La Cocina
Affordable commercial kitchen space and hands-on technical assistance for low-income and immigrant entrepeneurs.
Key facts about La Cocina
- EIN
- 59-3838549
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Total assets
- $10,329,647
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$10.3M
-1.8% YoY
Revenue
$5.9M
-17.3% YoY
Net Investment Income
$173K
-547.7% YoY
Expenses
$5.9M
-21.3% YoY
About La Cocina
Based on IRS filings
La Cocina is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $173K.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 0 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for 2025.
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $10,329,647 | $10,518,809 | $11,212,299 |
| Revenue | $5,892,317 | $7,123,889 | $7,606,754 |
| Expenses | $5,916,296 | $7,516,070 | $8,348,977 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $173,387 | $-38,731 | $10,020 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
La Cocina is led by Leticia Landa, Executive Director since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 7 of 17 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Leticia Landa
Executive Director
Deputy Director → Executive Director, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$106K (2020) → $222K (2025)
Miki Yamamoto
President
Board Member → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Blake Kutner
Entrepreneur Business Development Director
Director of Entrepreneur Business Development → Entrepreneur Business Development Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$112K (2024) → $124K (2025)
Michelle Magat
Director of Communications & Innovation
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$134K (2024) → $133K (2025)
Sarah Lau
Director of People & Culture
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$121K (2024) → $119K (2025)
Emiliana Puyana
Director of Incubator Program
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$125K (2025)
Scout Wolfcave
Director of Finance & Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$146K (2025)
Aniela Valtierra
Deputy Director of Impact
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$144K (2024) → $177K (2025)
Huong Nguyen-Yap
Board Members
Board Member → Board Members, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nubia Solomon
Board Members
Board Member → Board Members, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leena Randhawa Paxinos
Board Members
Board Member → Board Members, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nicole Nelson
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rafael Morales
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ruth Bender
Board Members
Board Member → Board Members, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Addie Bidder
Board Members
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adriana Lahl
Board Members
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heena Patel
Board Members
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Alina Hua (2020–2024) — Development & Audit Chair
- Former: Dilsa Lugo (2020–2024) — Program Chair
- Former: Katie Colendich (2020–2024) — Governance Chair
- Former: Lindsay Hower (2020–2024) — Board Chair
- Former: Kim Alter (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Laura Sagues Barr (2022–2024) — Finance Chair & Treasurer
- Former: Linda Xu (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Fabiola Santiago (2024) — Fiscal Sponsee
- Former: Jamie Brown (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Lee (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Suzanne Cutts (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Fernay McPherson (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez (2022–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Caleb Zigas Left January (2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Alison Arth (2020–2021) — Program Chai
- Former: Caleb Zigas (2020–2021) — Executive Di
- Former: Laura Sagues (2020–2021) — Finance Chai
- Former: Marta Sanchez (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Seema Patel (2020–2021) — Finance Chai
- Former: Dara Zanadel (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Prathiba Tekkey (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Surina Kahn (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Amir Massih (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dara Zandanel (2020) — Governance Chair
- Former: Jagadha Sivan (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Katie Truitt Sharafi (2020) — Development Chair
- Former: Laura Ambroseno (2020) — Board Chair
- Former: Sarah Wigglesworth (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Surina Khan (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
Frequently asked questions about La Cocina
How large is La Cocina?
La Cocina reported $10.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9M.
What is La Cocina?
La Cocina is a nonprofit organization focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $10.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does La Cocina operate?
La Cocina has awarded grants in California.
What is La Cocina's EIN?
La Cocina's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-3838549. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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