Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$20,795,646

Total expenses

$17,547,067

Contributions and grants received

$20,579,255

Grants paid

$1,523,915

Program service revenue

$28,107

Investment income

$171,034

Other revenue

$17,250

Total assets, end of year

$9,270,800

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,450,131

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$7,820,669

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$14,877,646

Management and general expenses

$1,575,808

Fundraising expenses

$1,093,613

Program service expenses (Part III)

$14,877,646

Program services were 84.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• IN ORDER TO HELP SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUILD, IMPLEMENT, AND SUSTAIN A SELF-OPERATED, SCRATCH-COOK PROGRAM, THE CHEF ANN FOUNDATION (CAF) PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMMING THAT MEETS DISTRICTS WHERE THEY ARE AND HELPS SUPPORT THEM IN MOVING THEIR PROGRAMS FORWARD. OUR WORK IS GROUNDED IN A SYSTEMS-CHANGE APPROACH FOR SCHOOL FOOD OPERATIONS THAT ENCOMPASSES FIVE KEY AREAS OF FOCUS: FOOD, FACILITIES, FINANCE, HUMAN RESOURCES, AND MARKETING. WE EXECUTE THIS WORK THROUGH THREE PRIMARY CATEGORIES: SCRATCH COOKING, WORKFORCE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SCRATCH COOKING: CAF PROVIDES HIGH-TOUCH, CUSTOMIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRANSITION SCHOOLS FROM PROCESSED, HEAT-AND-SERVE MEALS TO WHOLE-INGREDIENT SCRATCH COOKING.GET SCHOOLS COOKING: AN INTENSIVE 3-YEAR ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH THE OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE TO TRANSITION FROM A HEAT-AND-SERVE TO A SCRATCH-COOK OPERATIONAL MODEL.CUSTOM DISTRICT SUPPORT: PROJECTS DESIGNED IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ADDRESS THEIR SPECIFIC SCHOOL FOOD CHALLENGES AND GOALS.WORKFORCE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP SCHOOL FOOD PROFESSIONALS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND CAPACITY TO ENACT REAL SCHOOL FOOD CHANGE.THE LUNCH BOX: THE LARGEST FREE ONLINE RESOURCE FOR SCRATCH COOKING IN SCHOOLS, PROVIDING STEP-BY-STEP GUIDES, TOOLS, AND RECIPES TO HELP SCHOOLS IMPROVE THEIR MEAL PROGRAMS.SCHOOL FOOD INSTITUTE: COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE COURSES THAT PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE KEY COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL SCRATCH-COOK OPERATIONS IN SCHOOLS.HEALTHY SCHOOL FOOD PATHWAY: INCLUDES NEW PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS THAT PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCHOOL FOOD PROFESSIONALS WITH THE SKILLS TO OPERATE FRESH, HEALTHY, AND SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS. IT ALSO INCLUDES A NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM THAT EMPOWERS MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS TO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES IN SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE.SUSTAINABILITY: CAF AIMS TO ESTABLISH A REPLICABLE MODEL THAT POSITIVELY IMPACTS LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS BY STRENGTHENING VALUES-ALIGNED PROCUREMENT PRACTICES, REDUCING WASTE, AND ENCOURAGING SUSTAINABLE MENUS. IMPLEMENTATION GRANT PROGRAMS PROVIDE SCHOOLS WITH THE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED:SALAD BARS TO SCHOOLS: A GRANTING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS WITH SALAD BAR EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT, SUCH AS CAMBRO BARS AND CAMCHILLERS.BULK MILK: A GRANTING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOOLS WITH BULK MILK DISPENSING EQUIPMENT, REUSABLE CUPS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.PLANTS (PARTNERSHIPS FOR LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION TRANSFORMATION IN SCHOOLS): A SUB-GRANT PROGRAM THAT FUNDS PROJECTS LED BY LOCAL PARTNERS ADVANCING SYSTEMIC AND EQUITY-DRIVEN APPROACHES TO TRANSFORMING SCHOOL FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS.IN ALL OUR WORK, THE CHEF ANN FOUNDATION STRIVES TO MEET THE FOLLOWING GOALS: REDUCE THE RATE OF DIET-RELATED DISEASES AMONG CHILDREN BY IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF SCHOOL FOOD; HELP CHILDREN ESTABLISH BETTER EATING HABITS FOR LIFE THROUGH HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS; INCREASE EXPOSURE TO FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES; AND TRANSITION SCHOOLS FROM HEAT-AND-SERVE OPERATION MODELS THAT DEPEND ON PROCESSED FOOD TO SCRATCH-COOK KITCHENS THAT PRODUCE MEALS MADE WITH WHOLE, NUTRIENT-RICH FOOD.

  Expenses $14,877,646 · Grants $1,523,915 · Revenue $45,357

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

• COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN

  $324,755

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• NEW ROOTS COMMUNITY FARM

  $228,499

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY DISTRICT

  $153,058

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $143,010

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

  $141,249

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• MUSKEGON AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $137,427

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• NORTHEAST WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT

  $108,748

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• IOWA VALLEY RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT

  $62,169

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• LEWISTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

  $35,000

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

• HOWARD-SUAMICO SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $35,000

  SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

8 June 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.1

Source object

202611609349300541

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