2018-11-14T17:03:09-08:00 2017-12-31 910873571 GREENWOOD OHLUND & CO LLP 4241 21ST AVE W 400 SEATTLE WA 98199 990 2017-01-01 462005131 PROJECT FEAST PROJ 2532365297 202 W GOWE ST STE L KENT WA 98032 VEENA PRASAD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2532365297 2018-11-05 true AMANDA O'ROURKE CPA P01539825 2067821767 2018-11-14 96.93.115.50 2018-11-14 19:03:09 CS P 6E20E733559220F18DAC573511C566DCB289C710 791687598B8DDA9BBCB22C771830AE99C53E9511 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z VEENA PRASAD 202 W GOWE STREET STE L KENT WA 98032 250422 false X PROJECTFEAST.ORG X 2013 WA TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BY PROVIDING PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXPLORING ETHNIC CULTURE, AND CUISINE. 5 5 10 12 0 84475 181281 38685 69076 10 65 -363 -824 122807 249598 23625 0 40843 135099 0 12247 37854 74242 78697 232966 44110 16632 51806 75612 3319 10493 48487 65119 X TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS BY PROVIDING PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY AND TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXPLORING ETHNIC CULTURE, AND CUISINE. false false 190747 23625 69076 DURING 2017, PROJECT FEAST'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: I. PROVIDING PATHWAYS TO EMPLOYMENT IN FOOD INDUSTRY: THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED A 4 MONTH CULINARY APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING PROGRAM AS WELL AS UBUNTU STREET CAF IN KENT, WA. THEY ACCEPT REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS FROM LOW INCOME BACKGROUNDS WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT USING THEIR CULINARY SKILLS AS APPRENTICES. ONCE THEY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, THEY RECEIVE 18 CREDITS AND A SHORT-TERM CERTIFICATE FROM HIGHLINE COLLEGE. IN 2017, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED TRAINING SERVICES TO 20 REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS FROM 8 COUNTRIES: ETHIOPIA, D.R. CONGO, IRAQ, PAKISTAN, SYRIA, UKRAINE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM. 10 OUT OF 15 APPRENTICES GRADUATED AND MOST FOUND EMPLOYMENT OR STARTED THEIR OWN FOOD BUSINESS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ALUMNI FROM PREVIOUS YEARS STARTED 3 NEW FOOD BUSINESSES. 1 ALUMNA GRADUATED FROM PASTRY SCHOOL. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH AND BROUGHT BUSINESS TO 16 REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES. II. COMMUNITY EVENTS TO FACILITATE INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE: IN ALL, THE ORGANIZATION CREATED OVER 5500 EXPERIENCES CENTERED AROUND THE CUISINE OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS THROUGH OUR VARIOUS EVENTS AND CATERING. 1. MIGRATING MEALS - FEATURED 8 RESTAURANTS OWNED/OPERATED BY REFUGEE/IMMIGRANTS IN SEATTLE AND SOUTH KING COUNTY OF WHICH 50% WERE WOMEN OWNED. 127 GUESTS IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA EXPERIENCED A NEW CUISINE, MET THE REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT CHEF OR OWNER, AND DISCUSSED A TOPIC OF IMPORTANCE. 2. JOURNEY TO PEACE - 100 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED A NATIVE AMERICAN FEAST CEREMONY, MET PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, HEARD LIFE EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND, OR NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, OR CAUCASIAN HERITAGE. 3. POP-UP EVENTS - 240 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED A LUNCH OR DINNER AT 9 POP-UP EVENTS THAT CENTERED AROUND OUR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT PARTICIPANTS' CUISINE OR EXPERIENCE. 2 EVENTS WERE FOCUSED ON FEEDING THOSE WHO WERE FACING HOMELESSNESS. 2 OTHER EVENTS WERE OFFERED FOR FREE SO THAT EVEN THOSE WHO COULD NOT AFFORD 40 FOR A POP-UP DINNER COULD STILL EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL CUISINE. 4. CATERING - 4,862 GUESTS WERE FED THROUGH OUR REVENUE GENERATING CATERING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION'S CATERING FEATURES THE DISHES OF OUR APPRENTICES. 