Joy Kitchen

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Organization Details

Formation Year

2025

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Bryan Bennett

Phone

9176053683

Tax Period

2025-05-07 to 2025-12-31

Joy Kitchen, founded in 2025, is a small nonprofit in the Employment sector that reported $289K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. The organization ran a surplus of $227K, a strong 79% operating margin.

Mission

Joy Kitchen transforms the lives of overlooked and underestimated youth in Nashville through culinary workforce development and whole-human support. We equip young people from historically under-resourced neighborhoods - particularly the Napier neighborhood - with culinary skills character development mentorship and economic opportunity through structured culinary training paid program experiences and a holistic approach that addresses participants broader needs beyond cooking.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $26,063 Revenue: $2,900

Joy Kitchens pop-up dinner program serves three purposes: providing youth participants with real-world cooking and service experience building community awareness of Joy Kitchens mission and...

Joy Kitchens pop-up dinner program serves three purposes: providing youth participants with real-world cooking and service experience building community awareness of Joy Kitchens mission and generating program service revenue that complements donor support. During 2025 Joy Kitchen executed three community pop-ups and four concept-testing dinners in partnership with Nashville restaurants including Noko Roze Poy Locust and Glasshaus. The program was recognized as Best New Charitable Organization by Nashville Scene and Food & Wine.

Program 2

Expenses: $17,741 Revenue: $0

Cooking the Wright Way CWW is Joy Kitchens culinary training and youth employment program for young people from Nashvilles Napier neighborhood. During 2025 Sterling Wright continued weekly CWW...

Cooking the Wright Way CWW is Joy Kitchens culinary training and youth employment program for young people from Nashvilles Napier neighborhood. During 2025 Sterling Wright continued weekly CWW training sessions refined curriculum for both Advanced and Junior cohorts and provided paid program experiences through three community pop-up dinners and four concept-testing dinners. Nine youth participants earned stipends or wages through participation in cooking instruction and pop-up events gaining real culinary skills and professional kitchen experience alongside trusted adult mentors.

Program 3

Expenses: $3,825 Revenue: $0

Whole-Human Support addresses needs beyond culinary instruction that affect young peoples ability to thrive: food security emergency family support and access to caring adults. In 2025 Joy Kitchen...

Whole-Human Support addresses needs beyond culinary instruction that affect young peoples ability to thrive: food security emergency family support and access to caring adults. In 2025 Joy Kitchen provided pre-class meals for program participants delivered emergency relief that helped one program family secure housing at JC Napier Homes and laid the foundation for the formalized whole-human support infrastructure that would launch with NKT in early 2026.

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

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $285,980

Program Service Revenue $2,900

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $288,880

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $10,000

Salaries & Benefits $15,808

Fundraising Expenses $7,101

Program Expenses $47,629

Other Expenses $35,595

TOTAL EXPENSES $61,403

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$288,880	N/A	N/A
Expenses	$61,403	N/A	N/A
Net Income	$227,477	N/A	N/A

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

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

$13,156

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
John Rote	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jim Darter	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Nash	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bryan Bennett	President and CEO	30.00	Officer	$0	$0	$0
Sterling Wright	Program Director	25.00	Officer	$13,156	$0	$13,156

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	$288,880	$61,403	$235,906	$227,477