Mission
The mission of The Edible Schoolyard Project is to build and share a national food curriculum for the education system. The Organization envisions this "Edible Education" as part of the core curriculum of every school in the country.
Public Charity
The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute
The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute, of Berkeley, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $6.0M in revenue, $4.2M in expenses, $4.9M in total assets. 79 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $8.5M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 943248671
Berkeley, CA
Scholarships & Student Financial Aid
NTEE: B82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$6.0M
Total Expenses$4.2M
Total Assets$4.9M
Grant Records79
Funding Total$8.5M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute
How The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$37
The mission of the Alice Waters Institute (AWI) is to accelerate the shift to a regenerative organic food and farming system in the United States by leveraging the…
$22
The Edible Schoolyard Project is dedicated to the transformation of public education by using organic school gardens, kitchens, and cafeterias to teach both academic subjects and the values…
$19
The Stockton community farm serves as a classroom, gathering space, learning lab, community garden, and working farm to support edible education and community supported agriculture and local organic…
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
Education
$1,398,250
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
$200,500
EDUCATION
$70,500
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$49,000
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
$45,100
Showing up to 5 of 79 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Alice Waters
Executive Dir.
Ashley Rouse
Secretary
Craig Mcnamara
Board Member
Fanny Singer
Board Member
Greta Caruso
Board Member
Gwyneth Borden
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.0M | $4.2M | $4.9M |
| 2024 | $3.6M | $4.2M | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $3.4M | $3.4M | $3.8M |
| 2022 | $3.5M | $2.7M | $3.8M |
| 2021 | $2.6M | $2.7M | $3.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.6M to $6.0M (+134%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.