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Nonprofit · EIN 13-2752108

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10001

Financials

$22.9M$23.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$22,911,314$23,175,369-$264,055$11,075,169$7,014,598$4,060,571
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,182,494
Membership dues
$359,662
Program service revenue
$14,346,078
Investment income
$252,875
Net income from fundraising events
$111,564
Net income from gaming
$18,303
Other revenue
$129,867

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$737,358
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$2,088,655
Other salaries and wages
$4,477,141
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$7,848,698
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$209,747
Accounting fees
$122,906
Occupancy
$751,111
Travel
$1,196,345
Depreciation
$352,723
Program services (functional)
$19,568,664
Management and general (functional)
$2,509,742
Fundraising (functional)
$1,096,963

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$13,023,237
Total assets, end of year
$11,075,169
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,014,598
Net assets, end of year
$4,060,571
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,385,944
Net assets without donor restrictions
$126,748
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,933,823
Gross receipts
$23,233,084
Employees
73
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1985
State of legal domicile
NY

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
CLARE REICHENBACHCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
40$485,369$25,419
KRISTOPHER MOONCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
40$406,486$15,659
JODI POSNERCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$250,975$19,755
DAWN PADMOREVP OF AWARDS
Key employee
40$210,918$16,445
SIOBHAN HABERVP OF EVENTS
Key employee
40$191,619$31,532
TAMAR SIMPSONVP OF COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
40$185,796$36,737
JAIME FAYE BEANVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$195,389$25,548
COLLEEN VINCENTVP OF COMMUNITY
Highest-paid employee
40$201,656$13,673
ANNE MCBRIDEVP IMPACT
Key employee
40$196,532$18,320
CHRISTINA D'ESPOSITODIRECTOR OF SPONSORSHIP
Highest-paid employee
40$165,729$15,408
KIMBERLY STRAUSSSENIOR DIRECTOR, DATABASE
Highest-paid employee
40$141,779$12,547
ANOUSKA BISWASDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Highest-paid employee
40$130,486$13,806
NANCY LUKITSHCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY SUE MILLIKENVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FREDERIC M SEEGALTRUSTEE - CHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
21 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL PHILLIPSTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR EMERITUS
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0
STEVEN KOCHSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TREVOR GUTHRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHIEL BAKKERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JEFF CHERRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TRICIA CLARKE-STONETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELIZABETH FALKNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MICHELLE DIFEBO FREEMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JILLIAN GRIFFITHSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MELINDA HILDEBRANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TANYA HOLLANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANDREW LEVINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CHRIS LYONSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
CINDY MCLOUGHLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JACOB MONTYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ANTHONY MYINTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ALLISON ROSETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
HERB SCANNELLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
ELLEN TELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIM WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0
RODNEY WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
0.5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
49 WEST 27TH ST 2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY 10001-6922
In care of
% MS SANDRA MATIAS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JODI POSNER, 167 WEST 12TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10011
Signed the 990
JODI POSNER, CFO
Phone
(212) 675-4984
Return prepared by
CITRIN COOPERMAN ADVISORS LLC

