Cultivate Culinary School and Catering
Also known as Cultivate Food Rescue
Cultivate Culinary School and Catering reported $14.3 million in revenue and $12.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.35 went to program services, $4.45 to management and general costs and $5.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $130,656 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 509% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $13MFor context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $14M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$95.99 $14M
- Government grants$3.19 $457K
- Program service revenue$0.58 $82,720
- Investment income$0.24 $35,205
Other revenue was negative: −$3,998. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.3% | 88.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.5% | 10.9% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.2% | 22.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 3.2% | 1.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.6% | 62.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $130,656 | $297,435 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.02% | 1.26% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 11.0 | 8.1 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCultivate serves as a food and logistics hub between food service organizations that have excess food and those who are food insecure. We distribute our rescued food to two primary sources: school age kids who are on free and reduced lunch and social service agencies like pantries and soup kitchens who feed the food insecure on a dailybasis. The focus of the cultivate cares food network (ccfn) is to provide valuable, much needed, perishable food items like meat, cheese, fresh fruit, vegetables and proteins. We rescue, store and deliver this food at no cost to the agencies that are in our…
The backpack program is a frozen meal program primarily for students in k-2nd grade. During the fiscal year ending 06/34/2025, 247,299 frozen meals were distributed using rescued food. These meals were donated to 11 community schools in st. Joseph, elkhart and marshall county and to social service agencies who serve children
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 54.00 hrs/week | $115,823 | $0 | $14,833 | $130,656 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Cultivate Culinary School and Catering (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $138K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 550
- Volunteers Part I, line 66,413
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PENSKE Refrigerated truck lessor | $154,998 |
| CARDMEMBER SERVICE Credit card provider | $138,575 |
| MAPLETRONICS COMPUTERS INC It services | $114,736 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
13 private foundations reported grants to Cultivate Culinary School and Catering totaling $612K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Cultivate Culinary School and Catering spent in FY2025, $90.35 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Cultivate Culinary School and Catering's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Cultivate Culinary School and Catering reported that 90.3% of its $12.8 million in expenses went to program services, 4.5% to management and general and 5.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Cultivate Culinary School and Catering pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Cultivate Culinary School and Catering reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $130,656, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Cultivate Culinary School and Catering get its money?
Of $14.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.2% came from contributions and grants (including 3.2% from government grants) and 0.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Cultivate Culinary School and Catering a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 81-3306113 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202621129349300247 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202531359349302978 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202410229349301561 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202213009349300506 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202200269349300910 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202110159349300401 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 81-3306113: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.