Public Charity

KAIZEN FOOD RESCUE

Based in ENGLEWOOD, CO, KAIZEN FOOD RESCUE operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $7.3M in revenue, $7.5M in expenses, $326K in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.0M.

EIN: 834107744 ENGLEWOOD, CO Food Banks & Pantries NTEE: K31 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.3M
Total Expenses$7.5M
Total Assets$326K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2024

Mission

KAIZEN FOOD RESCUE AIMS TO PREVENT FOOD WASTE AND IMPROVE FOOD JUSTICE AND HEALTH EQUITY IN THE DENVER METRO AREA. OUR VISION IS TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD JUSTICE IN THE DENVER METRO AREA BECAUSE WE BELIEVE HEALTHY AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT FOODS SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.

Where $100 goes at Kaizen Food Rescue

How Kaizen Food Rescue divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$100 Programs the work itself
<$1 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $100 for programs

$97
Community food shareoperates no-cost mobile food distribution events in food-insecure communities
97% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,684,768 lbs of food; 22,800 hours; 274,528 individuals
$2
Community garden/ farmingestablishes and supports urban gardens and small-scale farming to increase local food resilience, provide fresh produce, and offer educational workshops on sustainable growing and healthy eating
2% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 3,000 lbs of produce; 400 volunteers; 24 workshops
$1
Non-lobbying advocacyaddresses root causes of food insecurity and waste through non-lobbying advocacy, public awareness, and coalition-building
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 24 events
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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.

Officers & Directors

BOARD DIRECTOR Daniel Stange
BOARD DIRECTOR Em Nguyen
BOARD DIRECTOR Nhan Nguyen
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Thai Nguyen

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$371,769 9 grants
Housing & Homelessness
$189,620 1 grant
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$141,400 4 grants
Health & Medicine
$75,000 2 grants
Unspecified
$224,029 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.3M $7.5M $326K
2023 $13.9M $13.7M $451K
2022 $10.0M $10.1M $250K
2021 $7.5M $7.2M $337K

Between 2021 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $7.5M to $7.3M (-2%), with total assets most recently reported at $326K.

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