Mission

THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BELIEVES IN A VIBRANT, EQUITABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY THAT STANDS AS A CORNERSTONE OF AMERICAN CULTURE, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMY - AND DRIVES TOWARDS A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM. THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AIMS TO BE A DESTINATION FOR EXCELLENCE ACROSS THE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY, DRIVING THE COUNTRY TOWARDS A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS: THE MISSION OF THE JAMES BEARD AWARDS IS TO RECOGNIZE EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND ACHIEVEMENT IN THE CULINARY ARTS, HOSPITALITY, MEDIA AND THE BROADER FOOD SYSTEM, AS WELL AS DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY, COMMUNITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND A CULTURE WHERE ALL CAN THRIVE. THESE ANNUAL AWARDS ARE HIGH HONORS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN THE US. AWARDS CATEGORIES INCLUDE COOKBOOKS, RESTAURANT AND CHEFS, BROADCAST MEDIA AND JOURNALISM. NOMINEES AND AWARD WINNERS ARE SELECTED BY THEIR INDUSTRY PEERS (FULLY INDEPENDENT OF JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION STAFF OR TRUSTEES) WITH MORE THAN 600 CULINARY PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE VOTING PROCESS. HELD IN CHICAGO IN JUNE, THE 2024 AWARDS WERE A CELEBRATION OF GOOD FOOD AND GOOD INDUSTRY PRACTICES, WITH A LENS TO OUR CODE OF ETHICS.
    Expenses $5,317,166 · revenue $5,648,292
  • OTHER EVENTS: THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES GENERAL SPONSORSHIPS, WHICH COVER FOUNDATION WIDE SUPPORT AS WELL AS JBF GREENS EVENTS. JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION GREENS IS AN EVENT SERIES IN NEW YORK CITY, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, SEATTLE, AND SAN FRANCISCO FOR FOOD LOVERS IN THEIR 20S, 30S, AND 40S. ENJOY CURATED CULINARY EXPERIENCESFROM MULTI-COURSE DINNERS TO WALK-AROUND TASTINGSTHAT CONNECT YOU WITH VISIONARY CHEFS SHAPING TODAY'S FOOD LANDSCAPE AND SPACES TO ENGAGE WITH FELLOW DINERS.
    Expenses $3,865,766 · revenue $3,588,905
  • THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH LEADERS AND EXPERTS IN THE ACADEMIC FIELD TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL RESEARCH TO DIAGNOSE THE KEY ISSUES FACING THE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY TODAY. DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHTS AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP INFORMS HOW WE DIRECT OUR RESOURCES TO BEST SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE. OUR WORK INCLUDES EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING PROGRAMS SUCH AS CHEF'S BOOTCAMP FOR POLICY AND CHANGE, WOMENS' ENTREPRENURIAL LEADERSHIP, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAMS ASPIRE TO GIVE CHEFS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS A VOICE AND THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO MAKE REAL AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THEIR BUSINESSES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.
    Expenses $2,849,188 · revenue $1,276,518
  • IN APRIL 2023, THE PIER 57 MARKET HALL OFFICIALLY OPENED TO THE PUBLIC. MARKET 57 WITH THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INCLUDES UNIQUE AND INDEPENDENTLY RUN FOOD AND BEVERAGE OFFERINGS. LOCATED IN THE MARKET 57 FOOD HALL IS PLATFORM BY JBF, A STATE-OF-THE-ART SHOW KITCHEN AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE FOR OUTSTANDING CULINARY ARTS PROGRAMMING; AND GOOD TO GO BY JBF, A UNIQUE FOOD KIOSK WHERE INNOVATION MEETS SUSTAINABLE, ETHICALLY SOURCED, DELICIOUS FOOD IN A ROTATING FAST-CASUAL MENU ARE THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF THE BEARD FOUNDATION'S GOOD FOOD FOR GOOD MISSION. AT PLATFORM, DINERS CAN EXPERIENCE THE BEST OF TODAY'S FOOD CULTURE THROUGH WEEKLY CHEF DINNERS, WINE TASTINGS, COOKING DEMOS, HANDS-ON CULINARY CLASSES, AND MORE.
    Expenses $2,812,562 · revenue $1,502,751
  • TASTE AMERICA PROGRAM: THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION'S 13TH ANNUAL TASTE AMERICA CULINARY SERIES, PRESENTED BY OUR SPONSOR CAPITAL ONE, BROUGHT TOGETHER CHEFS, SPECIAL GUESTS AND DINERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO CELEBRATE THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS AT THE HEART OF OUR COMMUNITIES. IN THIS ITERATION, SOME OF THE NATION'S FINEST CHEFS AND CHANGEMAKERS CAME TOGETHER IN 20 CITIES ACROSS THE US TO REPRESENT A SHARED MISSION OF "GOOD FOOD FOR GOOD". THIS COHORT OF CHEFS, WHICH CHANGES EACH YEAR, IS KNOWN AS THE TASTE TWENTY. THE TASTE TWENTY COLLABORATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT CHEF DINNERS AND WALK-AROUND TASTING EVENTS, SPOTLIGHTING THE BREADTH AND UNITY OF CULINARY CREATIVITY ACROSS THE NATION. EACH MARKET WITH ITS FEATURED CHEFS SHOWCASES THE CENTRALITY OF AMERICA FOOD CULTURE AND CELEBRATES DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, LEADING THE WAY TO A FUTURE CULINARY INDUSTRY WHERE ALL CAN THRIVE.
    Expenses $1,921,950 · revenue $2,090,846
