Carol's Kitchen, Inc.
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Carol's Kitchen, Inc.
EIN: 33-0819778
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Carol’s Kitchen is working on the large and ever growing problem of hunger in the San Gorgonio Pass and surrounding areas of Southern California, including the cities of Beaumont, Banning, Cabazon, and San Jacinto. As our mission states we want to ensure that anyone who is hungry can be served a free, hot, nutritious meal in any of our kitchens.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Feeding the Hungry
Prepare and serve nutritious hot meals to anyone who enters our doors.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of meals delivered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Social and economic status, Health
Related Program
Feeding the Hungry
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This number is the total number of meals served at all of our kitchens in the stated year.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Carol’s Kitchen is planning to accomplish the following goals:
Increase our meal distribution by 10% over 2021.
Create and retain a sustainable volunteer workforce.
Track and maintain financial stability.
Organize the needs for future expansion into new service areas.
Increase community awareness.
Increase monetary donations via many varied activities.
Continue to obtain grants to help fund Carol’s Kitchen mission.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Carol’s Kitchen has approved their 2021 Strategic Plan. (See attached) We
plan to use this as our operational roadmap. We will have quarterly reviews
of our progress on our key performance indicators to assist us on staying on
track. Carol’s Kitchen is committed to a growing and successful year.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Carol’s Kitchen is an organization which is ‘built to last’ and continues its
mission to feed the hungry in the San Gorgonio Pass and surrounding communities because
hunger never goes away. This is demonstrated by 25 years of continuous service and over 1,000,000 FREE hot nutritious meals served.
Carol’s Kitchen has a strong Board of Directors with officers who are
dedicated to accomplishing Carol’s Kitchen mission of ‘feeding the hungry’.
Carol's Kitchen also has a solid team of 130 kitchen and behind-the-scenes volunteers, kitchen
managers, and an Executive Director with a support team dedicated to
ensure our success. In addition we are funded by many donors, grants,
and corporate sponsors who support us financially. We also receive in-kind
support from local retail establishments, growers, and other vendors to
assist us in feeding the hungry
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In 2022 Carol’s Kitchen’s major accomplishments include the following:
Over the past 12 months, we have increased the number of meals served
from 3,000 per month to almost 5,000 per month.
We have moved into a new warehouse facility and increased our warehouse space from
800 sq. ft. to 2,000 sq. ft., in order to accommodate our growing need to provide to the hungry.
We added needed administrative support and an additional driver to accommodate our growth.
What is next?
Continue to provide almost 5,000 free meals a month to anyone who is hungry.
Continue to provide extra free groceries to all our guests.
Continue to hand out slightly used clothing for free.
Continue to keep a strong Board of Directors.
Continue to reach out to neighboring communities where the need for
our services keeps rising. Grow our ability to serve the hungry by
adding at least one new kitchen in the surrounding areas.
Increase our revenue generating activities through fundraisers and semi-annual appeal letters.
- Encourage local businesses to become our partners in our mission.
Expand our search for Grants to help us fulfill our mission of Feeding The Hungry.
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
0.00
Months of cash in 2022 info
6.2
Fringe rate in 2022 info
9%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Carol's Kitchen, Inc.
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Carol's Kitchen, Inc.’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | $2,842 | $452,954 | $23,242 | $109,409 |
As % of expenses | 1.3% | 73.9% | 2.9% | 13.0% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | $0 | $434,155 | -$1,707 | $54,636 |
As % of expenses | 0.0% | 68.7% | -0.2% | 6.1% |
Revenue composition info | ||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $259,484 | $830,917 | $850,162 | $950,136 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 220.2% | 2.3% | 11.8% |
Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 99.5% | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% |
Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
Expense composition info | ||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $217,579 | $613,237 | $807,324 | $842,271 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.0% | 181.8% | 31.6% | 4.3% |
Personnel | 0.0% | 10.8% | 13.5% | 17.1% |
Professional fees | 0.0% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 3.8% |
Occupancy | 19.2% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 8.2% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other expenses | 80.8% | 81.2% | 77.9% | 70.9% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total expenses (after depreciation) | $220,421 | $632,036 | $832,273 | $897,044 |
One month of savings | $18,132 | $51,103 | $67,277 | $70,189 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $0 | $102,510 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $238,553 | $785,649 | $899,550 | $967,233 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Months of cash | 0.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
Months of cash and investments | 0.0 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 0.0 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cash | $0 | $318,379 | $363,207 | $436,748 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $0 | $184,505 | $184,505 | $223,776 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 0.0% | 54.6% | 73.1% | 84.7% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Unrestricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total net assets | $0 | $434,155 | $432,448 | $487,084 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Material data errors | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President, Board of Directors
Mr Vince Conway
Vice-President
Ann Blair
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Carol's Kitchen, Inc.
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Carol's Kitchen, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 09/07/2023
Board of directors data
Mr Vince Conway
Carol's Kitchen
Term: 2018 - 2026
Ann Blair
Carol's Kitchen
Term: 2020 - 2024
Ann Blair
Kathy Conway
Vince Conway
Randy Brown
Leeann McLaughlin
Cindy Connors
Rick Hoyt
Peter Fernandez
Cassandra Barth
Fred Weck
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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