2026-06-10T16:39:27-04:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-05-07 335012881 Joy Kitchen JOYK 9176053683 4911 SEWANEE RD Nashville TN 372201421 Bryan Bennett President and CEO 9176053683 2026-06-11 false 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Bryan Bennett 4911 SEWANEE RD Nashville TN 372201421 288880 false X X 2025 TN Joy Kitchen transforms the lives of overlooked and underestimated youth in Nashville through culinary workforce development and whole-human support. We equip young people from historically under-resourced neighborhoods - particularly the Napier neighborhood - with culinary skills character development mentorship and economic opportunity through structured culinary training paid program experiences and a holistic approach that addresses participants broader needs beyond cooking. 5 3 1 15 0 0 285980 2900 0 0 288880 10000 0 15808 0 7101 35595 61403 227477 235906 0 235906 X Joy Kitchen transforms the lives of overlooked and underestimated youth in Nashville through culinary workforce development and whole-human support. We equip young people from historically under-resourced neighborhoods - particularly the Napier neighborhood - with culinary skills character development mentorship and economic opportunity through structured culinary training paid program experiences and a holistic approach that addresses participants broader needs beyond cooking. false false 26063 10000 2900 Joy Kitchens pop-up dinner program serves three purposes: providing youth participants with real-world cooking and service experience building community awareness of Joy Kitchens mission and generating program service revenue that complements donor support. During 2025 Joy Kitchen executed three community pop-ups and four concept-testing dinners in partnership with Nashville restaurants including Noko Roze Poy Locust and Glasshaus. The program was recognized as Best New Charitable Organization by Nashville Scene and Food & Wine. 17741 0 0 Cooking the Wright Way CWW is Joy Kitchens culinary training and youth employment program for young people from Nashvilles Napier neighborhood. During 2025 Sterling Wright continued weekly CWW training sessions refined curriculum for both Advanced and Junior cohorts and provided paid program experiences through three community pop-up dinners and four concept-testing dinners. Nine youth participants earned stipends or wages through participation in cooking instruction and pop-up events gaining real culinary skills and professional kitchen experience alongside trusted adult mentors. 3825 0 0 Whole-Human Support addresses needs beyond culinary instruction that affect young peoples ability to thrive: food security emergency family support and access to caring adults. In 2025 Joy Kitchen provided pre-class meals for program participants delivered emergency relief that helped one program family secure housing at JC Napier Homes and laid the foundation for the formalized whole-human support infrastructure that would launch with NKT in early 2026. 47629 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 1 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 3 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false TN X Bryan Bennett 9176053683 4911 SEWANEE RD Nashville TN 372201421 John Rote Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jim Darter Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jonathan Nash Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bryan Bennett President and CEO 30.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sterling Wright Program Director 25.00 0.00 X 13156 0 0 13156 0 0 0 false false false 0 0 0 0 0 285980 50881 285980 Community pop-up dinners prepared and served by youth in the Cooking the Wright Way program 722410 2900 2900 0 0 2900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 288880 2900 0 0 X 0 0 10000 10000 0 0 13156 11182 1974 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2652 2254 398 0 0 0 0 0 700 0 700 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9358 578 2160 6620 0 0 0 0 481 0 0 481 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 291 0 291 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Program operating costs and reimbursements 12328 12328 0 0 Food costs 5925 5925 0 0 Program supplies and equipment 5362 5362 0 0 State and local filing fees 751 0 751 0 399 0 399 0 61403 47629 6673 7101 0 235906 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 235906 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 235906 0 0 0 0 0 235906 0 235906 227477 8429 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 0 0 0 0 285980 285980 0 0 0 0 2900 2900 0 0 0 0 288880 288880 0 0 0 0 75881 75881 0 0 0 0 75881 75881 212999 0 0 0 0 288880 288880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Youth program stipends paid to participants in Joy Kitchen Cooking the Wright Way culinary training program for their participation in cooking instruction and community facing pop up dinner events 9 10000 0 Part I Line 2 Youth stipends are paid to participants in Joy Kitchens Cooking the Wright Way program identified via Napier Kitchen Table partnership and community referrals. Amounts are determined by program leadership based on each youths participation in instruction and pop-up events. Joy Kitchen maintains internal records of each payment recipient date amount activity and processes all payments through traceable electronic channels reconciled monthly against bank records. Part III Column (b) | Type of grant or assistance:, Number of recipients:, How number of recipients was estimated?:| Youth program stipends paid to participants in Joy Kitchen Cooking the Wright Way culinary training program for their participation in cooking instruction and community facing pop up dinner events, 9, Direct count of youth participants who received stipends during 2025 from internal program records.