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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WHOLESOME WAVE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,347,863
Total expenses
$1,978,160
Contributions and grants received
$2,181,391
Grants paid
$255,431
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$166,472
Total assets, end of year
$909,494
Total liabilities, end of year
$407,003
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$502,491
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,584,799
Management and general expenses
$198,088
Fundraising expenses
$195,273
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,584,799

Program services were 80.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $12,000

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $258,710

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,910,681

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $34,743

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $44,636 · excluded $44,636

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,021

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

    $12,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,382

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $61,639 · excluded $61,639

  • 11a · Other revenue: DISCOUNT ON LT INCENTI

    total $60,197 · excluded $60,197

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $60,197

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $242,706 · program services $242,706

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $12,725 · program services $12,725

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $319,623 · program services $227,397 · management and general $27,924 · fundraising $64,302

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $368,170 · program services $261,935 · management and general $32,167 · fundraising $74,068

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $60,206 · program services $36,256 · management and general $13,698 · fundraising $10,252

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $56,532 · program services $40,220 · management and general $4,939 · fundraising $11,373

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $12,750 · program services $12,750

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $100,661 · program services $1,928 · management and general $96,525 · fundraising $2,208

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $69,700 · program services $42,127 · management and general $14,833 · fundraising $12,740

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,318 · program services $26,550 · management and general $3,260 · fundraising $7,508

  • 17 · Travel

    total $70,317 · program services $60,516 · management and general $2,225 · fundraising $7,576

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,319 · program services $10,899 · management and general $1,338 · fundraising $3,082

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $610,212 · program services $608,173 · fundraising $2,039

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $1,921 · program services $617 · management and general $1,179 · fundraising $125

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $564,399 · end of year $685,758

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $119,752 · end of year $48,979

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,759 · end of year $15,205

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

    $71,737

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

    $71,737

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $138,734 · end of year $159,552

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,425 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $371,032 · end of year $247,451

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $138,734 · end of year $159,552

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$107,362 · end of year $215,318

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $231,665 · end of year $287,173

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WHOLESOME WAVE, INC. INSPIRES UNDERSERVED CONSUMERS TO MAKE HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES BY INCREASING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD.

  • WHOLESOME WAVE PROGRAMS ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY NUTRITION INSECURITY AND DIET-RELATED DISEASES. WE PARTNER WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS THAT INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, CULTURALLY RELEVANT FRESH FOODS. OUR EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH IS BASED ON A WELL-DESIGNED, ROBUST PROGRAM LOGIC MODEL THAT HAS BEEN TESTED AND VERIFIED IN NUMEROUS POPULATIONS THROUGHOUT THE NATION. OUR MODEL POSITS THAT PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RELEVANT FRUIT AND VEGETABLES COUPLED WITH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE NUTRITION EDUCATION LEADS TO INCREASED KNOWLEDGE; SELF-EFFICACY; CONSUMPTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; AND FOOD SECURITY.

    Expenses $1,085,801 · Grants $244,681

  • WHOLESOME WAVE MANAGES THE NATIONAL PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION COLLABORATIVE, A PROGRAM WHICH WORKS TO CURB THE INEQUITABLE AND NATIONAL BURDEN OF DIET-RELATED DISEASES BY INTEGRATING PRODUCE PRESCRIPTIONS AS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT FOR DIET-RELATED DISEASE INTO STANDARD CLINICAL PRACTICE THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICY AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL.WHOLESOME WAVE CONDUCTS OBJECTIVE POLICY ANALYSIS THROUGH END-USER DIRECTED RESEARCH ON ISSUES PERTAINING TO PRODUCE CONSUMPTION FOR SHOPPERS WITH LOW INCOMES; AND WORKS TO SHARE THOSE ANALYSES WITH POLICYMAKERS AND ADVOCATES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL.

    Expenses $462,300 · Grants $10,750

  • ONEKITCHEN IS A WHOLESOME WAVE INITIATIVE BUILT TO ENSURE EVERY CHEF IN AMERICA HAS ACCESS TO THE SKILLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD SYSTEMS ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. FROM SOCIAL TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AREAS RELATED TO FOOD, WE SUPPORT CHEFS IN FACILITATING NATIONAL SYSTEMS CHANGE AT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL. ONEKITCHEN ORGANIZES, EDUCATES, AND MOBILIZES CHEFS AS EFFECTIVE FOOD SYSTEM CHANGEMAKERS IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY CALL HOME. ONEKITCHEN ACHIEVES THIS BY PROVIDING CHEF MEMBERS WITH VARIOUS TOOLS, TRAININGS, CONNECTIONS, AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH OUR NATIONAL ONEKITCHEN NETWORK. CHEFS ARE THEN ACTIVATED IN GATHERING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND STAKEHOLDERS AROUND ONE TABLE WITH ONE VISION: TO CREATE A BETTER WORLD THROUGH FOOD.

    Expenses $36,698

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michel Nischan

    CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $363,988
    From this org
    $164,904
    From related orgs
    $199,084
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,904 + $199,084 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $164,904 + $199,084 related

  • Ed Kelly

    MARCOM COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen O'Connor

    FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Benjamin Perkins

    FED COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $84,122
    From this org
    $84,122
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Johanna Deans Martell

    GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dipa Shah Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mariel Pica

    WW JUNIOR BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Ross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $155,833
    From this org
    $155,833
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,833
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $155,833

  • Natalia Feinstein

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,719
    From this org
    $136,011
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,708
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,011
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,708
    Filer's total
    $154,719

  • Stacy Hicks Herr

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS

    Total calculated
    $123,472
    From this org
    $105,881
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,591
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brent Ling

    DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $127,193
    From this org
    $120,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,384
    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 · Independent compensation consultant

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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT FOR REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. THE INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT PROVIDES A REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON SALARIES OF PRESIDENTS FOR COMPARABLE SIZED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD REVIEWS AND DISCUSSES THE REPORT BEFORE MAKING RECOMMEDATION TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER A REVIEW AND DISCUSSION, A VOTE IS TAKEN TO APPROVE THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY. OTHER OFFICERS' SALARIES ARE BASED ON COMPARISONS WITH THE COMPENSATION STUDY CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY THE CT COUNCIL OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING SALARY BANDS. OTHER OFFICERS' SALARIES ARE SPECIFIED IN THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITEE, AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • WHOLESOME CRAVE LLC

    C · PROVIDING FRESH HEALTHY FOOD · DE · 3% owned

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
26 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202412409349301701

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