CAREERS THROUGH CULINARY ARTS PROG… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1990

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

CHRISTINA GRDOVIC

Phone

2129747111

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

CAREERS THROUGH CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM DBA CULINARY CAREERS PROGRAM, founded in 1990, is a community nonprofit in the Employment sector that reported $6.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 9% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion.

Mission

MISSION STATEMENT: EMPOWER UNDER-RESOURCED STUDENTS & ADULTS TO BECOME THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS IN FOOD AND HOSPITALITY THROUGH CULINARY ARTS EDUCATION, JOB SKILLS TRAINING, COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. CULINARY CAREERS PROGRAM (CCAP) IS A NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO TRAINING AND SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF FOOD AND HOSPITALITY LEADERS. WE PROVIDE CULINARY ARTS EDUCATION, JOB SKILLS, APPRENTICESHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDER-RESOURCED MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS & ADULTS. TO DATE WE HAVE UPLIFTED CLOSE TO 400,000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND AWARDED $76 MILLION IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $3,686,432 Revenue: $726,834

CULINARY EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION - Across 8 of CCAP's regions - Arizona, Chicago, DC/Maryland, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia - CCAP works with 25,000 youth...

CULINARY EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION - Across 8 of CCAP's regions - Arizona, Chicago, DC/Maryland, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and Philadelphia - CCAP works with 25,000 youth annually, to help them pursue educational and professional opportunities via the pathway of culinary arts. CCAP culminates its school year program with culinary competitions, awarding more than $2.4 million in scholarships annually and $76 million since inception. Hundreds of previous scholarship winners have gone on to distinguished careers in the culinary and hospitality fields and beyond.

Program 2

Expenses: $901,570

JOB TRAINING, CAREER ADVISING, INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS - To help students find the avenue best suited to their interests and abilities, CCAP facilitates career exploration activities...

JOB TRAINING, CAREER ADVISING, INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS - To help students find the avenue best suited to their interests and abilities, CCAP facilitates career exploration activities, designed to expose students to the many possible careers available to them, via job shadows, boot camps, and field trips. Our Career Awareness program focuses on in-classroom demonstrations and presentations, career days, employer workplace tours, and college campus tours as well as a comprehensive summer job training and internship program. CCAP also serves as an official US Department of Labor apprenticeship intermediary, matching students with employers for full-year, paid apprenticeships.

Program 3

Expenses: $199,185

ADULT PROGRAMMING - In New York City, CCAP ran multiple five-week Career Pathways programs to support adults interested in transitioning to the culinary industry. The training included food safety...

ADULT PROGRAMMING - In New York City, CCAP ran multiple five-week Career Pathways programs to support adults interested in transitioning to the culinary industry. The training included food safety certification. CCAP then worked with employers to place graduates into entry-level, full-time positions. This program was funded by the State of New York and ended in March 2025.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $5,279,177

Program Service Revenue $725,236

Investment Income $89,739

Other Revenue $1,598

TOTAL REVENUE $6,095,750

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $2,564,349

Salaries & Benefits $2,555,610

Fundraising Expenses $733,742

Program Expenses $4,787,187

Other Expenses $929,472

TOTAL EXPENSES $6,069,431

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$6,095,750	$5,610,832	+0.1%
Expenses	$6,069,431	$5,432,295	+0.1%
Net Income	$26,319	$178,537	-0.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

904

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

⚠ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$311,529

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Tanya Steel	Co-Executive Director	40.0	Officer	$155,750	$556	$156,306
Jennifer Solomon	Co-Executive Director	40.0	Officer	$150,702	$4,521	$155,223
Michelle Wider	Controller	32.0	Highest	$113,572	$3,287	$116,859
Richard Grausman	Chairman Emeritus	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marcus Samuelsson	Co-Chair	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jeffrey Samuels	Co-Chair	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Idehen Aruede	Co-Vice Chair	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Maria Castro Vanier	Co-Vice Chair & treasurer	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Fairchild	Secretary	1.0	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ed Brown	Board Member (Eff. 07/24)	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marco de Feo	Board Member (Eff. 10/24)	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Beatriz Garcia	Board Member	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Diana Getchius	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Grausman	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Doug Hsieh	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Patty Intrator	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Heather Molin	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Smita Reddy	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alexander Shapiro	BOARD MEMBER	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ben Davison	BOARD MEMBER (Eff. 04/25)	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kelly Esten	Board Member (Eff. 05/25)	1.0	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$6,095,750	$6,069,431	$3,377,186	$26,319
2024	$5,610,832	$5,432,295	$3,397,431	$178,537
2023	$4,784,874	$4,705,454	$2,802,011	$79,420
2022	$5,233,513	$4,710,929	$2,830,215	$522,584
2021	$4,185,973	$4,217,599	$2,500,775	$-31,626
2020	$5,059,291	$5,395,491	$2,153,898	$-336,200
2019	$5,619,900	$6,045,695	$2,185,173	$-425,795
2018	$6,941,867	$7,107,158	$2,484,628	$-165,291

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