Program areas at FoodWhat Incorporated
Santa Cruz County youth joined FoodWhat through our Spring Internship, Summer Job Training, Fall Project Management and second-year programs. Our programs operate using a graduated leadership, embodied learning model across the three seasons. At FoodWhat, youth use organic farming, nourishing food, and loving community as vehicles to strengthen their well-being, career readiness, and socio emotional health. 98 youth successfully completed the Spring Internship, 32 youth successfully completed the Summer Job, and 28 youth successfully completed the Fall Program. These youth experienced outcomes related to accessing healthy food, diet change,job training, personal empowerment, socio emotional support, and environmentalconnectedness.
Who funds FoodWhat Incorporated
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at FoodWhat Incorporated
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Doron Comerchero | Foodwhat Founder and Executive Director of Strategy | $121,417 | 2025-03-27 |
| Irene Juarez O'Connell | Executive Director of Programs | $101,875 | 2025-03-27 |
| Kayla Kumar | Development and Communications Director | | 2024-11-19 |
| Puiyee Tse | Finance Manager | $42,210 | 2025-03-27 |
| Kellee Matsushita-Tseng | Land Stewardship Manager | | 2025-03-27 |
| ...and 7 more key personnel |
Financials for FoodWhat Incorporated
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,767,219 | $1,170,659 | 51% |
| Program services | $6,130 | $5,175 | 18.5% |
| Investment income and dividends | $31,366 | $1,083 | 2796.2% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-14,666 | $-11,043 | -32.8% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $1,790,049 | $1,165,874 | 53.5% |
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Data update history
November 19, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Civic / social organizationsYouth development programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesChildren
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsReceives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 1156 High St
- Santa Cruz, CA 95064
- Metro area
- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
- County
- Santa Cruz County, CA
- Website URL
- foodwhat.org/Â
- Phone
- (831) 459-5476
IRS details
- EIN
- 81-2590280
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2017
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- O50: Youth Development Programs, Other
- NAICS code, primary
- 813410: Civic and Social Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- CT0248803
- FTB Entity ID
- 3887573
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-03-19
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