Nonprofit · EIN 46-2408286
DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY
Also known as DETROIT FOOD ACADEMY
Tax-exempt · DETROIT, MI 48201
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,301,350 | $1,371,456 | -$70,106 | $1,613,164 | $46,757 | $1,566,407 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $904,032 | $981,978 | -$77,946 | $1,693,444 | $56,931 | $1,636,513 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,187,568
- Program service revenue
- $93,035
- Investment income
- $20,747
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $151,052
- Other salaries and wages
- $626,685
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $892,345
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $29,694
- Occupancy
- $62,568
- Depreciation
- $7,211
- Program services (functional)
- $1,038,731
- Management and general (functional)
- $264,000
- Fundraising (functional)
- $68,725
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,693,444
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,613,164
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $46,757
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,566,407
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $368,738
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,145,791
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $420,616
- Gross receipts
- $1,301,350
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2013
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIKI LOUYA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $132,368 | $18,684 |
| DESIRE VINCENT-LEVY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 | $0 |
| NOAM KIMELMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANY RHODES | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDERIQUE GOUDIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY LOMBARDO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RUSCIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIFFANY BROWN | FORMER CO-ED Officer | 40 | $59,577 |
| KIKI LOUYA | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $34,434 |
| JULIE WAINWRIGHT | FORMER CO-ED Officer | 40 | $33,702 |
| DESIRE VINCENT-LEVY | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| NOAM KIMELMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTANY RHODES | BOARD SECRET Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RUSCIANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDERIQUE GOUDIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL GREENE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE VICTOR | FORMER DIREC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4444 2ND AVE, DETROIT, MI 48201-1216
- In care of
- % NOAM KIMELMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DESIRE VINCENT-LEVY, 4444 SECOND AVENUE, DETRIOT, MI 48201
- Signed the 990
- DESIRE VINCENT-LEVY, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (313) 312-4142
- Website
- WWW.DETROITFOODACADEMY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- COLE NEWTON & DURAN CPAS
Mission
DETROIT FOOD ACADEMY PARTNERS WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS, AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS TO FACILITATE A YEAR-ROUND PROGRAM. AS STUDENTS DEVELOP FOOD-BASED SOLUTIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEY GROW AS HOLISTIC LEADERS WHO ARE HEALTHY, CONNECTED, AND POWERFUL. DETROIT FOOD ACADEMY IS A NON- PROFIT YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS, CHEFS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO INSPIRE YOUNG DETROITERS THROUGH ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCES ROOTED IN FOOD--EXPERIENCES, WHICH OPEN DOORS, CREATE CONNECTIONS, AND CULTIVATE CONFIDENCE. FROM COOKING DELICIOUS HEALTHY MEALS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO FACILITATING COMPLEX CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMUNITY, TO DEVELOPING ARTISANAL FOOD PROJECTS FROM SCRATCH TO MARKET, STUDENTS LEARN BY TRANSFORMING THEIR IDEAS INTO REALITY. BY DEVELOPING FOOD-BASED SOLUTIONS IN AND FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, STUDENTS WILL ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF LEARNING TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS, IMPLEMENT SOLUTIONS, AND GROW AS HOLISTIC LEADERS WHO ARE HEALTHY, CONNECTED, AND POWERFUL TO AFF
Program accomplishments
- DETROIT FOOD ACADEMY OPERATES AN EXPERIENTIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DEDICATED TO TRANFORMING THE LIVES OF YOUNG DETROITERS THROUGH FOOD AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THE DETROIT FOOD ACADEMY OFFERED 4 PROGRAMS DURING THE 2024 YEAR: THE AFTERSCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, ADVANCED LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE SMALL BATCH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 300 STUDENTS FROM 45 HIGH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SITES ACROSS DETROIT. STUDENTS WHO JOINED THE DETROIT FOOD ACADEMY'S YOUTH-LED, YEAR-LONG AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS MET REGULARLY TO COOK TOGETHER AND GROW THEIR SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS AND TRANSFERRABLE WORK SKILLS. PROJECTS ALLOWED STUDENTS TO EXPLORE FOOD SYSTEMS, CULINARY ARTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.Expenses $713,288
- THE SMALL BATCH DETROIT PROGRAM EMPLOYED YOUNG ADULTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECTS, ALONG WITH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, MENTORSHIP, AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUCCESS PATHWAY PLANNING.Expenses $325,443 · revenue $93,035
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-2408286
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,613,164
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,301,350
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,301,350 | $1,371,456 | $1,613,164 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $904,032 | $981,978 | $1,693,444 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,373,902 | $823,160 | $1,746,250 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 46-2408286).
Questions about DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY
- What is the EIN of DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY is 46-2408286.
- Is DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
- Are donations to DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY 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 DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DESIRE VINCENT-LEVY.
- Who are the officers and directors of DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $132,368 (KIKI LOUYA, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does DETROIT FOOD & ENTREPRENEURSHIP ACADEMY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,301,350, expenses of $1,371,456 and total assets of $1,613,164 at year end.
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