2025-10-03T13:46:57-05:00 2024-12-31 351178661 BLUE & CO LLC 250 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 2900 LEXINGTON KY 40507 990 2024-01-01 454088193 FOODCHAIN INC FOOD 8592704222 501 W SIXTH ST SUITE 105 LEXINGTON KY 40508 JAMES MASTIN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 8592704222 2025-10-02 1 1 M MELINDA KARNS P00743346 8592531100 2025-10-02 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMES MASTIN 501 W SIXTH ST SUITE 105 LEXINGTON KY 40508 2185063 0 X FOODCHAINLEX.ORG X 2011 KY PROVIDED EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION FOR NEW FOOD SYSTEM. 12 12 22 1080 0 0 1309905 1933656 26758 67476 13637 30813 135 94740 1350435 2126685 0 40000 0 0 517231 678737 0 0 59618 1033008 1123724 1550239 1842461 -199804 284224 875797 1180645 0 20623 875797 1160022 X FOODCHAIN IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF AN URBAN FOOD DESERT, WHICH CONSTITUTES A LOW-INCOME CENSUS TRACT THAT IS FURTHER THAN 1 MILE FROM A GROCERY STORE, WHERE RESIDENTS STRUGGLE WITH BOTH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS, WHOLESOME INGREDIENTS AS WELL AS THE FOOD LITERACY THAT ACCOMPANIES A DIET HIGH IN THESE COMPONENTS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, FOODCHAIN AIMS TO FORGE LINKS BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS AND FRESH FOOD WITH EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATION OF WAYS IN WHICH FRESH FOOD CAN BE GROWN, ACQUIRED, AND/OR PREPARED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THIS HIGH-RISK POPULATION, ENCOURAGING A MORE ROBUST LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY, AND RESULTING IN A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. OUR MODEL, WHICH WE BELIEVE IS REPLICABLE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, COMBINES UNIQUE OPERATIONS, INLUDING AN INDOOR AQUAPONICS FARM AND A TEACHING AND PROCESSING KICHEN. 0 0 732203 40000 81884 MANY OF FOODCHAIN'S NEIGHBORS RELY ON DOLLAR STORES AND CONVENIENCE MARTS FOR THEIR WEEKLY SHOPPING, WITH LIMITED FUNDS AND TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE TO GET TO HIGHER QUALITY STORES WITH A GREATER ABUNDANCE OF NUTRITIOUS WHOLE INGREDIENTS. FURTHERMORE, WITH THE RELIANCE ON SNAP DOLLARS AND OTHER FEDERAL FOOD BENEFIT PROGRAMS, THE COMMUNITY HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY DEPENDENT ON HIGHLY-PROCESSED, SHELF-STABLE "JUNK" FOOD FOR THEIR DAILY MEALS, RESULTING IN GENERATIONAL DIET-RELATED ILLNESSES, INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, DIABETES, AND MORE. WHILE THIS HUNGER-OBESITY PARADOX IS IN PART A RESULT OF LIMITED FOOD ACCESS, IT HAS BEEN EXACERBATED BY A DECLINE IN FOOD LITERACY, WHERE FAMILIES NO LONGER HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, EQUIPMENT, AND FAMILIARITY TO PREPARE MEALS FROM FRESH INGREDIENTS. FOODCHAIN AIMS TO ADDRESS THIS DEFICIENCY BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO TEACH COOKING SKILLS, EXPOSING FAMILIES TO A WIDER ARRAY OF CUISINES AND FLAVOR PROFILES, INSPIRING MORE ADVENTUROUS EATING AND KITCHEN CONFIDENCE. WITH THIS MINDSET, WE LAUNCHED NOURISH LEXINGTON AT THE START OF THE PANDEMIC TO PROVIDE SCRATCH-MADE NUTRITIOUS MEALS FOR FREE TO FOOD INSECURE INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, ALONG WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ALL WHILE INVESTING RESOURCES INTO OUR LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY THROUGH THE PRIORITIZATION OF LOCALLY FARMED INGREDIENTS, MADE BY AND DISTRIBUTED BY AREA PROFESSIONALS AAND BUSINESSES. OVERTIME, THIS FOOD ACCESS AND FLUENCY PROGRAM WILL CULTIVATE MORE SELF-SUFFICIENT HOUSEHOLDS, AS FOOD INDEPENDENCE LEADS TO GREATER WELFARE AND ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF A COMMUNITY. 