| X 1 50881 FMV at date of transfer per Fidelity statement 0 false false false FormAndLineReferenceDesc: Part I, Column(b) |S.No:, PropertyType:, Number Of Item Contributed:9, Securities - Publicly traded, 1 | Part VI, Section B, Line 11a The Form 990 was prepared by the President and CEO. A board director with a CPA background reviewed the filing approach including the determination that the organization in its first short tax year and under the audit threshold could file without an independent audit. The complete Form 990 will be distributed to all members of the Board of Directors following filing. Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 was prepared by the President and CEO. A board director with a CPA background reviewed the filing approach including the determination that the organization in its first short tax year and under the audit threshold could file without an independent audit. The complete Form 990 will be distributed to all members of the Board of Directors following filing. Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Joy Kitchen requires all officers directors trustees and key employees to complete an annual Conflict of Interest disclosure statement identifying any actual or potential conflicts. The Board reviews disclosures during the annual board meeting. For proposed transactions involving a potential conflict the interested party recuses from deliberations and voting on the matter. Conflicts identified after a transaction are reviewed by the Board with corrective action taken as appropriate. All conflict-of-interest matters are documented in board meeting minutes. Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Joy Kitchen makes its governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon written request. Forms 1023 and 990 will be available through the IRS public disclosure process and on public databases such as ProPublicas Nonprofit Explorer. Part IX, line 11g | Description:, Amount:| Networking Torch Collective design services and donation payment processing fees, $6620| Executive coaching for Program Director Village of K and pop-up payment processing fees Square, $2160| Whole Human Support contractor Rachael Taylor-Pinson for program participant support services., $578| Other,line NA | Explanation:| Joy Kitchen was incorporated April 30 2025 and received IRS 501c3 determination effective May 7 2025 letter dated July 3 2025. As a first-year organization led by a founder without prior nonprofit tax filing experience Joy Kitchen did not initially recognize that a short-year Form 990 was required for the period ending December 31 2025 with a May 15 2026 deadline. Upon discovering this requirement the organization took prompt action to prepare and file this return. The organization respectfully requests reasonable cause abatement of any late-filing penalty as a first-time filer acting in good faith to remediate. Part VI,line 11b | Explanation:| The Form 990 was prepared by the President and CEO. A board director with a CPA background reviewed the financial information and filing approach including the determination that the organization in its first short tax year and under the audit threshold could file without an independent audit. A complete draft of the Form 990 was provided to all five members of the Board of Directors for review prior to transmission to the IRS. Part VI,line 12c | Explanation:| Joy Kitchen requires all officers directors trustees and key employees to complete an annual Conflict of Interest disclosure statement identifying any actual or potential conflicts. The Board reviews disclosures during the annual board meeting. For proposed transactions involving a potential conflict the interested party recuses from deliberations and voting on the matter. Conflicts identified after a transaction are reviewed by the Board with corrective action taken as appropriate. All conflict-of-interest matters are documented in board meeting minutes. Part VI,line 13 | Explanation:| The organization plans to formally adopt a written whistleblower policy and a written document retention and destruction policy at its June 2026 board meeting. Part VI,line 19 | Explanation:| Joy Kitchen makes its governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon written request. Joy Kitchen was incorporated April 30 2025 and received IRS 501c3 determination effective May 7 2025 letter dated July 3 2025. As a first-year organization led by a founder without prior nonprofit tax filing experience Joy Kitchen did not initially recognize that a short-year Form 990 was required for the period ending December 31 2025 with a May 15 2026 deadline. Upon discovering this requirement the organization took prompt action to prepare and file this return. The organization respectfully requests reasonable cause abatement of any late-filing penalty as a first-time filer acting in good faith to remediate.