2024-10-18T09:25:02-05:00 2023-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 293 EISENHOWER PARKWAY 2ND FLOOR LIVINGSTON NJ 07039 990 2023-01-01 463198412 RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE INC RESC 6465922229 25 BROADWAY 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 ROBERT LEE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6465922229 2024-10-16 1 0 BRIDGET HARTNETT P01429163 9739949494 2024-10-16 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ROBERT LEE 25 BROADWAY 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 8587382 0 X WWW.RESCUINGLEFTOVERCUISINE.ORG X 2013 NY THE MISSION OF RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE ("RLC") IS TO BECOME THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY USED SOLUTION FOR COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ELIMINATE FOOD WASTE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, MAKING FOOD RESCUE SUSTAINABLE AND UNIVERSAL, AND FOOD HUNGER A THING OF THE PAST. 18 18 22 4670 0 0 6480802 8368995 141411 188838 296 18099 -5301 -46406 6617208 8529526 0 0 0 0 1021172 1106856 0 0 274987 5554384 7248920 6575556 8355776 41652 173750 1157033 1339865 67452 76880 1089581 1262985 X THE MISSION OF RESCUING LEFTOVER CUISINE ("RLC") IS TO BECOME THE WORLD'S MOST WIDELY USED SOLUTION FOR COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO ELIMINATE FOOD WASTE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, MAKING FOOD RESCUE SUSTAINABLE AND UNIVERSAL, AND FOOD HUNGER A THING OF THE PAST. 0 0 7792412 188838 THE LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2023 WAS A FOOD RESCUE OPERATION ESTABLISHED WITH PEPSICO. IN PORTLAND, OREGON, A PEPSICO FACTORY OF FRITO LAY PRODUCES LARGE AMOUNTS OF SNACKS INCLUDING CHIPS, PRETZELS, AND OTHER SNACKS. RLC WORKS WITH THIS FRITO LAY FACTORY AS NEEDED, PICKING UP ON AVERAGE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF CASES OF SNACKS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT. RLC DELIVERS THIS TO MANY FOOD BANKS, HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND SOUP KITCHENS AROUND THE PORTLAND AREA. MORE THAN 1,000 PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM THE FOOD DONATED BY FRITO LAY ON EACH DELIVERY. IN 2023, THE PARTNERSHIP CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND RESULTED IN 2,487,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN OUT TO ACCOMPANY MEALS FED TO THOSE IN NEED. THE SECOND LARGEST ACCOMPLISHMENT IN 2023 WAS A FOOD RESCUE OPERATION ESTABLISHED WITH TRUROOTS. TRUROOTS MAKES NATURAL, ORGANIC FOODS AND BEVERAGES LIKE SANTA CRUZ ORGANIC AND RW KNUDSEN FRUIT JUICES AND NAMESAKE ANCIENT GRAINS. THESE PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS, AND THE WAREHOUSES THAT SHIP THESE PRODUCTS DONATE EXCESS INVENTORY TO RLC. THESE WAREHOUSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY INCLUDING IN MARYLAND DONATE THIS HEALTHY PRODUCT SO THAT IT DOES NOT GO TO WASTE. INSTEAD, IT HELPS FEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEALS FOR THE FOOD INSECURE IN THOSE LOCAL AREAS. IN 2023, THIS PARTNERSHIP RESULTED IN 246,252 POUNDS OF FOOD BEING RESCUED. RLC FIRST ESTABLISHED ITS THIRD LARGEST FOOD RESCUE OPERATION WITH GOOD KARMA FOODS (NY) LAST YEAR AND SINCE THEN THE UPSTATE NY WAREHOUSE DONATES THEIR EXCESS TO RLC. GOOD KARMA FOODS PRODUCES LARGE AMOUNTS OF PLANT-BASED, NON-DAIRY MILK SUBSTITUTES. RLC WORKS WITH THE WAREHOUSE ON A ONE-OFF BASIS TO GET OBSOLETE INVENTORY DONATED THAT IS ON AVERAGE THOUSANDS OF CASES OF FOOD THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN THROWN OUT. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE AND CHILDREN HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE HEALTHY FOOD DONATED BY GOOD KARMA FOODS. IN 2023, THE PARTNERSHIP RESULTED IN 142,800 POUNDS OF FOOD BEING RESCUED. 7792412 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 6465962229 25 BROADWAY 12 FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10004 APRIL BRIDGEMAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ASHISH CONTRACTOR BOARD CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CARRIE GOLDIN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 COLIN KIM BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JILL GREENWALD BOARD CO-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA SCHNEIDER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY CONIARIS BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 HERMAN CUKIER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY FONG MITCHELL BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 SEEMA PANDYA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ASHI VARIA BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SPITZER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 INES SHEPPARD BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY OZER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ZACH WEST BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATRINA KLIER BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY HAN BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE CIOFFE BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT LEE CEO 60.00 X 97550 0 7844 CATHERINE SMILEY COO 60.00 X 93659 0 7759 191209 0 15603 0 0 0 0 0 204638 1579 8162778 6654239 8368995 FOOD PICK UP EARNED IN 624210 188838 188838 188838 18099 18099 11450 204638 57856 -46406 -46406 8529526 188838 0 -28307 206812 150748 17190 38874 759296 553456 63117 142723 15100 11008 1253 2839 42060 30662 3491 7907 83588 60935 6938 15715 29952 28236 1716 475 448 27 101636 95812 5824 30931 22549 2567 5815 32396 16198 16198 48021 28377 8148 11496 44390 41846 2544 15491 13167 2324 2431 2188 243 122693 89443 10184 23066 4577 4577 CONTRIBUTED GOODS AND S 6654239 6654239 FOOD SUPPLIES AND TRANS 154914 154914 MISCELLANEOUS 5354 3321 2033 TELEPHONE AND INTEREST 1420 1207 213 8355776 7792412 288377 274987 450522 627109 176022 144212 6480 26349 587872 354557 253433 233315 270576 308880 1157033 1339865 67452 76880 67452 76880 X 1057541 1237985 32040 25000 1089581 1262985 1157033 1339865 X 173750 4752 -5098 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3461674 4093748 3568706 6480802 8368995 25973925 3461674 4093748 3568706 6480802 8368995 25973925 5045412 20928513 5 3096 -369 296 18099 21127 25995052 719576 0.80510 0.72550 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 587872 354557 233315 233315 X 8592134 4752 57856 62608 8529526 0 8529526 8418730 62954 62954 8355776 0 8355776 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS STANDARDS THAT PROVIDE CLARIFICATION ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON DERECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES, DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE RECORDED DURING THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022. AT DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT TAX UNCERTAINTIES. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL EVENT COSTS 57,856. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL EVENT COSTS 57,856. BAD DEBT EXPENSE 5,098. GALA 216088 204638 11450 6480 11450 39926 216088 204638 11450 6480 11450 39926 57856 -46406 X 1755 6654239 3RD PARTY VALUATION 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A COMMITTEE WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT REVIEWED A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT/FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED EDITS TO THE TAX PREPARER. AFTER THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED, THE FORM 990 WAS SENT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION HAS A BOARD-APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER FILLS OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THAT THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS. THIS USUALLY OCCURS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A EACH YEAR, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE SALARIES BASED ON A RECONGNIZED STUDY AND REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CEO TO DETERMINE IF THE EXISITING SALARY FALLS WITHIN THESE RANGES. AFTER A DELIBERATION OF THIS MATTER, A NEW PROPOSED SALARY AND BENEFIT PACKAGE IS VOTED ON. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: BAD DEBT EXPENSE -5,098. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.