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← DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$40,436,058
Total expenses
$34,926,121
Contributions and grants received
$25,032,154
Grants paid
$583,456
Program service revenue
$14,048,625
Investment income
$1,108,096
Other revenue
$247,183
Total assets, end of year
$52,843,178
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,950,594
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$45,892,584
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$30,236,760
Management and general expenses
$3,172,679
Fundraising expenses
$1,516,682
Program service expenses (Part III)
$30,236,760

Program services were 86.6% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $103,851

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $299,250

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,732,348

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,896,705

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $961,661

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT FOOD SALES

    total $11,024,376 · related or exempt $11,024,376

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE SALES

    total $3,024,249 · related or exempt $3,024,249

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,107,443 · excluded $1,107,443

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $3,040

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,040

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,040 · excluded $3,040

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $8,309,691

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $8,309,038

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $653

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $653 · excluded $653

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $458,918

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $299,250

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $246,178

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $212,740 · excluded $212,740

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $13,157

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $12,501

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $656 · related or exempt $656

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $30,747 · excluded $30,747

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $30,747

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $43,154 · program services $43,154

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $540,302 · program services $540,302

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $960,687 · program services $269,261 · management and general $400,531 · fundraising $290,895

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $13,925,368 · program services $12,189,445 · management and general $1,123,176 · fundraising $612,747

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $742,689 · program services $668,294 · management and general $48,672 · fundraising $25,723

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,197,538 · program services $1,859,350 · management and general $212,091 · fundraising $126,097

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,252,150 · program services $1,052,668 · management and general $125,344 · fundraising $74,138

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $76,733 · management and general $76,733

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $64,169 · management and general $64,169

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $521,213 · program services $447,746 · management and general $15,096 · fundraising $58,371

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $31,694 · program services $14,703 · management and general $16,082 · fundraising $909

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $456,339 · program services $356,957 · management and general $21,404 · fundraising $77,978

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $447,596 · program services $358,863 · management and general $29,697 · fundraising $59,036

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,417,757 · program services $1,959,071 · management and general $346,167 · fundraising $112,519

  • 17 · Travel

    total $31,310 · program services $24,868 · management and general $4,462 · fundraising $1,980

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $44,823 · program services $32,646 · management and general $7,740 · fundraising $4,437

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,065 · management and general $12,065

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $234,043 · program services $148,339 · management and general $85,704

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $277,648 · program services $223,903 · management and general $40,309 · fundraising $13,436

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD & BEV. - PURCHASED

    total $6,888,829 · program services $6,888,829

  • 24b · Other expenses: KITCHEN COSTS

    total $1,716,643 · program services $1,551,183 · management and general $154,121 · fundraising $11,339

  • 24c · Other expenses: FOOD & BEV. - DONATED

    total $382,652 · program services $382,652

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $275,001 · program services $127,575 · management and general $139,541 · fundraising $7,885

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,385,718 · program services $1,096,951 · management and general $249,575 · fundraising $39,192

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,710,298 · end of year $420,993

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $8,904,482 · end of year $13,467,812

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,410,669 · end of year $8,648,552

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,826,200 · end of year $2,265,846

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $13,668,750 · end of year $13,668,750

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $125,353 · end of year $290,615

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $323,090 · end of year $329,479

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

    $2,119,765

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

    $1,354,179

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $635,555 · end of year $765,586

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,020,422 · end of year $8,569,660

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,994,394 · end of year $4,415,885

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,202,283 · end of year $1,511,997

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $135,829 · end of year $162,954

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $5,209,358 · end of year $5,275,643

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,586,087 · end of year $25,619,608

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,485,656 · end of year $20,272,976

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE USE FOOD AS A TOOL TO STRENGTHEN BODIES, EMPOWER MINDS, AND BUILD COMMUNITIES. DCCK PREPARES PEOPLE FACING HIGH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR CULINARY CAREERS, AND CREATES JOBS FOR OUR GRADUATES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOODS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • HEALTHY SCHOOL FOODS: DCCK PROVIDES HEALTHY BREAKFASTS, LUNCHES, AND SUPPERS TO 24 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SIX CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS SERVICE AIMS TO BRING LOCAL, SEASONABLE AND SUSTAINABLE COST-EFFECTIVE DINING SERVICE TO LOCAL SCHOOLS THAT WANT TO SERVE HEALTHY, LOCALLY SOURCED MEALS TO LOW-INCOME STUDENT POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION TO PROMOTING ACCESS TO GOOD NUTRITION, THE PROGRAM CREATES AND SUSTAINS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR AT-RISK MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE COMPLETED DCCK'S CULINARY JOB TRAINING PROGRAM. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, THIS PROGRAM SERVED MORE THAN 1,488,000 MEALS TO FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN DURING THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $13,094,611 · Revenue $8,425,815

  • COMMUNITY MEALS: DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, DCCK PREPARED, SERVED, AND DELIVERED MORE THAN 1,294,000 MEALS TO FRONT-LINE SHELTERS, YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVING FOOD INSECURE AND OTHER VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

    Expenses $9,132,868 · Grants $43,154 · Revenue $3,359,381

  • CULINARY JOB TRAINING/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: DCCK OPERATES AN INTENSE, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOURTEEN-WEEK CULINARY JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS HISTORIES OF INCARCERATION, ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, AND TRAUMA. THE PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN CULINARY ARTS AND FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION IN COMBINATION WITH JOB READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, PRODUCING 131 GRADUATES ACROSS 7 CLASSES, 90% OF WHOM SECURED FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT UPON GRADUATION.