190747 true true false false false false false false false false true 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 false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false X GREG PARRY 2062837397 2715 MAYFAIR AVE N SEATTLE WA 98109 JAQUELINE GARCIA PRESIDENT 2.50 X X 0 0 0 LAURA NEIDHART SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SYDNEY SIMON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHERYL JENROW BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY ZYFERS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 VEENA PRASAD EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 30000 0 0 30000 false false false 8540 172741 181281 CATERED EVENTS 56155 56155 CAFE 14001 14001 DISCOUNTS -1080 -1080 69076 65 65 8540 824 -824 249598 69076 65 23625 23625 30000 9000 12000 9000 93965 93965 11134 9248 1078 808 7863 7863 754 754 2439 2439 991 991 2366 2366 4926 4926 1501 1501 1371 1371 108 108 2067 2067 FOOD COSTS 25916 25916 CLEANING & MAINTENANCE 8028 8028 COMMUNITY NETWORKING 5550 5550 TRAINING PROGRAM 3186 3186 7176 7195 -19 232966 190747 29972 12247 29338 58742 21037 15911 1075 116 1066 959 365 51806 75612 3319 10493 3319 10493 X 48487 65119 48487 65119 51806 75612 16632 X false false false X 38989 61006 84475 181281 365751 56138 62219 39193 69076 226626 95127 123225 123668 250357 592377 4950 572 5522 18101 47435 35735 97629 198900 18101 47435 40685 98201 204422 387955 9 15 10 65 99 9 15 10 65 99 95136 123240 123678 250422 592476 0.65480 0.98540 0.00000 0.00000 X 1075 116 959 959 true SCHOLARSHIP 15 23625 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE GIVEN AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH MONTH OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM. RECEIVING THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS AND STAYING IN THE PROGRAM WILL DEPEND ON PROGRESS. TO ASSESS THIS, THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS FEEDBACK FROM THE PROGRAM COORDINATOR AND OTHER STAFF. RECIPIENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN REGULAR AND TIMELY ATTENDANCE AND FULLY PARTICIPATE IN THE SKILLS TRAINING AND PRACTICE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A UKRAINE, THAILAND AND VIETNAM. 10 OUT OF 15 APPRENTICES GRADUATED AND MOST FOUND EMPLOYMENT OR STARTED THEIR OWN FOOD BUSINESS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ALUMNI FROM PREVIOUS YEARS STARTED 3 NEW FOOD BUSINESSES. 1 ALUMNA GRADUATED FROM PASTRY SCHOOL. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH AND BROUGHT BUSINESS TO 16 REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT OWNED BUSINESSES. II. COMMUNITY EVENTS TO FACILITATE INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE: IN ALL, THE ORGANIZATION CREATED OVER 5500 EXPERIENCES CENTERED AROUND THE CUISINE OF REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS THROUGH OUR VARIOUS EVENTS AND CATERING. 1. MIGRATING MEALS - FEATURED 8 RESTAURANTS OWNED/OPERATED BY REFUGEE/IMMIGRANTS IN SEATTLE AND SOUTH KING COUNTY OF WHICH 50% WERE WOMEN OWNED. 127 GUESTS IN THE GREATER SEATTLE AREA EXPERIENCED A NEW CUISINE, MET THE REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT CHEF OR OWNER, AND DISCUSSED A TOPIC OF IMPORTANCE. 2. JOURNEY TO PEACE - 100 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED A NATIVE AMERICAN FEAST CEREMONY, MET PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, HEARD LIFE EXPERIENCES OF PEOPLE OF REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT BACKGROUND, OR NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, OR CAUCASIAN HERITAGE. 3. POP-UP EVENTS - 240 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED A LUNCH OR DINNER AT 9 POP-UP EVENTS THAT CENTERED AROUND OUR REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT PARTICIPANTS' CUISINE OR EXPERIENCE. 2 EVENTS WERE FOCUSED ON FEEDING THOSE WHO WERE FACING HOMELESSNESS. 2 OTHER EVENTS WERE OFFERED FOR FREE SO THAT EVEN THOSE WHO COULD NOT AFFORD 40 FOR A POP-UP DINNER COULD STILL EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL CUISINE. 4. CATERING - 4,862 GUESTS WERE FED THROUGH OUR REVENUE GENERATING CATERING PROGRAM. THE ORGANIZATION'S CATERING FEATURES THE DISHES OF OUR APPRENTICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MEMBER IN QUESTION IS EXPECTED TO DECLARE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND IS RECUSED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMENSATION IS DETERMINED, APPROVED, AND DOCUMENTED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.