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Nonprofit · EIN 85-1244770

COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC

Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612

Financials

$1.9M$1.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,937,572$1,886,669$50,903$851,215$570,990$280,225
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,524,903
Program service revenue
$511,185
Investment income
$3,775
Net income from fundraising events
-$102,291
Other revenue
-$102,291

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$391,637
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$204,166
Other salaries and wages
$560,981
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$872,706
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$4,175
Occupancy
$117,920
Travel
$3,584
Depreciation
$10,605
Program services (functional)
$1,413,614
Management and general (functional)
$228,673
Fundraising (functional)
$244,382

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$520,591
Total assets, end of year
$851,215
Total liabilities, end of year
$570,990
Net assets, end of year
$280,225
Land, buildings and equipment
$85,226
Net assets without donor restrictions
$271,914
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,311
Gross receipts
$2,050,463
Employees
15
Volunteers
529
Year formed
2021
State of legal domicile
CA

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, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Maria AldereteCo-Executive Director and Co-Founder
Officer
50$125,000
Richard MitchellCo-Executive Director and Co-Founder
Officer
50$79,167
Nigel JonesBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$1,384
Chris PastenaChair
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Victoria DeckerTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Candice ElderSecretary
Trustee or director
1$0
Hilary BasBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Melinda DraytonBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Abel GuillenBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Chris GulliBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Dina Older-AguilarBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Marisa RayaBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0
Cary WeigleBoard Member
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2270 TELEGRAPH AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94612-2331
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Maria Alderete, 2270 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Signed the 990
Maria Alderete, Executive Director
Phone
(510) 409-8582
Return prepared by
Aprio Advisory Group LLC

Mission

We are a food justice organization that prioritizes dignity, access and connection with our community meal program.Our community meal program supports our door front outreach, community based partner meal distribution programs and youth programs with Oakland Unified School District and Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • In 2025 our Community Meal Program showed up for our clients who are often missed by traditional food systems. In 2025 we served 200,813 meals along with 175,154 pounds of groceries supporting over 2,500 unhoused and low-income families and reached over 16,000 students, nearly half of all Oakland Unified School District's kids. The growth in meal volumes was supported through our new door front distribution program at our central kitchen, serving 81,828 meals with groceries to 1,000 clients in one of the top zip codes in Alameda County that is impacted by SNAP cuts. These numbers represent quadrupled growth of impact from 2024, which reflects an increase in the number of community members experiencing food insecurity in the Bay Area, as well as the impact of federal cuts to SNAP and EBT benefits. Our clients include some of the county's most marginalized residents including the unhoused population, youth attending Title 1 schools, the elderly and individuals living below the poverty line. Our meals are distributed in 10 of the highest food insecurity areas in the Bay Area.
    Expenses $1,413,614 · grants $391,637 · revenue $511,185
  • Our culinary job training program supported 13 graduates and provided 9 job placements in 2025.
  • In 2025, Community Kitchens led the advocacy to secure $2 million in Alameda County funds for a prepared meal program for our unhoused community. This funding is being administered by Alameda County Community Food Bank and supports 15 community based nonprofit organizations with grants, of which Community Kitchens has one of these grants.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
85-1244770
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
2021
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$851,215
Income (IRS master file)
$2,050,463

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025–––IRS
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$991,542$1,520,917$219,106IRS
990December 2022$1,668,471$1,066,814$746,383IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––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 COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC is 85-1244770.
Is COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
Are donations to COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY KITCHENS 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 COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Maria Alderete.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $125,000 (Maria Alderete, Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY KITCHENS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,937,572, expenses of $1,886,669 and total assets of $851,215 at year end.

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