS FOR OUR PROGRAMMING.
named programs · 5 · from sources

What they call their work

Cool School Food NYC
Partnership with NYC Office of Food and Nutrition Services to promote plant-based school meals, including recipe development and advocacy for menu changes like daily hummus and pretzels
Food Unearthed: Uncovering the Truth About Food
Curriculum for PreK-12 students teaching nutrition, food origins, and environmental impact; includes classroom lessons and take-home materials for parents
School Food Advocacy and Conferences
Participation in state and national coalitions to influence school food policy, including presentations to school boards and food service directors
Virtual Family Dinner Nights
Virtual events featuring culturally diverse recipes with ingredient bags delivered to families; includes cooking demonstrations by cultural chefs
Wellness WakeUp Call
Nutrition education resource updated regularly for K-12 students, covering healthy eating and wellness topics
activities · 4 groups

What they do

  • Food Policy Advocacy & Nutrition Education 2 activities
    • Advocacy for plant-based school lunch options
      Advocated for and helped implement a daily plant-based lunch option (hummus and pretzels) in all New York City public schools.
    • Development and distribution of pandemic school food service guidance
      Co-developed a booklet on school food service during the COVID-19 pandemic and distributed approximately 900 copies to food service directors across all school districts in New York State.
  • Youth and Family Cooking Education 2 activities
    • Nutrition education in elementary schools
      Provided nutrition education through the Food Unearthed curriculum to 327 elementary school students in New York City in 2020.
    • Virtual family dinner nights with cooking demonstrations
      Hosted five virtual family dinner nights in 2022, providing ingredient bags and culturally diverse cooking demonstrations for families at Brooklyn and Queens elementary schools.
  • Onsite & Outreach Environmental Education Programs 1 activity
    • Virtual animal sanctuary tours for students
      Provided virtual tours of the Catskill Animal Sanctuary for 101 elementary school students in Brooklyn in May 2022.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Development and scaling of plant-based school meal recipes
      Collaborated with the Culinary Institute of America to test, scale, and standardize plant-based school meal recipes for consistent yields of 100 servings.
    • Student taste-testing of plant-based school meals
      Brought 40 fifth-grade students from Beacon and Kingston school districts to the Culinary Institute of America to taste-test plant-based school meal recipes in July 2022.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$441K
Contributions & grants$373K85%
Program service revenue$42K9%
Investment income$10K2%
Other revenue$16K
expenses
Total expenses$369K
Program expenses81%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising6%
Salaries & benefits$252K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$441K
Cash$401K
Investments$0
Liabilities$2K
Net assets$439K
Liquid reserves13.0 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +38.8%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
AMIE HAMLIN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 $95K
board members · 7
  • CYNTHIA KING — MEMBER
  • LAURIE PETERSEN — SECRETARY
  • LORI FREER — MEMBER
  • LORRAINE HENRICKS MD — MEMBER
  • MICHAEL GREGER MD — MEMBER
  • SAURABH DALAL — TREASURER
  • TRACY HUBBELL — BOARD CHAIR
relationships · 6

Who they work with

  • Culinary Institute of America Partner — Collaborates with the Culinary Institute of America to test, scale, and standardize plant-based school meal recipes.
  • Food Ed Coalition Coalition — Participates in the Food Ed Coalition hosted by the Tisch Center at Teachers College to network and exchange ideas with other nutrition education nonprofits in New York City.
  • Impossible Foods Partner — Partnered with Impossible Foods to offer USDA-compliant plant-based meal options at a conference for school board members and superintendents.
  • New York City Office of Food and Nutrition Services Partner — Partners with NYC Office of Food and Nutrition Services to provide input on plant-based recipe development and advocate for healthier school meal options.
  • New York State Dry Bean Farmers Partner — Receives annual grants from and presents work to New York State Dry Bean Farmers to support efforts to include beans in school menus.
  • Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine Partner — Co-developed and distributed a booklet on school food service during the COVID-19 pandemic for food service directors across New York State.
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.

  • Curriculum Development with Educator Feedback
    methodology: curriculum_development_with_educator_feedback
    By co-developing and iteratively refining nutrition education curricula with educators and curriculum specialists, we increase relevance and classroom effectiveness because teacher input ensures age-appropriateness and practical integration, while take-home materials extend learning to families.
  • Nutrition Equity Advocacy
    methodology: nutrition_equity_advocacy
    By advocating for the inclusion of high-fiber foods and plant-based milk alternatives in school meals, we promote nutritional equity because these changes address dietary disparities and improve access to culturally appropriate, health-promoting foods for all students.