Public Charity

OLDWAYS PRESERVATION AND EXCHANGE TRUST INC

Based in BOSTON, MA, OLDWAYS PRESERVATION AND EXCHANGE TRUST INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.5M in revenue, $2.1M in expenses, $2.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $36K.

EIN: 043031978 BOSTON, MA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.5M
Total Expenses$2.1M
Total Assets$2.2M
Grants Given6
Grant Total$36K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

OLDWAYS IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH BY INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO EMBRACE THE HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE JOYS OF THE "OLD WAYS" OF EATING - HERITAGE BASED DIETS HIGH IN TASTE, NOURISHMENT, SUSTAINABILITY, AND JOY. OLDWAYS' MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE LIVE HEALTHIER, HAPPIER LIVES BY OFFERING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, RESOURCES, AND RECIPES BASED ON CULTURAL FOOD TRADITIONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.

Where $100 goes at Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust Inc

How Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$86 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $86 for programs

$35
Oldways culinarias are culinary and cultural explorations, intended to provide information and inspire participants to embrace the healthy and sustainable joys of cultural food traditions
40% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 26 participants; 34 participants; 23 participants
$31
All of oldways programs work toward the mission of inspiring people to embrace the healthy and sustainable joys of cultural food traditions, work that has been ahead of…
36% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 25 members
$14
For whole grains month in september 2024, the whole grains council hosted a month-long whole grain celebration
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 333 members

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Given

COHASSET, MA · 2024
PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR AN EVENT CALLED READABLE FEAST
$5,500
COHASSET, MA · 2023
PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR AN EVENT CALLED READABLE FEAST
$7,500
COHASSET, MA · 2021
PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR AN EVENT CALLED READABLE FEAST
$5,500
COHASSET, MA · 2020
PROVIDE SPONSORSHIP FOR AN EVENT CALLED READABLE FEAST
$5,500
LET'S TALK ABOUT FOOD
CAMBRIDGE, MA · 2018
SPONSORSHIP FOR THE READABLE FEAST BOSTON, THE ANNUAL COOKBOOK FESTIVAL CELEBRATING LOCAL COOKBOOK AUTHORS
$6,500

Showing up to 5 of 6 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION Abigail Sloane
DIRECTOR Ana Sortun
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & WGC PROGRAM DIRECT Carolyn Slutyer
DIRECTOR Catherine Strange
DIRECTOR Dan Kish
DIRECTOR George Gendron

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Fundraising & Sponsorship
$36,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.5M $2.1M $2.2M
2024 $1.9M $1.9M $1.4M
2023 $1.8M $1.7M $1.4M
2022 $1.8M $1.5M $1.3M
2021 $1.5M $1.4M $1.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.5M to $2.5M (+62%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MA.

MA

Full geographic grant map with state-by-state breakdown available with membership.

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