2026-03-30T09:51:04-05:00 2025-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 150 S WARNER ROAD SUITE 310 KING OF PRUSSIA PA 19406 990 2024-09-01 263552858 VETRI FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN VETR 2156002630 915 SPRING GARDEN STREET 103 PHILADELPHIA PA 19123 JEFF BENJAMIN VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 2157323478 2026-03-27 1 0 WILLIAM A LOUGHERY P01603932 2156433900 2026-03-27 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP JEFF BENJAMIN 915 SPRING GARDEN STREET 103 PHILADELPHIA PA 19123 4090202 0 1 X WWW.VETRICOMMUNITY.ORG X 2008 PA NOURISHING MINDS, BODIES, AND COMMUNITIES WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION THROUGH COOKING. 13 13 54 40 0 0 2061660 2377792 142855 166396 71612 183940 -32553 -67097 2243574 2661031 0 0 0 0 1795047 1944130 0 0 364142 508259 548173 2303306 2492303 -59732 168728 3496645 3452551 948953 831158 2547692 2621393 X VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP'S (VCP) MISSION IS TO NOURISH MINDS, BODIES, AND COMMUNITIES WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION THROUGH COOKING. 0 0 1808816 0 166396 VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP NOURISHES MINDS, BODIES, AND COMMUNITIES WITH NUTRITION EDUCATION THROUGH COOKING. OUR CORE SERVICES OFFER HANDS-ON COOKING AND TASTING OPPORTUNITIES OF RECIPES THAT ARE NUTRITIOUS, VEGETABLE-FOCUSED, AFFORDABLE, AND, MOST IMPORTANTLY, DELICIOUS. WE INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE TO MAKE NUTRITIOUS CHOICES AND BUILD LIFE SKILLS FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OVCP'S NUTRITION EDUCATION SERVICES TAKE PLACE IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS, AS WELL AS OUR OWN TEACHING KITCHEN, TO BUILD CULINARY CONFIDENCE AND ENCOURAGE COOKING AT HOME. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING APPROACHABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THAT FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. DURING FY25, VCP HOSTED 1,545 WORKSHOPS LEADING TO OVER 30,000 EXPERIENCES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO COOK OR TASTE A NUTRIENT-DENSE AND DELICIOUS RECIPE. OUR FIVE CORE SERVICES ARE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM-EDUCATION (SNAP-ED), VETRI COOKING LAB, MOBILE TEACHING KITCHEN, CULINARY MEDICINE, AND TEACHING KITCHEN. AS A CONTRACTED LOCAL PARTNER OF PENNSYLVANIA SNAP-ED, WE AIM TO IMPROVE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT FAMILIES ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP BENEFITS CAN MAKE HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES WITHIN A LIMITED BUDGET. VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP'S SNAP-ED TEAM WORKS WITH SCHOOLS ON EVIDENCE-BASED SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES THAT HELP FAMILIES MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES WITH PROGRAMMING THAT TAKES PLACE DURING THE SCHOOL DAY FOR STUDENTS WITH ADDITIONAL FAMILY AND CAREGIVER ACTIVITIES TAKING PLACE DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS. DURING FY25, VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP SNAP-ED EDUCATORS HOSTED 779 COOKING CLASSES WITH 15,236 EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOL-AGED AND ADULT PARTICIPANTS. VETRI COOKING LAB IS AN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME COOKING PROGRAM THAT INSPIRES STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONFIDENCE TO MAKE NUTRITIOUS CHOICES AND BUILD LIFE SKILLS FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE. THIS WEEKLY, CURRICULUM-BASED PROGRAM ENGAGES STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON COOKING PAIRED WITH IMPORTANT NUTRITION LESSONS LIKE EATING A RAINBOW, READING NUTRITION LABELS, AND INCORPORATING "ANY VEGETABLE, ANY WAY." PARTICIPANTS WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD RECIPES, TASTE THEIR CREATIONS, AND SHARE THEIR OPINIONS ON WHAT THEY LIKE, WHAT THEY'D CHANGE, AND WAYS THEY WOULD MAKE IT FOR THEIR FAMILIES. VETRI COOKING LAB EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME MINDFUL AND EDUCATED FOOD CONSUMERS BY INCREASING EXPOSURE TO NUTRITIOUS FOODS, PRACTICAL COOKING SKILLS, AND NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE. DURING FY25, VETRI COOKING LAB EDUCATORS LED 433 WORKSHOPS THAT CREATED 4,698 OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AFTER SCHOOL AND IN THE SUMMER. MOBILE TEACHING KITCHEN IS A COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAM