2025-12-18T01:15:40-07:00 2025-08-31 990 2024-09-01 882164507 CASCADIA IFT CASC 2539700341 1503 NE 190th Street Shoreline WA 98155 Christopher Chan Bookkeeper 2062259384 2025-11-15 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Chris Chan 22023 78th Pl W Edmonds WA 98026 165371 0 X https://www.cascadiaift.org X 2022 WA To advance the quality, safety and global relationship of the greater Puget Sound food system while advocating for the cultivation, valuation, and proper compensation of current and future food scientists. 9 9 0 50 0 0 3120 4320 104563 119596 22330 41455 0 0 130013 165371 50000 47500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85904 78866 135904 126366 -5891 39005 656873 707404 0 0 656873 707404 To advance the quality, safety and global relationship of the greater Puget Sound food system while advocating for the cultivation, valuation, and proper compensation of current and future food scientists. 0 0 42521 0 87387 Every year this organization organizes an Expo for food professionals of all disciplines in the Pacific Northwest. On Feb 25, 2025, we held our 46th Annual "Supplier Night Expo" focusing on Washington food suppliers/manufacturers. The event attracted over 180 attendees representing 60 food manufacturers of flavors-colors, spices-seasonings, food ingredients, testing-supplies and services with 160 booths. 47500 0 0 Cascadia IFT student achievement awards are designed for high school, community college, undergraduate and graduate students who are currently enrolled or planning to enroll in a science-based program focused on a career in the food industry. 10 scholarship recipients were each awarded amounts ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 during the fiscal year. 13124 0 26602 Golf Outing happened every Summer, about 15 volunteers help plan and execute this event. The main purpose of this event was to help fund scholarship. 415 0 851 Other Program services involved partnering with the Washington School of Food Science to host the 3rd annual Industry Expo as well as conducting a Krusteaz Research and Development Lab Tour in September 2024. 415 0 851 103560 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 WA X Megan Godette 7082623929 1503 NE 190th Street Shoreline WA 98155 Louis Leboa President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Manisha Polur Incoming President 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Trey Sanders Past President 1 X 0 0 0 Megan Godette Pate Treasurer 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Sumedha Garg Secretary and Membership Chair 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Phoebe Chen Treasurer-Elect 1 0 X X 0 0 0 Mark Davidson Member-at-Large 1 0 X 0 0 0 CJ Hoye Member-at-Large 1 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4320 0 0 0 0 0 4320 Annual Suppliers Night Expo 561920 87387 87387 0 0 December Holiday Party and Food Drive 722000 3963 3963 0 0 Golf Event 713910 26602 26602 0 0 Other Food And Drinks Events 722000 1644 1644 0 0 0 0 0 0 119596 41455 41455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 165371 161051 0 0 0 47500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5295 0 0 1027 0 0 946 2516 0 0 0 0 66215 0 0 0 2709 Taxes And Licenses 20 Meals 138 0 126366 0 0 0 32396 80972 5470 5472 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 619007 620960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 656873 707404 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 656873 707404 656873 707404 656873 707404 39005 11526 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Scholarship recipients from high schools, colleges and universities both at the undergraduate and graduate level were awarded amounts ranging from $2,500 to $5000 per recipient during the 2025. The scholarship committee, comprising of 5 members debated and then selected the recipients based on established criteria. 10 47500 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 We gave assistance in the form of scholarships to known organizations that were well established and had a long history in our community. Each applicant had to provide their school transcripts, fill out an application and had a signed letter of recommendation from an advisor at the school they were currently enrolled in. A committee of 5 members select the qualified candidates to be awarded the scholarship worth $2,500 to $5,000 each. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 was distributed to the all officers and a meeting was conducted to discuss issues that arose and a motion to approve the Form 990 was made. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c All the Board members shall verbally acknowledge their reading and understanding the conflict of interest policy in one of the beginning year meetings. The Board members all agreed that in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The conflict of interest policy is reviewed and discussed periodically. Any member with potential engagement, conflict of interest must inform the Board of that potential conflict and will be excused from any discussion or vote on the related issue. The President is expected to make inquiries if a conflict appears to exist while the board member concerned has not made it known.