EIN 52-1584936

The DC Central Kitchen

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
258
Year formed
1988
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
Description
We use food as a tool to strengthen bodies, empower minds, and build communities. Dcck prepares people facing high barriers to employment for culinary careers, and creates jobs for our graduates through innovative programs that expand access to healthy foods. Through job training, healthy food distribution and local farm partnerships, DC Central Kitchen, Inc. offers path-breaking solutions to poverty, hunger and poor health.
Total revenues
$30,154,665
2022
Total expenses
$20,566,130
2022
Total assets
$45,835,881
2022
Num. employees
258
2022

Program areas at The DC Central Kitchen

Healthy school foods: dcck provides healthy breakfasts, lunches, and suppers to twelve public schools and six charter and private schools in Washington, d.cDC.c. This service aims to bring local, seasonable and sustainable cost-effective dining service to local schools that want to serve healthy, locally source meals to low-income student populations. In addition to promoting access to good nutrition, The program creates and sustains employment opportunities for at-risk men and women who have completed dcck's culinary job training program. This program served more than 1,008,00 meals to food insecure children during The last fiscal year.
Cafes & catering: dcck creates job and internship opportunities for individuals facing barriers to employment through these social enterprise activities. Since 2019, dcck's cafe in ward 8 has also hosted on-the-job training services for opportunity youth while providing a dignified food access point and community gathering space in an underserved neighborhood. In 2022, dcck opened a second cafe in The flagship location of DC public library, expanding this program's ability to hire dcck culinary graduates, host dcck culinary interns, and support local farm purchasing.
Community meals: dcck prepared, served, and delivered more than 1,038,000 meals to front-line shelters, youth programs, and community-based organizations serving food insecure and other vulnerable populations. The program also provided healthy groceries to partner agencies and food insecure individuals, totaling approximately 74,000 grocery bags, equivalent to an additional 618,000 meals.
Workforce development: dcck operates an intense, nationally recognized twelve-week culinary job training program for adults who have experienced barriers to employment such as histories of incarceration, addiction, homelessness, and trauma. The program offers comprehensive training in culinary arts and food safety and sanitation in combination with job readiness and life skills training. This program operated continuously throughout The past fiscal year, producing 69 graduates across 5 classes, more than 85% of whom secured full-time employment upon graduation.
Healthy corners: dcck offers an affordable wholesale delivery service for fresh produce and healthy snack items in communities where healthy retail options are scarce. Dcck delivers nutritious options to 53 corner stores and other small retailers, primarily those located in The underserved neighborhoods of wards 5, 7, and 8. We provide these small businesses with discounted healthy food items, free infrastructure, nutrition education, marketing support, and technical assistance. Our participating retailers sold more than 337,000 units of healthy food in The last fiscal year.
Community development and partnerships: this department is responsible for dcck's program evaluation activities, cross-cutting case management and clinical services, and management of external, community-facing partnerships with peer nonprofit organizations. Core functions include collecting and analyzing participant feedback and outcomes, tracking progress toward organizational goals, attending community events, and creating awareness of available program resources with food insecure and underserved community members.

Grants made by The DC Central Kitchen

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
DC Food ProjectHunger-Fighting Efforts in the Face of Covid-19$15,000
Good ProjectsHunger-Fighting Efforts in the Face of Covid-19$10,000
Dreaming Out Loud FoundationHunger-Fighting Efforts in the Face of Covid-19$10,000

Who funds The DC Central Kitchen

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$1,738,286
Campus Kitchens Project (CKP)Distribution of Assets Upon Closure$399,058
Greater Washington Community FoundationGeneral Support$371,333
...and 125 more grants received totalling $7,021,312

Personnel at The DC Central Kitchen

NameTitleCompensation
Markets HiltonPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Michael F. CurtinChief Executive Officer$261,280
Andy FinkeChief Operating Officer
Glenda CognevichChief Financial Officer$175,780
Alexander Justice MooreChief Development Officer$126,978
...and 15 more key personnel

Financials for The DC Central Kitchen

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$18,387,182
Program services$10,710,703
Investment income and dividends$313,313
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$858,340
Net income from fundraising events$-124,055
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$-665
Miscellaneous revenues$9,847
Total revenues$30,154,665

Form 990s for The DC Central Kitchen

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-02-21990View PDF
2021-062021-11-08990View PDF
2020-062021-02-22990View PDF
2019-062020-01-03990View PDF
2018-062018-12-22990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
June 28, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 18, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 16, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 12, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 4 new vendors, including , , , and
May 18, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 6 new vendors, including , , , , , and
Nonprofit Types
Food banksFood and nutrition programsHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesFood and nutritionHunger
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsNational levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donations
General information
Address
2121 1st St SW 140
Washington, DC 20024
Metro area
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Website URL
dccentralkitchen.org/ 
Phone
(202) 234-0707
Facebook page
dccentralkitchen 
Twitter profile
@dcck 
IRS details
EIN
52-1584936
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1988
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
K30: Food Service, Free Food Distribution Programs
NAICS code, primary
624210: Community Food Services
Parent/child status
Central organization
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