2025-11-06T12:37:47-08:00 2024-12-31 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-01-01 453059509 18 Reasons 18RE 4159942164 3674 18th St San Francisco CA 94110 Sarah Nelson Executive Dir. 2025-11-06 true true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sarah Nelson 3674 18th St San Francisco CA 94110 4342843 false X www.18reasons.org X 2011 CA Our mission is to empower our community with the confidence and creativity needed to buy, cook, and eat good food every day. 17 14 26 300 0 1923206 2516855 740862 1713251 8885 25210 46676 -11085 2719629 4244231 40000 40000 0 1749506 1955675 14055 7795 293968 1170036 1574781 2973597 3578251 -253968 665980 1230227 1944403 377144 425340 853083 1519063 X Our mission is to empower our community with the confidence and creativity needed to buy, cook, and eat good food every day. false false 830253 523583 At our Community Cooking School, community residents can take basic cooking classes, attend community dinners, and learn about food, cooking, and social issues surrounding food. Over 2,000 people attended classes and programming at our Community Cooking School in 2023. Classes are offered on a fee-for-service basis, with scholarships and sliding scale fees offered for each class. All proceeds from the classes benefit the Cooking Matters Program. 796205 1052814 Food as Medicine helps low-income Medi-Cal patients with diet sensitive conditions learn cooking, nutrition, and household planning and budgeting skills that help them take control of their health. For up to twelve months, patients receive weekly boxes of home-delivered healthy groceries, sourced from local farms and grocery partners. Each week, patients attend an online cooking and nutrition class led by a primary care doctor and an 18 Reasons staff member. The program is a partnership between 18 Reasons and Contra Costa Health as part of the new statewide CalAIM initiative to use Medi-Cal funds to address social determinants of health, including food and housing. Graduates of our Food as Medicine program reported lower blood sugar levels, lower BMI, and less dependance on medication to control their diabetes. 778501 136854 Our Cooking Matters program offers free cooking and nutrition classes to low-income adults, children, and families. Each series of classes meet once a week for six weeks. Each class is two hours long, and is taught by a team consisting of a chef, a nutrition instructor, and a class assistant. We seek out volunteers with skills in cooking and nutrition to teach these classes, and we also train and employ graduates of our Cooking Matters as peer health educators to fill these roles. Cooking Matters classes are held at locations that offer other services to low-income families, such as shelters, schools, clinics, community centers, and subsidized housing sites. These agencies and organizations recruit participants for the classes, and we bring the instructors, food, curricula, and cooking equipment. At the end of each six-week series, we conduct an evaluation that measures positive behavior changes including increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, and an increased use of nutrition skills and knowledge when making decisions about food. In 2021, we conducted 86 six-week series of classes, taught by approximately 300 volunteers and 18 peer health educators, at 51 different locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, reaching over 2,000 people. Each Cooking Matters graduate takes a validated test at the beginning and end of their series to measure their food insecurity score and their behaviors and attitudes related to healthy eating. 18 Reasons effects all of the below changes in participants' lives in only 6 weeks. In our most recent data, our graduates report increased consumption of healthy foods, with 74% of graduates eating more vegetables, 78% eating more fruit, and 88% are prepping healthy meals more often at home. Graduates report a 52% decrease in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and an 85% increase in drinking water. Graduates are able to access more healthy food by learning to stretch their food dollars; 68% plan meals ahead of time and shop with a grocery list more often to save money at the store, 97% use the nutrition facts label more often, and 74% feel they can afford to buy more fruits and vegetables with their existing food budget as a result of the shopping skills we teach. Food insecurity in the Bay Area drops by 1% each year as the wealth in our area grows, whereas 18 Reasons is able to reduce food insecurity among our low-income participants by 12% in just 6 weeks because of the food resource management skills we teach. In 2021, we distributed over 25,000 pounds of groceries through our Cooking Matters classes, and we are on track to significantly increase that number with each year that passes. We receive about 5 new partner applications for Cooking Matters each month, meaning that demand for our programs is high. We are glad to be a local leader in food education, and the demand for our services shows us we are offering the community programs they want. Our data show us we are offering evidence-based programs proven to create lasting behavior change. 566012 Nourishing Pregnancy is a 16 week program for Black and Latinx birthing parents during the last trimester of pregnancy and first months postpartum. Classes, workshops, cooking and nutrition education, peer support, and free groceries work together to improve health and well being for parent and child. Nourishing Pregnancy launched in 2021 to address the disparities and urgent needs of BIPOC birthers in our community. In San Francisco, 20% of Black/27% of Latinx women experience food insecurity during pregnancy, compared to almost 0% for white women. A Black infant is twice as likely to be born prematurely (14% versus 7% for White infants). Black women are more than three times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications as white women, regardless of their income or education. Black, Latinx, and Pacific Islander women are also more likely to experience gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, and peripartum mood disorders including postpartum depression. As a community nonprofit at the intersection of food and health,18 Reasons is uniquely positioned to deliver both cooking and nutrition education and a structure for maternal health classes and workshops. Over 16 weeks, Nourishing Pregnancy offers nutrition skills and pre- and postnatal classes while peer support helps parents build relationships and support networks that will last beyond pregnancy. All birthers receive free groceries for the duration of the program, which can significantly offset food insecurity during those vulnerable months. To supplement our nutrition and food skills expertise, 18 Reasons partners with doulas, lactation consultants, postpartum depression experts, and sleep and exercise practitioners. 