Program areas at The Doctor Yum Project
Teaching people how to cook using more fruits, vegetables and other whole foods, both in-person and online.
Developing curricula for schools, like our research-based program "dr. Yum's preschool food adventure" to help children and their families learn to cook and eat fresh fruits and vegetables.
Partnering with organizations to help at-risk communities learn to cook and eat better and engaging with physicians and other healthcare providers locally and nationally at annual meetings like The american academy of pediatrics, american speech-language-hearing association, and The academy of nutrition and dietetics' food & nutrition conference & expo annual meeting to serve as a resource for nutrition and food education for professionals to use in counseling their patients.
The Doctor Yum Project accepts in-kind gifts of rent and utilities ($14,400), travel costs ($4,587) and services such as photography ($4,000) and accounting ($2,930) in pursuit of their mission.
Who funds The Doctor Yum Project
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
| Grantmaker | Grantmaker tax period | Description | Amount |
|---|
| The Anderson Foundation | 2020-12 | Teach Families Healthy Eating and Cooking for 2020, 2021 and Beyond. 2020 Programs Were Done Via Zoom and Internet Videos | $15,000 |
| AmazonSmile Foundation | 2022-12 | General Support | $116 |
Personnel at The Doctor Yum Project
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Nimali Fernando, MD, MPH | Founder, Chief Visionary Officer | $0 | 2024-07-04 |
| Heidi Dieugenio | Board Member , Director of Programs | $0 | 2024-07-04 |
| Laura Visioni | Board President, Director of Art and Photography | $0 | 2024-07-04 |
Financials for The Doctor Yum Project
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $56,538 | $80,156 | -29.5% |
| Program services | $56,774 | $124,121 | -54.3% |
| Investment income and dividends | $137 | $36 | 280.6% |
| 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 | $-2,622 | $-9,477 | 72.3% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $110,827 | $194,836 | -43.1% |
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Data update history
July 4, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 11 new personnel
June 2, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
June 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
June 22, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsFood banksFood and nutrition programsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedFundraising eventsTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 10482 Georgetown Dr No B
- Spotsylvania, VA 22553
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- Spotsylvania County, VA
- Website URL
- doctoryum.org/Â
- Phone
- (540) 751-3359
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-5245719
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2012
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- K12: Food, Agriculture and Nutrition Fund Raising and Fund Distribution
- NAICS code, primary
- 624210: Community Food Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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