Mission
THROUGH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, CULTIVATE FOOD RESCUE WILL BE THE LEADER IN PERISHABLE FOOD RESCUE, PROCUREMENT, REDISTRIBUTION, AND EDUCATION IN ORDER TO MEET THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
Public Charity
CULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC
CULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC is a Public Charity headquartered in SOUTH BEND, IN. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $14.3M revenue, $12.8M expenses, $19.8M total assets. 114 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.9M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 813306113
SOUTH BEND, IN
Job Training
NTEE: J22
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$14.3M
Total Expenses$12.8M
Total Assets$19.8M
Grant Records114
Funding Total$4.9M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc
How Cultivate Culinary School and Catering Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$88
Programs
the work itself
$5
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $88 for programs
$72
Cultivate serves as a food and logistics hub between food service organizations that have excess food and those who are food insecure
$16
The backpack program is a frozen meal program primarily for students in k-2nd grade
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 Received
General Operating Funds
$250,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,537
OPERATIONS
$20,000
COLD STORAGE
$10,000
General Operating Funds
$750,000
Showing up to 5 of 114 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Amanda Zaluckyj
PRESIDENT
Grant Hellwarth
SECRETARY
Jessica Brookshire
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jim Conklin
VICE PRESIDENT
John Tippmann Iii
BOARD MEMBER
Karen Wagner
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14.3M | $12.8M | $19.8M |
| 2024 | $10.9M | $7.4M | $12.3M |
| 2023 | $10.7M | $5.5M | $8.4M |
| 2021 | $3.4M | $2.7M | $2.4M |
| 2020 | $2.4M | $1.4M | $1.8M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $14.3M (+509%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.