44148 40000 Fiscally spoored organizations. 610160 40000 3015119 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false true 74 0 true 26 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 14 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Sarah Nelson 4159942164 3674 18th St San Francisco CA 94110 Sarah Nelson Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 131000 0 11693 Theresa Salcedo Program Dir. 40.00 0.00 114558 0 3450 Brianna Tejuco Program Dir. 40.00 0.00 105000 0 10726 Claudia Guerrero Operations Dir. 40.00 0.00 105101 0 9639 Shannon White Cogen Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sarah Wigglesworth Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Merritt Richmond Vice-Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Poonam Singh Secretary 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Liesl Schumacher Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wendy Weiden Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Rusitzky Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Ansari Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosabel Tao Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ruth Chang Hess Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Rosner Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suzy Obst Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Calvin Tsay Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sam Mogannam Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Priya Fielding-Singh Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Marian Baldauf Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Elliot Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ryan Hazelton Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gretchen Sandler Director 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 455659 35508 4 false false false 0 5870 387787 1225261 897937 127500 2516855 CalAIM - food & education 900099 1052814 1052814 Classes & events - onsite 900099 523583 523583 Cooking classes - offsite 900099 136854 136854 1713251 25210 25210 0 0 0 0 54072 387787 98612 -44540 -44540 0 0 Gift card breakage 900099 24822 24822 Other 900099 8633 8633 33455 4244231 1713251 14125 X 40000 40000 0 0 0 142693 42808 57077 42808 0 1534919 1316394 52008 166517 46280 38841 1568 5871 98883 85695 2709 10479 132900 105344 8390 19166 0 0 66804 66804 0 7795 7795 0 377578 359474 17624 480 18144 850 17294 41397 32988 1900 6509 90998 73911 9355 7732 0 94771 83193 10645 933 66848 49075 11421 6352 0 0 0 0 0 26309 26309 Food Costs 721368 721299 69 Program supplies & materials 66416 61099 3354 1963 Other expenses 4148 4148 0 3578251 3015119 269164 293968 131224 157160 508060 1157606 103510 111941 393831 446184 0 0 0 0 15987 24982 0 0 0 0 0 77615 46530 1230227 1944403 219303 241726 78996 135947 78845 47667 377144 425340 X 616083 1124491 237000 394572 853083 1519063 1230227 1944403 665980 X false true X true false X 1510960 1901551 1416457 1923206 2516855 9269029 0 0 1510960 1901551 1416457 1923206 2516855 9269029 298576 8970453 124 1515 8885 25210 35734 0 4109 1565 66694 33455 105823 9410586 3372454 0.95320 0.93840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Operating lease liability 47667 47667 X 4244231 4244231 4244231 3578251 3578251 3578251 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board have determined that the Organization is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRC 501(c)(3) and California RTC 23701(d). The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions as of December 31, 2024, and is not aware of any significant uncertain tax positions for which a reserve would be necessary. The Organizations tax returns are generally subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. false Master Chefs 432712 387712 45000 27906 50432 16247 3500 Teach a Community to Fish 9147 75 9072 527 441859 387787 54072 27906 50432 16247 4027 98612 -44540 true All My Usos 150 Executive Park Blvd 3000 San Francisc CA 94134 825041780 501c3 20000 0 Capacity Building Support Cambodian Community Developme 875 OFarrell St San Francisco CA 94109 943296213 501c3 20000 0 Capacity Building Support 2 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used 18 Reasons requires a 501c3 letter and w9 from all organizations, as well as a final grant report with a final expense budget and a final presentation. Sam Mogannam Board member 38186 Commercial lease false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information 18 Reasons rents space in a building owned by Sam Mogannam. X 6 39500 FMV X Auction items 8 88000 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Board Members Calvin Tsay and Sam Mogannam are both owners of the Bi-Rite Family of Businesses. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The finance committee reviews the 990, then presents it to the entire board for a vote. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Review at the January meeting annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The board reviews comparable compensation data from the Northern California Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Survey and documents the decision process in the minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b The board reviews comparable compensation data from the Northern California Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Survey and documents the decision process in the minutes. 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