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Nonprofit · EIN 90-1009621

COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH

Also known as SCRATCH CAFE

Tax-exempt · PITTSBURGH, PA 15207

Financials

$3.5M$3.5M2022$3.5M$4.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$3,479,207$4,207,699-$728,492$2,896,570$521,985$2,374,585
June 30, 2023990$3,549,387$3,516,907$32,480$3,807,730$233,582$3,574,148
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$621,197
Program service revenue
$2,751,539
Investment income
$86,112
Net gain from sales of assets
-$4,393
Net income from fundraising events
$18,516
Other revenue
$20,359

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$109,000
Other salaries and wages
$777,452
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,113,294
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,898
Accounting fees
$45,167
Occupancy
$277,792
Travel
$14,753
Depreciation
$152,735
Program services (functional)
$3,766,732
Management and general (functional)
$339,527
Fundraising (functional)
$101,440

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,359,566
Total assets, end of year
$2,896,570
Total liabilities, end of year
$521,985
Net assets, end of year
$2,374,585
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,167,902
Publicly traded securities
$582,426
Net assets without donor restrictions
$2,294,585
Net assets with donor restrictions
$80,000
Gross receipts
$3,494,893
Employees
70
Volunteers
135
Year formed
2013
State of legal domicile
PA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JENNIFER FLANAGANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
50$109,000
ROBERT DELACHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIMI FALBOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN HOWEYBOARD DIRECT
Trustee or director
2$0
JOAN KIMMELBOARD DIRECT
Trustee or director
2$0
FRANCES MAGOVERN O'CONNORBOARD SECRET
Trustee or director
2$0
EDDIE YONGOVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 8 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JENNIFER FLANAGANEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
50$109,472
ROBERT DELACHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MIMI FALBOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN HOWEYBOARD DIRECT
Trustee or director
2$0
JOAN KIMMELBOARD DIRECT
Trustee or director
2$0
BJ LIEBERBOARD DIRECT
Trustee or director
2$0
FRANCES MAGOVERN O'CONNORBOARD SECRET
Trustee or director
2$0
EDDIE YONGOVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
107 FLOWERS AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15207-1600
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JENNIFER FLANAGAN, 107 FLOWERS AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15207
Signed the 990
JENNIFER FLANAGAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(412) 246-4736
Return prepared by
D'ANGELO & ASSOCIATES INC

Mission

COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH IS A NONPROFIT FOOD SERVICE COMPANY. BECAUSE POVERTY, FOOD INSECURITY AND EMPLOYMENT ARE ENTWINED ISSUES, WE WORK ACROSS THESE FOCUS AREAS, ENGAGING IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: "CULINARY BASED WORKFORCE TRAINING: WE OFFER A 12 WEEK CULINARY BASED TRAINING PROGRAM TARGETING CHRONICALLY UNEMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. OUR CLIENTS ARE TRANSITIONING FROM INCARCERATION, HOMELESSNESS, ADDICTION AND OTHER BARRIERS. WE PROVIDE APPLIED TRAINING IN OUR COMMISSARY KITCHEN BASED ON AN ESTABLISHED, PROVEN CURRICULUM, ALONG WITH REMEDIAL MATH, FINANCIAL LITERARY, SERVICE REFERRALS & EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS. WE WORK WITH CLIENTS ON JOB SEARCH & PLACEMENT,AND FOLLOW THEM FOR 12 MONTHS POST-PLACEMENT TO ENSURE RETENTION. "FOOD SERVICES: WE UTILIZE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF SHORT-SHELF-LIFE FRESH PRODUCT EVERY MONTH THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE THROWN AWAY, AND USE THAT TO PREPARE NUTRITIOUS FOOD FOR STRUGGLING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THROUGH C

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM WE OPERATE TWO WORKFORCE PROGRAMS THAT ARE INTEGRATED INTO SEVERAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE FOOD SERVICE BUSINESS LINES FOR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE. WE ALSO OPERATE FOUR REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP TRACKS THOUGH PA DEPT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY. WE COVER ABOUT 50% OF OUR BUDGET THROUGH EARNED REVENUE FROM OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES, AND THE REST COMES FROM CHARITABLE DONATIONS AND GOVERMENT WORKFORCE TRAINING CONTRACTS. WE PROVIDE CULINARY TRAINING TO HARDTO-SERVE, CHRONICALLY UNEMPLOYED ADULTS. OUR CULINARY TRAINING PROGRAM IS A 12-WEEK FULL-TIME PROGRAM THAT PREPARES ADULTS FOR WORK IN THE FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRY. OUR CLIENTS COME TO US EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, INCARCERATION, ADDICTION, MENTAL ILLNESS, POVERTY, TRAUMA, LACK OF EDUCATION (INCLUDING A PERCENTAGE WITHOUT A GED OR HS DIPLOMA), AND USUALLY A COMBINATION OF TWO OR MORE OF THESE MAJOR BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT TO ADULTS WITH CULINARY EXPERIENCE WHO ARE SERVING THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS OF A JAIL/PRISON SENTENCE AND DEALING WITH REENTRY CHALLENGES. WE PROVIDE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT TO BRIDGE THEIR RELEASE, ASSIST WITH TRANSITIONAL DIFFICULTIES (OFTEN THIS INCLUDES SECURING APPROVED HOUSING POSTRELEASE), AND HELP THEM OBTAIN PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT. COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH IS A KEY PARTNER IN A COMMUNITY-FOCUSED CAREER PATHWAY SYSTEM FOR EX-OFFENDERS AND OTHER CHRONICALLY UN/UNDER-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS. WE INTEGRATE BEST PRACTICES AND EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING MODELS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY BEGINNING WITH RECRUITING AN INDIVIDUAL (CLIENT), IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING THEIR NEEDS, FOLLOWING THEIR SPECIFIC TRAINING AND PLACEMENT, SUPPORTING THEM IN RETENTION AND ASSISTING THEM WITH WAGE PROGRESSION. WE ALSO HAVE AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENT WORKING IN SCHOOLS AND IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS PROVIDING COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AND PROMOTIONAL EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING OUR SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND ENGAGING CHEFS AND OTHER INDUSTRY PEOPLE IN OUR MISSION. THE IMPACT OF THIS PROGRAMMING IS CONSISTENTLY RATED VERY HIGH BY TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, PARENTS AND STUDENTS. WE INTERACT WITH AROUND 200 STUDENTS PER MONTH.
    Expenses $3,766,732 · revenue $2,751,539

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
90-1009621
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
2013
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,896,570
Income (IRS master file)
$3,494,893

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$3,479,207$4,207,699$2,896,570XML
990June 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$3,549,387$3,516,907$3,807,730XML
990June 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 90-1009621).

Questions about COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH

What is the EIN of COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH is 90-1009621.
Is COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH 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 KITCHEN PITTSBURGH due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER FLANAGAN.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $109,000 (JENNIFER FLANAGAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does COMMUNITY KITCHEN PITTSBURGH have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,479,207, expenses of $4,207,699 and total assets of $2,896,570 at year end.

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