Foundation for Culinary Arts
The organization inspires and empowers socially and economically disadvantaged students through educational programming and career advancement opportunities in the culinary industry such as yes, chef! Culinary training camps.
Foundation for Culinary Arts at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,235,434
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $481,203
- +204.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $417,618
- +281.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $530,893
- +27.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Foundation for Culinary Arts
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from Foundation for Culinary Arts
Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Scholarship
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Deadline
Deadline not published
Frontera-KCT Scholarship
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International Wine & Food Society Scholarship
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Who Foundation for Culinary Arts funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $66K (2021) to $140K (2019). In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $66K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Louis University Chicago, IL | Scholarships | $66,440 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,235,434 | $481,203 | $530,893 | — | — | $417,618 |
| 2024 | $3,312,135 | $158,050 | $414,985 | — | — | $109,595 |
| 2022 | $4,646,743 | $-610,958 | $583,066 | — | — | $149,308 |
| 2021 | $5,897,948 | $1,533,598 | $539,515 | $66,440 | 1 | $288,846 |
| 2020 | $4,930,819 | $209,223 | $640,270 | $135,193 | 1 | $156,188 |
| 2019 | $5,291,584 | $410,195 | $457,519 | $140,011 | 1 | $279,342 |
About Foundation for Culinary Arts
Based on IRS filings
Foundation for Culinary Arts is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $418K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Foundation for Culinary Arts is led by Catherine De Orio, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Catherine De Orio
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$137K (2019) → $251K (2025)
Zubin Kammula
President
Treasurer → President, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Malone
Director
Secretary → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Kutchins
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bradford Graham
Secretary
Vice President → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Gorman Cook
Vice President
President → Vice President, 2020
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Bernard Dobroski (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Ethan Samson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: James Eisenberg (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Raymond Geraldson Jr. (2019–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $251K, to Catherine De Orio (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Foundation for Culinary Arts
How large is Foundation for Culinary Arts?
Foundation for Culinary Arts reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $481K.
What is Foundation for Culinary Arts?
Foundation for Culinary Arts is a public charity focused on Education, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Foundation for Culinary Arts operate?
Foundation for Culinary Arts has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Foundation for Culinary Arts's EIN?
Foundation for Culinary Arts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2170142. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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