917229 16008 WHILE ONE ANSWER TO THE LIMITED ACCESS OF OUR FRESH FOOD IS TO INCREASE ITS AVAILABILITY THROUGH RETAIL, FOODCHAIN BELIEVES IT IS EVEN MORE EMPOWERING TO START AT FOOD PRODUCTION. THEREFORE, WE OPERATE OUR INDOOR, STATE-OF-THE-ART AQUAPONICS SYSTEM, GROWING FISH AND GREENS YEAR-ROUND IN A RECIRCULATING SYSTEM THAT REDUCES WASTE AND CONSERVES RESOURCES, WHILE ALSO GENERATING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD THAT CAN BE USED FOR REVENUE GENERATION AND NUTRITIONAL ACCESS. BY RUNNING OUR FARM AS A DEMONSTRATION FACILITY, HOSTING TOURS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THOUSANDS, WE WORK TO GET INDIVIDUALS MORE INVOLVED IN GROWING WHOLESOME FOOD, UNDERSTANDING WHERE FOOD COMES FROM, AND HOW THESE TECHNIQUES COULD BE REPLICATED ELSEWHERE TO INCREASE AGRICULTURL PRODUCTIVITY WHILE SUBSEQUENTLY MAKING FRESH FOOD AVAILABLE ALL YEAR-ROUND FOR ALL. 1649432 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 KY X JAMES MASTIN 8592704222 501 W SIXTH ST LEXINGTON KY 40508 RYAN FOSTER DIRECTOR & CO-CHAIR 0.25 X 0 0 0 OUITA MICHEL DIRECTOR & CO-CHAIR 0.25 X 0 0 0 SHARON STONE DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 SHAWN BURNS DIRECTOR 0.25 X X 0 0 0 SHAWN BLADES DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 KA'SONDRA BROWN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 REBECCA SELF DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 AGNES MARERRO DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 BO MILBURN DIRECTOR & TREASURER 0.25 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WINKLER DIRECTOR & VICE CHAIR 0.25 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA YUE DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 EMILY SPENCER DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 ASONA MCMULLEN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 IESHA ALLEN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 ANNE COOK ENGLISH DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 KRISTIN HUGHES CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 64896 0 0 LEANDRA FORMAN CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 69946 0 0 134842 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 197201 681849 1054606 447945 1933656 CATERING INCOME 900099 24883 24883 COOKING CLASSES 900099 18019 18019 CLASSROM AQUAPONICS PR 900099 12714 12714 MEALS, KITS & MIXES 900099 7143 7143 TOURS 900099 4717 4717 67476 30813 30813 57 57 114168 197201 49901 64267 64267 27140 8477 18663 18663 MISC REVENUE 900099 7662 7662 CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 900099 2581 2581 DISCOUNTS RECEIVED 900099 1180 1180 330 330 11753 2126685 97892 0 95137 40000 40000 181919 136439 45480 430598 344478 34448 51672 19744 15795 1580 2369 46476 37181 3718 5577 722 722 8938 8938 8064 8064 21712 2605 19107 7240 6516 724 100 100 8801 8801 52852 52852 13010 13010 SUPPLIES 917229 917229 CONTRACTED EXPENSES 59015 59015 MISCELLANEOUS 13454 13454 FEES 6406 6406 6181 6181 1842461 1649432 133411 59618 730218 948852 1400 82162 606892 457261 134459 149631 9720 0 875797 1180645 0 10623 0 10000 0 20623 X 875797 1160022 875797 1160022 875797 1180645 284224 1 0 X 0 0 0 X 1181260 1077818 817115 603905 1288510 4968608 1181260 1077818 817115 603905 1288510 4968608 304926 4663682 52 4 4 13637 30870 44567 5013175 0.93030 0.99660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 229326 115899 113427 344716 310104 34612 32850 31258 1592 149631 FEAST 311369 197201 114168 49901 311369 197201 114168 49901 49901 64267 1 KENTUCKY BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION 40000 0 FOOD LAND JUSTICE FUND AT AMALGAMATED CHARITABLE FOUNDATION GRANT FOR FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF KENTUCKY BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION SOUTHEAST JESUP WAGON PROJECT 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE MONITORING AND USE OF GRANT FUNDS IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. X 112000 519079 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. ANY COMMENTS/QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED AND THE RETURN IS FILED AFTER RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.