Program areas at Kusanya Cafe
Apprenticeship program: food service and entrepreneurship for all participants, the program includes mentorship, training, and hands-on experience in an operational community Cafe. Participants are under-resourced and/or under-employed individuals; mainly residents of the englewood neighborhood, south side of chicago, where Kusanya is located. Food service track: includes food safety, preparation, cooking and presentation; customer service skills; coffee industry skills (roasting and drink preparation); and mentoring in soft skills / interpersonal skills. Entrepreneurship track: long-term mentoring for participants who have managerial, community/leadership, or entrepreneurship aspirations. Program includes goal-setting and creation/refinement of a concept for the participants' potential business or organization. Participants are supported at in-depth research and creating professional connections suitable for their next step. Hands-on training includes high-level aspects of starting or managing a food service business, or community org, i.e. Menu design, website design, staff training, marketing, supply chain, accounting, nonprofit program design and budgeting, etc.
Community events
Continued to build an outdoor gathering space and community garden that was home to multiple musical and community events this year. The garden is on the same block as Kusanya.
Who funds Kusanya Cafe
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Kusanya Cafe
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Phillip Sipka | Executive Director and Treasurer | $22,000 | 2024-04-06 |
Lauren Duffy | Board Secretary | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Jonathan Brooks | Board Presid | $0 | 2023-06-30 |
Financials for Kusanya Cafe
Revenues | FYE 06/2023 | FYE 06/2022 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $15,528 | $37,215 | -58.3% |
Program services | $1,300 | $0 | 999% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | | - |
Net rental income | $0 | | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $28,091 | $15,794 | 77.9% |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $44,919 | $53,009 | -15.3% |
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Data update history
May 20, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 8, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
June 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2021
June 17, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Employment organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesJobs and employment
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employees
General information
- Address
- 825 W 69th St
- Chicago, IL 60621
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
- County
- Cook County, IL
- Website URL
- kusanyacafe.org/
- Phone
- (773) 675-4758
IRS details
- EIN
- 27-3118700
- Fiscal year end
- June
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2010
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- J22: Employment Training
- NAICS code, primary
- 624310: Vocational Rehabilitation Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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