  • THE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAMS ARE COMMITTED TO ESTABLISHING A MORE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. THE FOUNDATION ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT MAKE A MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM FOR ALL INVOLVED IN THE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT INDUSTRY ACROSS THREE PILLARS: RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND INDUSTRY CULTURE AND PRACTICES. THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION SUPPORTS LEGISLATION AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP TURN RESTAURANT JOBS INTO LONG AND HEALTHY CAREERS, AND EXPAND WHO RECEIVES ACCESS TO LEADERSHIP, VISIBILITY, FINANCIAL STABILITY, AND CAPITAL. WE MOBILIZE A NETWORK OF THOUSANDS OF CHEFS TO SUPPORT JBF'S POLICY PRIORITIES AND THEIR OWN ADVOCACY EFFORTS. FROM TRAINING PROGRAMS TO DATA-DRIVEN REPORTS AND A VIRTUAL EDUCATION LIBRARY, THESE PROGRAMS ASPIRE TO GIVE CHEFS AND THEIR COLLEAGUES A VOICE AND THE TOOLS NEEDED TO MAKE REAL AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE TO THEIR BUSINESSES AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE CHEF'S BOOT CAMP FOR POLICY AND CHANGE, WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR ONGOING INDUSTRY ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, INDUSTRY SUPPORT, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE SMART CATCH PROGRAM, FOOD WASTE REDUCTION, AND DEFINING SUSTAINABILITY BEYOND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT, TO INCLUDE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES, AS WELL AS CONSIDERING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE WITHIN THE FOOD SYSTEM. THE FOUNDATION'S CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR RESTAURANT SURVIVAL CAMPAIGN IS DEDICATED TO TACKLING THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS, CHEFS, AND THE LOCAL ECONOMIES THEY SUPPORT. THE FOUNDATION IS BRINGING TOGETHER CHEFS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO RAISE AWARENESS, EDUCATE FEDERAL POLICY MAKERS, AND GALVANIZE ACTION TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AIM TO CHAMPION GENDER EQUALITY BY SUPPORTING WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE LIFECYCLE OF THEIR CAREERS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE TOOLS, RESOURCES, AND NETWORKS TO THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE MORE WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES AND MORE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE INDUSTRY. OUR PROGRAMS ARE FOCUSED ON THE PILLARS OF FINANCE, COMMUNITY AND NETWORK, EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND WELLNESS AT WORK. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AND THE FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN.
    Expenses $1,231,988
  • SCHOLARSHIPS: ESTABLISHED IN 1991, THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ASSISTS ASPIRING AND ESTABLISHED CULINARY PROFESSIONALS WHO PLAN TO FURTHER THEIR EDUCATION AT A LICENSED OR ACCREDITED CULINARY SCHOOL OR HOSPITALITY INSTITUTION, COLLEGE, OR UNIVERSITY. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS NOT ONLY GROWN IN VISIBILITY AND FINANCIAL SCOPE, BUT IN THE ARRAY OF SUBJECTS ITS RECIPIENTS HAVE EMBRACED.JBF OFFERS THREE BASIC TYPES OF AWARDS:SCHOLARSHIPS: CASH GRANTS APPLIED TO TUITION (AND SOMETIMES OTHER SCHOOL-RELATED EXPENSES)TUITION WAIVERS: TUITION WAIVERS GRANTED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH ARE RENEWABLE IN SOME CASESWORK STUDY GRANTS: GRANTS FOR WORKING CULINARY PROFESSIONALS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE JEAN-LOUIS PALLADIN PROFESSIONAL WORK/STUDY PROGRAM
    Expenses $971,455 · grants $737,358
  • ALL PERFORMING ARTISTS DESERVE A GREAT STAGE. MUSICIANS HAVE CARNEGIE HALL; OPERA SINGERS HAVE THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE. CHEFS, WINEMAKERS AND RESTAURATEURS HAVE HAD THE JAMES BEARD HOUSE AT WHICH TO SHOWCASE THEIR ART. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO HIGHLIGHT THE CENTRALITY OF FOOD CULTURE IN DAILY LIVES AND ITS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING A RESILIENT AND FLOURISHING INDUSTRY THAT HONORS ITS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. IN APRIL OF 2023, THE FOUNDATIONOPENED PLATFORM BY JBF AT PIER 57, WHICH HAS BECOME THE MAIN PERFORMANCE SPACE FOR DINING EVENTS, MUCH IN THE WAY THE BEARD HOUSE HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. THERE ARE CURRENTLY A SELECT NUMBER OF IN-PERSON DINING EVENTS AT THE BEARD HOUSE, AS THE FOUNDATION CONSIDERS NEW WAYS TO DEPLOY THIS SPECIAL HISTORICAL SPACE.
    Expenses $370,750
  • MEMBER SERVICES:THESE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, RESEARCH, AND TOOLS TO HELP CHEFS, RESTAURANT OWNERS, AND OTHER CULINARY LEADERS MEET THE MANY CHALLENGES IN THE INDUSTRY TODAY.
    Expenses $227,839

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-2752108
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1986
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,075,169
Income (IRS master file)
$23,233,084

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025–––IRS
990-TMarch 2025–––IRS
990March 2024–––IRS
990-TMarch 2024–––IRS
990March 2023$18,041,842$17,919,938$9,165,781IRS
990-TMarch 2023–––IRS
990March 2022$15,141,419$14,771,801$8,081,920IRS
990-TMarch 2022–––IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990-TMarch 2021–––IRS
990March 2020–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS
990March 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC

What is the EIN of THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC is 13-2752108.
Is THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
Are donations to THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names JODI POSNER.
Who are the officers and directors of THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 36 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $485,369 (CLARE REICHENBACH, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
How much revenue does THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $22,911,314, expenses of $23,175,369 and total assets of $11,075,169 at year end.

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