Nonprofit · EIN 88-3547404
SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $541,251 | $596,092 | -$54,841 | $44,292 | $0 | $44,292 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $578,064 | $551,371 | $26,693 | $99,133 | $0 | $99,133 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $489,931 | $480,613 | $9,318 | $72,440 | $0 | $72,440 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $441,680
- of which government grants
- $275,000
- Program service revenue
- $99,571
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $950
- Accounting fees
- $3,413
- Program services (functional)
- $579,729
- Management and general (functional)
- $16,363
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $99,133
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,292
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $44,292
- Gross receipts
- $541,251
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE SLOSS JONES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH SLOSS-CORRA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN PICKERING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| NANCY WALL HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL SLOCUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHANDRA TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VALERIE COLLINS THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE SLOSS JONES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH SLOSS-CORRA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN PICKERING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| NANCY WALL HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL SLOCUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHANDRA TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VALERIE COLLINS THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHERINE SLOSS JONES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEIGH SLOSS-CORRA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN PICKERING | BOARD MEMBER-DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| NANCY WALL HOPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHERYL SLOCUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHANDRA TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| VALERIE COLLINS TEMPLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1130 22ND ST S STE 3500, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205-2885
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CATHERINE SLOSS JONES, 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH STE 3500, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205
- Signed the 990
- CATHERINE SLOSS JONES, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (205) 313-4111
- Website
- SOUTHBOUNDFEST.COM
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF SOUTHBOUND FOOD FEST IS TO EDUCATE LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL ATTENDEES ABOUT BIRMINGHAM'S AND ALABAMA'S DYNAMIC CULINARY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. THIS FESTIVAL WILL PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALABAMA'S FOOD AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS ISSUES OF DEEPER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW FOOD IS WOVEN INTO EVERY ASPECT OF DAILY LIFE, AND HOW FOOD PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
Program accomplishments
- ONE OF SOUTHBOUND'S KEY PURPOSES IS TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL. THE MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE BIRMINGHAM'S DYNAMIC CULINARY INDUSTRY WITH EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, MUSIC, POETRY AND OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. THROUGH THIS ANNUAL FOOD EVENT, SOUTHBOUND PROVIDES A PLATFORM WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT THE REGION'S RICH CULTURE, EXPERIENCE ALL BIRMINGHAM HAS TO OFFER, AND DISCUSS ISSUES OF DEEPER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.THE SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO EQUITY, THE ARTS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. SOUTHBOUND IS COMMITTED TO ALL FORMS OF THE CULINARY ARTS, WITH PASSION, REVERENCE FOR TRADITION AND EXCITEMENT FOR INNOVATION.THE SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL HAS NOW GROWN FROM THE INAUGURAL FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL TO A 10-DAY EVENT HOSTING CHEFS, MIXOLOGISTS, BREWERS, ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND FOOD AMBASSADORS FROM ACROSS THE US TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ACCLAIMED FOOD COMMUNITY IN ALABAMA. THE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVERSE FLAVORS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ALABAMA, FEATURES CHEFS AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS, AND ENTERTAINED GUESTS FROM ACROSS SEVERAL STATES AND CANADA. ADDITIONALLY, SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ALABAMA HUMANITIES ALLIANCE, LES DAMES D'ESCOFFIER AMONG OTHER ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN ALABAMA. IN ADDITION, THE SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL SUPPORTED SUSTAINABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY BY UTILIZING ALL COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS, WHICH RESULTED IN KEEPING POUNDS OF WASTE FROM AREA LANDFILLS AND ALSO DELIVERED POUNDS OF COMPOST TO AREA FARMS. THE FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION LAID IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WITH A STRONGER FOCUS ON WOMEN AND MINORITY CHEFS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS, FARMERS, AND ARTISTS, WITH A MORE URGENT GOAL OF BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS, WHICH HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING OF LATE. THE ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO GROW, CREATING MORE AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE AND GROWING INTEREST IN INCREASING ITS IMPACT IN THE YEARS TO COME.Expenses $579,729 · revenue $99,571
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 | 990 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
- 88-3547404
- 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
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,292
- Income (IRS master file)
- $541,251
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $541,251 | $596,092 | $44,292 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $578,064 | $551,371 | $99,133 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $489,931 | $480,613 | $72,440 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $150,000 | $86,878 | $63,122 | 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 88-3547404).
Questions about SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL
- What is the EIN of SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL is 88-3547404.
- Is SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL 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 SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CATHERINE SLOSS JONES.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $541,251, expenses of $596,092 and total assets of $44,292 at year end.
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