2025-09-09T09:54:28-07:00 2024-12-31 770460195 McGilloway Ray Brown & Kaufman 2511 Garden Road Suite A-180 Monterey CA 93940 990 2024-01-01 812590280 FoodWhat Incorporated FOOD 8314595476 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 Doron Comerchero Co Exec. Dir. 2025-09-09 true true Patricia M Kaufman CPA P00312047 8313733337 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Doron Comerchero 1156 High Street Santa Cruz CA 95064 1697383 false X www.foodwhat.org X 2017 CA FoodWhat?! is a youth empowerment and food justice organization. Here youth engage in relationships with land, food, and each other in ways that are grounded in love and justice. We provide meaningful space where youth define and cultivate their empowerment, liberation, wellbeing. 6 6 62 6 0 1767219 1649123 6130 3925 31366 44335 -14666 -27017 1790049 1670366 0 0 977698 1140074 0 179984 252407 326882 1230105 1466956 559944 203410 1819074 2142520 23788 110491 1795286 2032029 FoodWhat?! is a youth empowerment and food justice organization. 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Contributions to the Organization are tax deductible to donors under Section 170 of the IRC. The Organization is not classified as a private foundation. false Fall Benefit 140142 140142 9364 12459 5194 140142 140142 9364 12459 5194 27017 -27017 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Once the 990 is prepared, a copy is circulated to all Board Members for review and an electronic vote of approval. It will then be communicated to file. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All Board Members have reviewed the By Laws and the Conflict of Interest policy within. While moving through monthly Board business, if there are any conflicts, they are raised, discussed, and voted on. This policy is in the by-laws. Additionally, there is a conflict of interest section in FoodWhat's Employee Handbook. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a FoodWhat is on a calendar year as the fiscal year. In November of each year, the FoodWhat Executive Director presents a proposed budget for the upcoming calendar/fiscal year to the Finance Committee. At that point any and all salary adjustments are proposed and discussed. The Finance Committee forms an initial response of accepting as is or offering adjustments to be made. Once this budget, including the Executive Director's salary, is approved by the Finance Committee it goes to the full Board for discussion, amending, and a vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b FoodWhat is on a calendar year as the fiscal year. In November of each year, the FoodWhat Executive Director presents a proposed budget for the upcoming calendar/fiscal year to the Finance Committee. At that point any and all salary adjustments are proposed and discussed. The Finance Committee forms an initial response of accepting as is or offering adjustments to be made. Once this budget, including the Executive Director's salary, is approved by the Finance Committee it goes to the full Board for discussion, amending, and a vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request by contacting FoodWhat, Inc at 831-459-5476