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CHEF ANN FOUNDATION

EIN 26-2496810 BOULDER, CO

Revenue 2025
$20,795,646
Expenses 2025
$17,547,067

Program services were 84.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
B990
Classification
1200
Street
1495 CANYON BLVD STE MAIN

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO ENSURE THAT SCHOOL FOOD PROFESSIONALS HAVE THE RESOURCES, FUNDING AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO PROVIDE FRESH, HEALTHY, DELICIOUS, COOKED FROM SCRATCH MEALS THAT SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND OUR PLANET.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE CHEF ANN FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING WHOLE-INGREDIENT, SCRATCH-COOKING IN SCHOOLS.

  • 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.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ANN COOPER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • ANYA HAMILL

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TOM SPIER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • NATHAN IRONS

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • DAVID DE LA ROSA

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • HELENE YORK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • NORBERT WILSON

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • TARIQ SHERIFF

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • DEVON KLATELL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • MELISSA HONEYWOOD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • ANNE GALLE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.3

  • MARA FLEISHMAN

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $291,200
    From this org
    $277,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,867
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $277,333
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,867
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $291,200

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $20,795,646
    Expenses
    $17,547,067
    Contributions
    $20,579,255
    Grants paid
    $1,523,915
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $20,510,630
    Expenses
    $19,198,375
    Contributions
    $20,458,836
    Grants paid
    $711,513
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $8,750,411
    Expenses
    $7,931,131
    Contributions
    $8,703,738
    Grants paid
    $205,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $3,766,687
    Expenses
    $2,856,653
    Contributions
    $3,741,674
    Grants paid
    $50,000

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,392,155
    Expenses
    $1,589,038
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,615,962

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,361,662
    Expenses
    $1,716,471
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,770,231

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,668,523
    Expenses
    $2,077,759
    Assets (EOY)
    $941,534

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,982,169
    Expenses
    $2,336,164
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,284,092

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,558,322
    Expenses
    $2,327,054
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,635,766

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,202,771
    Expenses
    $2,382,131
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,540,039

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,961,602
    Expenses
    $3,040,680
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,135,708

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,515,956
    Expenses
    $2,741,107
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,540,061

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $3,478,665
    Expenses
    $3,263,125
    Assets (EOY)
    $748,529

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $1,587,189
    Assets (EOY)
    $547,053

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

  • COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN

    $324,755

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • NEW ROOTS COMMUNITY FARM

    $228,499

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY DISTRICT

    $153,058

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • ANCHORAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $143,010

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    $141,249

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • MUSKEGON AREA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $137,427

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • GULF OF MAINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

    $115,226

    2024 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • NORTHEAST WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICT

    $108,748

    2025 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • ACTON BOXBOROUGH FOOD SERVICE

    $88,000

    2024 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

  • NOSH

    $71,085

    2024 SYSTEMS ASSISTANCE GRANT

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

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.