Mission
Black Girls Cook aims to empower and inspire inner-city adolescent Black girls through food security, culinary arts, urban farming, entrepreneurship, and STEM, emphasizing Black Diaspora cultural histories and food practices.
Small Public Charity
BLACK GIRLS COOK
Based in Baltimore, MD, BLACK GIRLS COOK operates as a Small Public Charity. The organization reported $186K in revenue, $107K in expenses, $149K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 19 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $723K.
EIN: 813960180
Baltimore, MD
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition N.E.C.
NTEE: K99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$186K
Total Expenses$107K
Total Assets$149K
Grant Records19
Funding Total$723K
Filing Years2023–2025
Where $100 goes at Black Girls Cook
How Black Girls Cook divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 3 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $100 for programs
$100
Black Girls Cook (BGC) has empowered adolescent Black girls in historically neglected communities experiencing disenfranchisement and food insecurity
Source: Form 990-EZ 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
EMPOWER AND INSPIRE INNER-CITY ADOLESCENT GIRLS OF COLOR THROUGH CULINARY ARTS AND URBAN FARMING
$50,000
ALIGNED GRANTMAKING FUND - SFC AND GRASSROOTS FUND
$146,500
EMPOWER AND INSPIRE INNER-CITY ADOLESCENT GIRLS OF COLOR THROUGH CULINARY ARTS AND URBAN FARMING
$50,000
GENERAL SUPPORT AND VARIOUS PROJECTS
$25,500
SUMMER PROGRAMMING
$9,750
Showing up to 5 of 19 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Executive Director
Nichole Mooney
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $186K | $107K | $149K |
| 2024 | $200K | $131K | $69K |
| 2023 | $197K | $188K | $68K |
Between 2023 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $197K to $186K (-5%), with total assets most recently reported at $149K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.