    Expenses $2,982,616 · Revenue $1,208,063

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: DCCK OPERATES AN INTENSE, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOURTEEN-WEEK CULINARY JOB TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS HISTORIES OF INCARCERATION, ADDICTION, HOMELESSNESS, AND TRAUMA. THE PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING IN CULINARY ARTS AND FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION IN COMBINATION WITH JOB READINESS AND LIFE SKILLS TRAINING. THIS PROGRAM OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, PRODUCING 131 GRADUATES ACROSS 7 CLASSES, 90% OF WHOM SECURED FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT UPON GRADUATION.

    Expenses $2,382,437 · Grants $540,302 · Revenue $660,339

  • HEALTHY CORNERS: DCCK OFFERS AN AFFORDABLE WHOLESALE DELIVERY SERVICE FOR FRESH PRODUCE AND HEALTHY SNACK ITEMS IN COMMUNITIES WHERE HEALTHY RETAIL OPTIONS ARE SCARCE. DCCK DELIVERS NUTRITIOUS OPTIONS TO 56 CORNER STORES AND OTHER SMALL RETAILERS, PRIMARILY THOSE LOCATED IN THE UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS OF WARDS 5, 7, AND 8. WE PROVIDE THESE SMALL BUSINESSES WITH DISCOUNTED HEALTHY FOOD ITEMS, FREE INFRASTRUCTURE, NUTRITION EDUCATION, MARKETING SUPPORT, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OUR PARTICIPATING RETAILERS SOLD MORE THAN 421,000 UNITS OF HEALTHY FOOD IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

    Expenses $1,485,569 · Revenue $395,683

  • IMPACT & EVALUATION: THIS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DCCK'S PROGRAM EVALUATION ACTIVITIES, CROSS-CUTTING CASE MANAGEMENT AND CLINICAL SERVICES, AND MANAGEMENT OF EXTERNAL, COMMUNITY-FACING PARTNERSHIPS WITH PEER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. CORE FUNCTIONS INCLUDE COLLECTING AND ANALYZING PARTICIPANT FEEDBACK AND OUTCOMES, TRACKING PROGRESS TOWARD ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS, ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND CREATING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLE PROGRAM RESOURCES WITH FOOD INSECURE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $831,346

  • COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND GROWTH: A PROGRAM AREA THAT STARTS AND SUSTAINS MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH MORE THAN 50 NONPROFITS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE DC AREA. THEIR COLLABORATIONS ALLOW US TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AMONG ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS, REFER POTENTIAL STUDENTS TO OUR TRAINING PROGRAM, CONDUCT FIVE OR MORE NUTRITION EDUCATION AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS AT ACCESSIBLE COMMUNITY LOCATIONS EACH MONTH, AND COLLECT SURVEY DATA AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK THAT INFORMS OUR CONTINUED PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $327,313

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Leticia Proctor

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maggie Biscarr

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eric Zimmerman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher Bradshaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dupree Braswell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Frimpong

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Hall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Someko Hanson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Megan Hendricksen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Hollman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Priya Sarathy Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Klein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Samantha Kuhn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elise Pas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shawn Townsend

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael F Curtin Jr

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $820,775
    From this org
    $800,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,389
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $330,000
    Bonus
    $447,886
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $10,257
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132
    Filer's total
    $820,775
  • Glenda Cognevich

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $280,444
    From this org
    $261,058
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,386
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $238,558
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $9,254
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132
    Filer's total
    $280,444
  • Alex Moore

    CDO

    Total calculated
    $267,098
    From this org
    $248,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,284
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $226,314
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $8,152
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132
    Filer's total
    $267,098
  • Andrew Finke

    COO

    Total calculated
    $239,787
    From this org
    $221,848
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,939
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,348
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $7,807
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132
    Filer's total
    $239,787
  • Tee Okasi-Nwozo

    CHCO

    Total calculated
    $236,137
    From this org
    $222,104
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,033
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,604
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $3,901
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132
    Filer's total
    $236,137
  • Ja'Sent Brown

    CPO

    Total calculated
    $217,051
    From this org
    $199,628
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,423
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,628
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $10,000
    Deferred
    $7,291
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,132
    Filer's total
    $217,051
  • Amy Zerante

    DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT

    Total calculated
    $119,558
    From this org
    $105,173
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,385
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
MICHAEL F CURTAIN RECEIVED A RETENTION BONUS OF 447,886.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • DCCK SUPPORT CORPORATION

    501(C)(3) · SUBLEASE PROPERTY TO DCCK · DC · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by THE DC CENTRAL KITCHEN INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540389349300414

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