Nonprofit · EIN 27-0648497
COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC
Tax-exempt · DORCHESTER, MA 02121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,776,871 | $7,496,312 | $280,559 | $14,611,737 | $7,163,933 | $7,447,804 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $6,270,782 | $5,853,679 | $417,103 | $14,681,256 | $7,514,011 | $7,167,245 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $6,158,678 | $4,721,759 | $1,436,919 | $14,515,877 | $7,765,735 | $6,750,142 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,446,583
- of which government grants
- $628,057
- Program service revenue
- $2,964,061
- Investment income
- $95,040
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,000
- Other revenue
- $271,187
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $200,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,466,790
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,953,983
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $578,890
- Depreciation
- $296,591
- Program services (functional)
- $6,140,767
- Management and general (functional)
- $954,433
- Fundraising (functional)
- $401,112
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,681,256
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,611,737
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,163,933
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,447,804
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,558,623
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,989,229
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,458,575
- Gross receipts
- $7,776,871
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER FAIGEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $200,000 | $19,687 |
| SHELDON LLOYD | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE CARROLL | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT WILLIAMS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN LLOYD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAUL FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER FAIGEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $200,000 |
| LESLEY DELANEY HAWKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHELDON LLOYD | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE COAKLEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| HELENE SOLOMON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KARA FAGAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAGNOLIA CONTRERAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAUL FERNANDEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER FAIGEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $152,400 | $779 |
| TYLER SEEVER | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,400 | $0 |
| LESLEY DELANEY HAWKINS | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HELENE SOLOMON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ALLEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTOINETTE COAKLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAGNOLIA CONTERAS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAUL FERNANDEZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELDON LLOYD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 196 QUINCY STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02121-1996
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER FAIGEL, 196 QUINCY STREET, DORCHESTER, MA 02121
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER FAIGEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (617) 522-7900
- Website
- WWW.COMMONWEALTHKITCHEN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RAFFOL AND COMPANY INC
Mission
CWK'S MISSION IS TO BUILD A NEW FOOD ECONOMY GROUNDED IN RACIAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE BY STRENGTHENING THE CAPACITY, CONNECTIONS, AND COLLECTIVE POWER OF DIVERSE ENTREPRENEURS TO START AND GROW SUCCESSFUL FOOD BUSINESSES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS MISSION, CWK OPERATES GREATER BOSTON'S ONLY NONPROFIT FOOD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND FOOD MANUFACTURING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE.
Program accomplishments
- READY TO LAUNCH: WITH SO MANY PEOPLE STARTING INFORMAL FOOD BUSINESSES OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND NOW LOOKING FOR SUPPORT, WE'RE CURRENTLY ADAPTING OUR START-UP PROGRAMMING INTO A NEW 16-WEEK START-UP PROGRAM, AN EXTENSION OF OUR SIGNATURE FOOD BIZ 101, INTENDED FOR BUSINESSES THAT ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH IN CWK'S SHARED KITCHENS. THE EXPANDED PROGRAM COVERS ALL OF THE BASICS - FROM PERMITS TO HOW TO CREATE INVOICES, TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND PRICING. READY TO LAUNCH WILL ENSURE A STRONG START TO NEW BUSINESSES THAT LAUNCH AT COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN.NETWORK SUPPORT: WHEN STATE AND FEDERAL MONEY BECAME AVAILABLE, COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN JUMPED INTO ACTION, SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT RESOURCES AND HOSTING NUMEROUS WEBINARS IN COLLABORATION WITH USC AND OTHERS TO GIVE ENTREPRENEURS ACCESS TO THE ANSWERS THEY NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A FOOD BUSINESS LISTSERV, PROVIDING ADVICE AND PEER NETWORKING FOR 200+ BUSINESSES. RESTAURANT RESILIENCY: THIS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE A NETWORK OF DEEP SUPPORT TO SMALL RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH A FACEBOOK GROUP. DESPITE THE ENORMOUS CHALLENGES OF 2020, CWK WAS ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR VITAL, BASELINE BUSINESS EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMMING, WHICH HAS BECOME ALL THE MORE CRITICAL GIVEN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC REALITIES. CWK PROVIDED A RANGE OF BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING HOSTING WEBINARS AND PROVIDING 1-ON-1 SUPPORT SERVICES TO MORE THAN 100 BUSINESSES. WE PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO OVER 50 BUSINESSES APPLYING FOR VARIOUS GRANTS AND LOANS, HELPING SECURE MORE THAN $2M TO SUPPORT THEIR RECOVERY EFFORTS. WE RAISED AND INVESTED ANOTHER $1M+ THROUGH OUR COMMONTABLE EMERGENCY FOOD EFFORTS TO PAY OUR HARD-HIT FOOD BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO FEED THEIR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. AS PART OF THE PROGRAM, WE PROVIDED 25+ BUSINESSES WITH TRAINING ON BULK FOOD PRODUCTION AND PROPER COOLING AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNIQUES, AND STAFF TRAINING FOR CONTACTLESS DELIVERY.Expenses $6,140,767 · revenue $4,446,583
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0648497
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S43)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,611,737
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,776,871
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,776,871 | $7,496,312 | $14,611,737 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,270,782 | $5,853,679 | $14,681,256 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $6,158,678 | $4,721,759 | $14,515,877 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 27-0648497).
Questions about COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC
- What is the EIN of COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC is 27-0648497.
- Is COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN 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 COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JENNIFER FAIGEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,000 (JENNIFER FAIGEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COMMONWEALTH KITCHEN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,776,871, expenses of $7,496,312 and total assets of $14,611,737 at year end.
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