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← KUSANYA CAFE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by KUSANYA CAFE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$61,057
Total expenses
$59,527
Contributions and grants received
$27,469
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,000
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$32,588
Total assets, end of year
$109,490
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$109,490
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$54,818
Management and general expenses
$3,609
Fundraising expenses
$1,100
Program service expenses (Part III)
$54,818

Program services were 92.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $27,469

  • 2a · Program service revenue: COMMUNITY EVENTS

    total $1,000 · related or exempt $1,000

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $236,850

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $204,262

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $32,588 · related or exempt $32,588

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $22,000 · program services $18,700 · management and general $2,200 · fundraising $1,100

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,189 · program services $1,130 · management and general $59

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $7,007 · program services $7,007

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $2,801 · program services $2,661 · management and general $140

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,106 · program services $17,201 · management and general $905

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,622 · program services $2,600 · management and general $22

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,892 · program services $2,747 · management and general $145

  • 24a · Other expenses: COMMUNITY GARDEN R/E TAX

    total $1,864 · program services $1,864

  • 24b · Other expenses: COMMUNITY GARDEN

    total $750 · program services $750

  • 24c · Other expenses: BUSINESS LICENSES/PERMITS

    total $112 · program services $106 · management and general $6

  • 24d · Other expenses: LATE FEES/PENALTIES

    total $100 · management and general $100

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $84 · program services $52 · management and general $32

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $91,009 · end of year $86,282

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $35,804

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $12,596

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $16,951 · end of year $23,208

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $107,960 · end of year $109,490

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

KUSANYA IS A COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE FOR THE ENGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO. THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS CHARITABLE (JOB TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP) FOLLOWED BY EDUCATIONAL (COMMUNITY EVENTS). KUSANYA IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 5 DAYS PER WEEK, OPERATING A JOB TRAINING/APPRENTICESHIP CAFE AND COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE. KUSANYA ADDITIONALLY HOSTS MANY FREE & OPEN COMMUNITY EVENTS EACH YEAR.

  • APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM: FOOD SERVICE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN AN OPERATIONAL COMMUNITY CAFE. PARTICIPANTS ARE UNDER-RESOURCED AND/OR UNDER-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS; MAINLY RESIDENTS OF THE ENGLEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD, SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, WHERE KUSANYA IS LOCATED. FOOD SERVICE TRACK: INCLUDES FOOD SAFETY, PREPARATION, COOKING AND PRESENTATION; CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS; COFFEE INDUSTRY SKILLS (ROASTING AND DRINK PREPARATION); AND MENTORING IN SOFT SKILLS / INTERPERSONAL SKILLS. ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRACK: LONG-TERM MENTORING FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE MANAGERIAL, COMMUNITY/LEADERSHIP, OR ENTREPRENEURSHIP ASPIRATIONS. PROGRAM INCLUDES GOAL-SETTING AND CREATION/REFINEMENT OF A CONCEPT FOR THE PARTICIPANTS' POTENTIAL BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION. PARTICIPANTS ARE SUPPORTED AT IN-DEPTH RESEARCH AND CREATING PROFESSIONAL CONNECTIONS SUITABLE FOR THEIR NEXT STEP. HANDS-ON TRAINING INCLUDES HIGH-LEVEL ASPECTS OF STARTING OR MANAGING A FOOD SERVICE BUSINESS, OR COMMUNITY ORG, I.E. MENU DESIGN, WEBSITE DESIGN, STAFF TRAINING, MARKETING, SUPPLY CHAIN, ACCOUNTING, NONPROFIT PROGRAM DESIGN AND BUDGETING, ETC.

    Expenses $48,293 · Revenue $32,588

  • CONTINUED TO BUILD AN OUTDOOR GATHERING SPACE AND COMMUNITY GARDEN THAT WAS HOME TO MULTIPLE MUSICAL AND COMMUNITY EVENTS THIS YEAR. THE GARDEN IS ON THE SAME BLOCK AS KUSANYA.

    Expenses $2,614

  • COMMUNITY EVENTS

    Expenses $3,911 · Revenue $1,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Phillip Sipka

    EXEC DIR/TRE

    Total calculated
    $22,000
    From this org
    $22,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Lauren Duffy

    BOARD SECRET

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jonathan Brooks

    BOARD PRESID

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clarence Hogan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brittany Norment

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ebony Sipka

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500989349301435

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