Mission
WHOLESOME WAVE, INC. INSPIRES UNDERSERVED CONSUMERS TO MAKE HEALTHIER FOOD CHOICES BY INCREASING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO FRESH, LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD.
Public Charity
WHOLESOME WAVE INC
WHOLESOME WAVE INC is a Public Charity headquartered in BRIDGEPORT, CT. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $2.1M revenue, $2.0M expenses, $912K total assets. 68 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $9.4M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 260352899
BRIDGEPORT, CT
Management & Technical Assistance
NTEE: C02
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$2.0M
Total Assets$912K
Grant Records68
Funding Total$9.4M
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Wholesome Wave Inc
How Wholesome Wave Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$74
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $74 for programs
$42
Wholesome Wave programs actively engage in communities that are adversely affected by nutrition insecurity and diet-related diseases
$25
Wholesome Wave manages the national produce prescription collaborative, a program which works to curb the inequitable and national burden of diet-related diseases by integrating produce prescriptions as prevention…
$7
Onekitchen is a Wholesome Wave initiative built to ensure every chef in america has access to the skills and resources needed to address the most important food systems…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$565,000
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
$39,432
health equity initiatives
$25,750
RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL PRODUCE PRESCRIPTION COLLABORATIVE
$25,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$20,750
Showing up to 5 of 68 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 6/24)
Benjamin Perkins
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Brenton Ling
BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 2/24)
Daniel Ross
BOARD MEMBER
Dipa Shah Patel
MARCOM COMMITTEE CHAIR
Ed Kelly
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR
Ellen O'connor
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $912K |
| 2023 | $2.3M | $2.0M | $909K |
| 2022 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $834K |
| 2021 | $3.0M | $2.7M | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $5.1M | $4.8M | $1.2M |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $5.1M to $2.1M (-59%), with total assets most recently reported at $912K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.