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TEEN KITCHEN PROJECT

EIN 27-0524692 SOQUEL, CA

Revenue 2023
$2,285,456
Expenses 2023
$1,852,990

Program services were 81.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O50
Classification
1000
Street
PO BOX 1853

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 · 2023

Mission

TEEN KITCHEN PROJECT (TKP) PROVIDES HOME-DELIVERED, MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH CRITICAL OR CHRONIC ILLNESSES. MEALS ARE PREPARED BY TEEN CHEFS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE WORKFORCE AND LIFE SKILLS. THE MEALS ARE DELIVERED BY VOLUNTEER ADULTS WHO PERFORM WELLNESS CHECKS FOR MEAL RECIPIENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ENGAGING TEENS TO LEARN TO COOK NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS ILLNESSES.

  • TKP'S MAIN PROGRAM IS THE MEDICALLY-TAILORED MEALS PROGRAM. IN THIS PROGRAM, VOLUNTEER AND EMPLOYED TEENS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14-18 JOIN PROFESSIONAL CHEFS IN A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN TO PREPARE NUTRITIOUS, MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS THAT ARE DELIVERED TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ILLNESS.CLIENTS SERVED: IN FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023-2024, TKP DELIVERED 136,290 MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY IMPACTED BY LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS. IN TOTAL, 1,066 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED MEDICALLY TAILORED FOOD DELIVERIES INCLUDING MEALS, GROCERIES, AND PRODUCE BOXES, MARKING A 48% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.THE MEDICALLY TAILORED MEALS PROGRAM MEETS THE NEEDS OF CRITICALLY AND CHRONICALLY ILL PEOPLE IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY WHO ARE LOW-INCOME, LACK A SUPPORT NETWORK OF FAMILY OR FRIENDS, AND/OR DO NOT QUALIFY FOR OTHER FREE MEAL DELIVERY SERVICES. AMONG TKP CLIENTS SERVED, 100% HAD A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS (E.G., DIABETES, CANCER, HEART DISEASE, RECENT SURGERY), 86% WERE LOW-INCOME (EARNING LESS THAN 200% BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL), 60% WERE SENIORS AGED 60 AND ABOVE, 40% WERE PEOPLE OF COLOR, AND 18% WERE SPANISH SPEAKERS.DURING FY 2023-2024, POST-SERVICE SURVEYS SHOWED 75% OF CLIENTS SERVED LEARNED MORE ABOUT HEALTHY COOKING AND EATING AND 88% SAW IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR HEALTH CONDITION AS A RESULT OF EATING HEALTHIER FOODS. THE IMPACT OF THE MEAL DELIVERY PROGRAM IS ILLUSTRATED IN THE FOLLOWING QUOTE FROM ONE OF TKP'S CLIENTS: "THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FOOD THAT IS NOT ONLY DELICIOUS, BUT THAT NOURISHES MY SOUL. I THINK IT'S CALLED LOVE! THE CARE AND LOVE THAT IS IN YOUR ORGANIZATION CAN BE TASTED IN THE FOOD."TEEN ENGAGEMENT: THE MEAL DELIVERY PROGRAM ALSO BENEFITS LOCAL TEENS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY. DURING FY 2023-2024, TKP ENGAGED 100 TEEN EMPLOYEES/VOLUNTEERS IN PREPARING AND PACKAGING MEALS, A 20% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. ALL TEENS WENT THROUGH AN INTERVIEW PROCESS, ATTENDED A KITCHEN ORIENTATION, AND PARTICIPATED IN KNIFE SKILLS AND FOOD SAFETY TRAINING. TEEN CHEFS EACH SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 140 HOURS DURING THE 20 WEEK COHORT LEARNING HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY FOOD. POST-PARTICIPATION SURVEYS CONSISTENTLY SHOWED THAT TEEN CHEFS REPORTED INCREASED CONFIDENCE IN THEIR COOKING SKILLS AND COOKING MORE HEALTHY MEALS FROM SCRATCH AT HOME. THEY ALSO REPORT EATING HEALTHIER IN GENERAL.SINCE JANUARY 2022, TKP CONTRACTED WITH A LOCAL MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE PLAN TO PROVIDE THEIR MEMBERS WITH A MEDICALLY TAILORED MEAL BENEFIT. IN FY 2024, TKP CONTINUED TO INVEST IN ADDITIONAL STAFFING, TECHNOLOGY, AND KITCHEN EQUIPMENT TO INCREASE MEAL CAPACITY. THE CONTRACT WITH THE MEDI-CAL HEALTH PLAN, AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, ENABLED TKP TO INCREASE ITS EARNED INCOME THROUGH CONTRACTS IN FY 24. CONTINUED WORK ON STRATEGIC PLAN: OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS, TKP WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THREE STRATEGIC GOALS: 1) EXPANDING FACILITIES TO INCREASE MEAL CAPACITY AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE GROWTH; 2) INCREASING AWARENESS, INVOLVEMENT, AND SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION BY TARGET AUDIENCES; AND 3) ATTRACTING AND RETAINING A QUALIFIED, MISSION-DRIVEN WORKFORCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAPABLE OF STRENGTHENING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES.TEEN KITCHEN PROJECT IS A MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA FOOD IS MEDICINE COALITION (CALFIMC). TEEN KITCHEN PROJECT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE TO CALFIMC ON THE MEDICALLY TAILORED NUTRITION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING MEALS, GROCERIES, PRODUCE BOXES, AND NUTRITION COUNSELING AND EDUCATION.

    Expenses $1,505,041 · Revenue $1,158,639

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ANGELA FARLEY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $119,206
    From this org
    $117,624
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,582
    Hours/week
    40

  • AMANDA ROTELLA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LISA FINKELMAN SMITH

    VICE PRESIDENT (LEFT MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • KATE WINKLER

    TREASURER (LEFT MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CINDY HARRISON-EVANS

    SECRETARY (LEFT MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA KRIGSMAN

    DIRECTOR, SECRETARY (FROM MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA MCCAMEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $2,285,456
    Expenses
    $1,852,990
    Contributions
    $1,123,642
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,023,028
    Expenses
    $1,098,228
    Contributions
    $337,029
    Grants paid
    $0

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
    $1,025,285
    Expenses
    $993,427
    Assets (EOY)
    $574,533

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $896,655
    Expenses
    $946,513
    Assets (EOY)
    $489,436

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,108,435
    Expenses
    $622,502
    Assets (EOY)
    $612,442

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $526,304
    Expenses
    $598,799
    Assets (EOY)
    $84,438

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $294,525
    Expenses
    $316,627
    Assets (EOY)
    $129,337

  • 2015 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $146,402
    Expenses
    $183,367
    Assets (EOY)
    $19,105

  • 2014 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $137,845
    Expenses
    $110,545
    Assets (EOY)
    $55,104

  • 2013 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $72,211
    Expenses
    $48,976
    Assets (EOY)
    $44,607

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.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2012

Tax period
1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012
Principal officer
Lorraine Butterworth
Mailing address
354 Hoover RdSoquel CA 95073

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

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 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.