THAT BRINGS NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS RECIPE SAMPLINGS AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS TO FOOD DISTRIBUTION SITES, FOOD PANTRIES, AND FARMERS MARKETS IN THE PHILADELPHIA REGION. THE PROGRAM OFFERS EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, RECIPES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO TASTE RECIPES MADE WITH WHAT IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE OR SELECTION THAT DAY. OUR GOAL IS FOR RESIDENTS IN EVERY COMMUNITY TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT COOKING AT HOME WILL LEAD TO A NOURISHING AND DELICIOUS DISH. DURING FY25, MOBILE TEACHING KITCHEN EDUCATORS HOSTED 160 DEMONSTRATIONS AND TASTINGS LEADING TO 6,904 OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANT ENGAGEMENT. CULINARY MEDICINE IS AN INTEGRATION OF FOOD, MEDICINE, AND WELLNESS THAT SUPPORTS COMMUNITY HEALTH THROUGH CULINARY EDUCATION. WITH CULINARY MEDICINE, PATIENTS, PRACTITIONERS, AND MEDICAL STUDENTS DEVELOP PRACTICAL COOKING SKILLS WHILE PREPARING RECIPES TAILORED TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC HEALTH POPULATIONS. MEDICAL EDUCATION CLASSES EMPOWER CURRENT AND FUTURE PHYSICIANS TO APPLY THE PRINCIPLES OF FOOD AS MEDICINE INTO THEIR PRACTICE WHILE PRACTICING EMPATHY AND RESPECT FOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. COMMUNITY-BASED CULINARY MEDICINE CLASSES ENGAGE PATIENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO DEVELOP AND ENHANCE THEIR OWN COOKING SKILLS, UTILIZING RECIPES TO SUPPORT THEIR PERSONAL NUTRITIONAL NEEDS. DURING FY25, CULINARY MEDICINE EDUCATORS PARTNERED WITH 14 HEALTH CENTERS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS LEADING TO 46 WORKSHOPS WITH 760 EXPERIENCES FOR PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS TO LEARN ABOUT HEALTH TOPICS INCLUDING DIABETES, HEART HEALTH, RENAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND PREGNANCY. DURING FY23, VETRI COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP OPENED ITS FIRST TEACHING KITCHEN, A 2,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA'S WEST POPLAR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE TEACHING KITCHEN HAS COOKING STATIONS FOR UP TO 40 PEOPLE WITH CULINARY EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS THAT TRANSLATE TO COOKING AT HOME. IN THE TEACHING KITCHEN, GROUPS AND PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOME FOR COOKING CLASSES, COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND MORE. DURING FY25, 127 WORKSHOPS FOR NEIGHBORS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LED TO 2,498 EXPERIENCES OF COOKING AND EATING A MEAL TOGETHER IN THE TEACHING KITCHEN. 1808816 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 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 11 0 1 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 PA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2156002630 915 SPRING GARDEN ST SUITE 103 PHILADELPHIA PA 19123 MARC VETRI PRESIDENT AND CO-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA DYKSTRA CO-CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY BENJAMIN VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DACARLA ALBRIGHT MD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLEY BROWN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER BUCKLEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JILL DUROVISIK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL EAGLES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA EMANUEL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAIMIE FIELD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 YVONNE OSIRIM ODEZI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH PIERCE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JASON RAY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MADALYN BOOTH CEO 40.00 X 135590 0 10270 CHRISTIN KWASNY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 103367 0 5779 238957 0 16049 2 0 0 0 0 519208 774127 1084457 82740 2377792 CULINARY MEDICINE 900099 50822 50822 VETRI COOKING LAB 900099 44500 44500 COMMUNITY TEACHING KITCHEN 900099 39394 39394 MOBILE TEACHING KITCHEN 900099 22380 22380 SUMMER CAMPS 900099 9300 9300 166396 69586 69586 1445746 1331392 114354 114354 114354 30000 519208 97779 -67779 -67779 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 682 682 682 2661031 166396 0 116843 155220 46566 94685 13969 1509478 1186439 93467 229572 36059 29488 937 5634 107401 81890 10628 14883 135972 101152 14861 19959 25069 8063 17006 11409 11409 89683 36757 34898 18028 58802 41266 408 17128 40953 18741 9866 12346 117932 89718 11744 16470 24287 14203 2286 7798 10187 10187 32110 30577 630 903 41252 35512 520 5220 PROGRAM SUPPLIES/EQUIP. 