Nonprofit · EIN 51-0248572
DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · DOVER, DE 19901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,885,542 | $1,703,893 | $181,649 | $2,269,057 | $39,490 | $2,229,567 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,595,161 | $1,325,919 | $269,242 | $2,056,284 | $19,179 | $2,037,105 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $794,733
- of which government grants
- $585,211
- Membership dues
- $187,572
- Program service revenue
- $957,620
- Investment income
- $29,130
- Net rental income
- $20,700
- Net income from fundraising events
- $83,359
- Other revenue
- $104,059
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,850
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $110,081
- Other salaries and wages
- $542,561
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $743,876
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,882
- Occupancy
- $20,058
- Travel
- $33,981
- Depreciation
- $22,097
- Program services (functional)
- $1,447,013
- Management and general (functional)
- $256,880
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,056,284
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,269,057
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,490
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,229,567
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $806,570
- Publicly traded securities
- $312,669
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,229,567
- Gross receipts
- $1,988,578
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE LEISMAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $110,082 | $110,082 |
| ALEX KOTANIDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY LEROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY PANCAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL GEORIGI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA GUZZI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TAGGART | ALLIED REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS FORBES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHERYL KLINE | EDUCATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GIANMARCO MARTUSCELLI | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY MONACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY GOSNEAR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JILLIAN BRUCE-WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOSE LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LES DUKART | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARC ASHBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MATT DISABATINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STIGLITZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| PARTHIBAN PJ JAYARAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL RUGGIERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAULA JANSSEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| RAMSEY SCHRADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN GERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT KAMMERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE LUCEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE TORPEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TOM HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| VINCENZA CARRIERI-RUSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| XAVIER TEIXIDO | NRA REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BOB ASHBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE LEISMAN | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 27 | $103,808 | $103,807 |
| GIANMARCO MARTUSCELLI | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY GOSNEAR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL STIGLITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CARL GEORIGI | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| XAVIER TEIXIDO | NRA REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SHERYL KLINE | EDUCATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SUGRUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA JANSSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM O'DONOGHUE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEX KOTANIDES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT STEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RAMSEY SCHRADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| VINCENZA CARRIERI-RUSSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS TAGGART | ALLIED REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY MONACO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOPE LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PARTHIBAN PJ JAYARAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK ASHBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JILLIAN BRUCE-WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL RUGGIERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SYDNEY ARZT | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN DAVIES | CHAIR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LES DUKART | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM CALAGIONE | DIRECTOR EMERITUS Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENA CALO | FINANCE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT KAMMERER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF COOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE MONTGOMERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBBY PANCAKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ASHBY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT DISABATINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS FORBES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN GERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY LEROY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE LUCEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE TORPEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 420 S STATE ST, DOVER, DE 19901-6724
- In care of
- % CARRIE LEISHMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CARRIE LEISHMAN, 420 S STATE STREET, DOVER, DE 19901
- Signed the 990
- CARRIE LEISHMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (866) 372-2545
- Website
- WWW.DELAWARERESTAURANT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- AKA ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION IS A STATE TRADE ASSOCIATION DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION, PROTECTION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE DELAWARE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE SERVER TRAINING - DELAWARE REQUIRES ANYONE WHO SERVES, SELLS OR HANDLES ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO RECEIVE TRAINING IN SAFELY SERVING AND RELATED SERVING LAWS. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS AN ONLINE TRAINING COURSE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INNOVALEARN AND THE SCHOOL ONLINE TRAINING ACADEMY. IN 2024, 8,359 PEOPLE TOOK THE COURSE.Expenses $103,030 · revenue $165,269
- SUPPORT OF PARTNER ORGANIZATION - THE ORGANIZATION RENTS OFFICE SPACE TO, AS WELL AS SHARES PAYROLL OVERHEAD EXPENSES WITH A RELATED ORGANIZATION, DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (DRAEF). DRAEF REIMBURSES THE ORGANIZATION FOR ITS PORTION OF WAGES AND RELATED PAYROLL TAXES.Expenses $422,279 · revenue $441,682
- FOOD SAFETY AND HANDLING TRAINING - DELAWARE REQUIRES THE PERSON-IN-CHARGE AT A RESTAURANT TO DEMONSTRATE FOOD SAFETY KNOWLEDGE. THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS THE SERVSAFE CERTIFICATION COURSE TO MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITS RELATED ORGANIZATION, THE DELAWARE RESTAUARANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION. IN 2024, THERE WERE 839 PARTICIPATING STUDENTS.Expenses $566,292 · revenue $274,286
- ADVOCACY - THE ORGANIZATION ADVOCATES FOR ISSUES IMPORTANT TO DELAWARE RESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEES. IT ALSO SUPPORTS RESTAURANT OWNERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO AFFECT POLICY BY OFFERING GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ACTION FUND USED TO HELP GET OFFICIALS ELECTED THAT SUPPORT THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY. IN 2024, KEY ISSUES INCLUDED DRAM SHOP, ALCOHOL DELIVERY, SINGLE USE UTENSILS AND CREDIT CARD FEES.Expenses $163,206 · revenue $53,250
- SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES - THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES RESTAURANTS TO PARTAKE IN TRAINING AND EDUCATION SURROUNDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND HOW TO HANDLE IT IN THE WORKFORCE. IN PERSON AND AN ONLINE COURSE ARE OFFERED TO TEACH BEST PRACTICES TO MANAGERS, EMPOYEES, AND SUPERVISORS.Expenses $41,334
- DRUG ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSES - THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES RESTAURANTS TO PARTAKE IN TRAINING AND EDUCATION SURROUNDING DRUG ABUSE AND HOW TO HANDLE IT IN THE WORKFORCE. AN ONLINE COURSE IS OFFERED TO TEACH BEST PRACTICES, INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES AND CONNECTING AFFECTED EMPLOYEES TO LOCAL RESOURCES. IN 2024, 45 PEOPLE TOOK THE COURSE.Expenses $41,334
- PROMOTION OF THE DELAWARE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY - THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO PROMOTE THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY IN DELAWARE TO ATTRACT WORKERS AND EXPAND ITS PRESENCE.Expenses $63,513 · revenue $43,833
- TO ACHIEVE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR DELAWARE COMMUNITIES, REMOVING BARRIERS TO SUCCESSFUL PATHWAYS AND SUPPORTING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC STABILITY OF THE WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING EMPLOYEE RETENTION INCENTIVES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT HIRE AND RETAIN PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS DRA TRAINING PROGRAMS.Expenses $46,025
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
- 51-0248572
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,269,057
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,988,578
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,885,542 | $1,703,893 | $2,269,057 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,595,161 | $1,325,919 | $2,056,284 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,825,153 | $1,391,174 | $1,742,373 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 51-0248572).
Questions about DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION is 51-0248572.
- Is DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1985.
- Are donations to DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 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 DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 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 DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION 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 DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CARRIE LEISHMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 34 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $110,082 (CARRIE LEISMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does DELAWARE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,885,542, expenses of $1,703,893 and total assets of $2,269,057 at year end.
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