Nonprofit · EIN 27-3447117
BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE
Tax-exempt · BERKELEY, CA 94704
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $169,358 | $128,323 | $41,035 | $70,580 | $0 | $70,580 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $329,169 | $359,564 | -$30,395 | $29,545 | $0 | $29,545 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $460,899 | $442,254 | $18,645 | $85,094 | $25,154 | $59,940 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $36,007
- of which government grants
- $34,675
- Program service revenue
- $62,584
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $69,648
- Other revenue
- $70,767
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $63,900
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $69,085
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,100
- Occupancy
- $23,199
- Depreciation
- $2,008
- Program services (functional)
- $96,995
- Management and general (functional)
- $25,466
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,862
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $29,545
- Total assets, end of year
- $70,580
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $70,580
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $26,095
- Gross receipts
- $378,207
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Noven | Secretary, Executive Director Officer | 40 | $66,456 |
| Isabel Cabrera | Board Chair and President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Sarah Ricci | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Sahana Chandran | Community Partnerships Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Ethan Ye | Community Partnerships Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Malin Johansson | Education Director Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Valerie Xu | Finance Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Gauri Gorsi | Education Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Ayushi Deokule | Product Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Isabella Mariazeta | Social Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Aidan Walker | Product Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Abigail Gomez-Torres | Storefront Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Sally Norman | Storefront Coordinator Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Noven | Secretary, Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee | 40 | $61,628 |
| Emma Lowe | Board Chair and President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Isabel Cabrera | Board Chair Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Jessica Shim | Comms Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Tanaya Malik | Partnerships Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Nayeli Rubio | Education Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Ethan Ye | Field Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Allyson Chen | Finance Director and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Kassie Mendoza | Product Coordinator Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Riya Mehta | Social Coordinator Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Sarah Ricci | Social Co Coordinator Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Vivian Cormany | Storefront Coordinator Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Lauren Clegg | Storefront Coordinator Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Noven | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $58,101 |
| Ethan Collier | Chair/President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Allyson Chen | Fin. Dir./Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| Emma Lowe | Ed. Coord. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Annie Miller | Chair/President Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Fifi Berman | Field Coord. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Vivian Cormany | Storefront Dir. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Kassie Mendoza | Prod. Coord. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Jessica Shim | Communications Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Arpine Sinani | Prod. Coord. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Nayeli Rubio | Comm Prtnr Coor Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Lauren Clegg | Storefront Dir. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Isabel Cabrera | Social Coord. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Melody Lui | Social Coord. Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Sabreena Verma | Comm Prtnr Coor Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2440 BANCROFT WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94704-1651
- In care of
- % MICHELLE NACOUZI
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jeffrey Noven, 2440 Bancroft Way, Suite 102, Berkeley, CA 94704
- Signed the 990
- Jeffrey Noven, Executive Director
- Phone
- (510) 545-6793
- Website
- www.foodcollective.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 27-3447117 or by the name BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The Berkeley Student Food Collective works to provide healthy, sustainable, and affordable food for the East Bay community. At our volunteer-run grocery collective, the Food Collective acts as a local hub for leadership development and food-related education for members and patrons alike.
Program accomplishments
- The Berkeley Student Food Collective operated a volunteer-run, SNAP-authorized nonprofit grocery storefront in Berkeley's Southside neighborhood, preserving affordable access to healthy, culturally relevant, and regionally sourced staple and perishable foods in a low-income, transit-dependent neighborhood with limited full-service grocery options. During the year, the Collective served thousands of community members through its storefront, with a substantial share of patrons using EBT and SNAP benefits to purchase California-grown produce, prepared foods, and grocery staples. The organization continued sourcing from small, farmer-centered, and local food producers, including Veritable Vegetable and Mandela Partners, helping meet community food access needs while strengthening local food economies.Expenses $63,047 · revenue $69,648
- The Collective provided hands-on leadership development, democratic governance experience, food systems education, and project management experience for members who participated in programming related to food justice, local sourcing, grocery operations, and community food access. Weekly meetings give young people direct responsibility for food procurement, storefront operations, community engagement, and organizational stewardship. The Collective's member-led model supported both practical workforce development and civic education while maintaining a dynamic community grocery resource for Southside residents, students, faculty, and staff.Expenses $9,699
- The Collective provided cooperative education, facilitation, leadership development, and program support under a fee-for-service contract with the Network of Bay Area Worker Cooperatives. This work trained and supported students, community members, and cooperative participants in democratic governance, cooperative management, sustainable business practices, food systems education, and community-centered cooperative enterprise. By applying the Collective's educational and democratic-governance model beyond the storefront, the program furthered BSFC's mission of leadership development, sustainable-business training, community-building, and socially and environmentally responsible cooperative practice.Expenses $24,249 · revenue $62,584
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3447117
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Organization supporting a government college or university
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Food, agriculture and nutrition (K40)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $70,580
- Income (IRS master file)
- $378,207
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $169,358 | $128,323 | $70,580 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $329,169 | $359,564 | $29,545 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $460,899 | $442,254 | $85,094 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $293,456 | $334,214 | $54,703 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-3447117).
Questions about BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE
- What is the EIN of BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE is 27-3447117.
- Is BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jeffrey Noven.
- Who are the officers and directors of BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,456 (Jeffrey Noven, Secretary, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does BERKELEY STUDENT FOOD COLLECTIVE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $169,358, expenses of $128,323 and total assets of $70,580 at year end.
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