80489 78257 2232 BAD DEBT EXPENSE 16000 16000 2492303 1808816 319345 364142 452093 388338 636452 529478 301778 332857 23600 48433 23872 34675 359174 291354 88705 67820 1198706 1357867 771439 693083 3496645 3452551 126027 81732 9930 13500 812996 735926 948953 831158 X 1948158 1950944 599534 670449 2547692 2621393 3496645 3452551 168728 -95027 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1891014 2310423 1904997 2061660 2377792 10545886 1891014 2310423 1904997 2061660 2377792 10545886 410756 10135130 226 6479 65478 68611 69586 210380 682 682 10756948 114354 0.94220 0.93000 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 682. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 48510 27012 21498 87245 55215 32030 223419 209127 14292 67820 SECURITY DEPOSITS 16095 RIGHT-OF-USE ASSETS 676988 693083 LEASE LIABILITY 735926 735926 X 2669092 -95027 16718 97779 19470 2649622 11409 11409 2661031 2595391 16718 97779 114497 2480894 11409 11409 2492303 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE INCOME TAX STANDARD FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 97,779. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 97,779. FRIENDS OF MARC DINNER 549208 519208 30000 88096 6570 3113 549208 519208 30000 88096 6570 3113 97779 -67779 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 140 DONOR VALUATION X 1 1000 DONOR VALUATION X 9 7971 DONOR VALUATION X DINING EXPERIENCES 26 53980 DONOR VALUATION X SPORTING TICKETS 5 14020 DONOR VALUATION X GYM MEMBERSHIP 1 2765 DONOR VALUATION X COOKING EQUIPMENT 1 2550 DONOR VALUATION X HOTEL & SPA EXPERIENCES 3 2500 DONOR VALUATION 0 1 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. PART I, LINE 32B: WE USED QGIV, A SOFTWARE PROGRAM, TO PROCESS FUNDRAISING AUCTION PAYMENTS. MANY OF THE AUCTION ITEMS WERE DONATED AS NON-CASH CONTRIBUTIONS TO VCP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCEPT THAT THE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE ANY POWER OR AUTHORITY AS TO THE FOLLOWING: (A) CREATION OR FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; (B) ADOPTION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF THE BYLAWS; (C) AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT BY ITS TERMS IS AMENDABLE OR REPEALABLE ONLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; (D) ACTION ON MATTERS COMMITTED BY THE BYLAWS OR A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ANOTHER COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; AND/OR (E) EXECUTION OF CONTRACTS BINDING THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARC VETRI (PRESIDENT) AND JEFF BENJAMIN (VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER) HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO THE CEO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD WILL REPORT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE CEO AND THE CEO WILL REPORT ANY CONFLICTS TO THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS. THE BOARD CO-CHAIRS AND CEO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN ACTUAL CONFLICT EXISTS. IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT WERE IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM A VOTE OR DELIBERATION WITH REGARD TO THE ITEM IN CONFLICT. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD CHAIR(S) AND FOUNDERS VETRI AND BENJAMIN. THE PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS: CEO PREPARES A SELF-EVALUATION COMPARING ACTUAL RESULTS TO AGREED UPON GOALS. THIS IS THEN SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD CHAIR, VETRI AND BENJAMIN. STAFF AND THE REST OF THE BOARD ARE CANVASSED TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AND A WRITTEN EVALUATION IS PREPARED BY BENJAMIN. A VERBAL IN PERSON MEETING TAKES PLACE AND THE BOARD DECIDES ON APPROPRIATE SALARY INCREASE, IF GOALS ARE MET. COMPENSATION FOR CEO IS COMMENSURATE WITH PEER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD REVIEW THE FORM 990 OF LIKE-SIZED PHILADELPHIA ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE CEO COMPENSATION IS WITHIN THE APPROPRIATE RANGE. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION ARE TIMELY DOCUMENTED. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.