FOODCHAIN INC
EIN 45-4088193 · Food Programs (K30)
What they do
FOODCHAIN is LOCATED IN THE HEART of AN URBAN FOOD DESERT, WHICH CONSTITUTES A LOW-INCOME CENSUS TRACT THAT is FURTHER THAN 1 MILE FROM A GROCERY STORE, WHERE RESIDENTS STRUGGLE WITH BOTH ACCESS to NUTRITIOUS, WHOLESOME INGREDIENTS AS WELL AS THE FOOD LITERACY THAT ACCOMPANIES A DIET HIGH IN THESE COMPONENTS. AS A CONSEQUENCE, FOODCHAIN AIMS to FORGE LINKS BETWEEN OUR COMMUNITY RESIDENTS and FRESH FOOD WITH EDUCATION and DEMONSTRATION of WAYS IN WHICH FRESH FOOD CAN BE GROWN, ACQUIRED, AND/OR PREPARED IN ORDER to IMPROVE THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OUTCOMES of THIS HIGH-RISK POPULATION, ENCOURAGING A MORE ROBUST LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY, and RESULTING IN A MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. OUR MODEL, WHICH WE BELIEVE is REPLICABLE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY, COMBINES UNIQUE OPERATIONS, INLUDING AN INDOOR AQUAPONICS FARM and A TEACHING and PROCESSING KICHEN.
Financial picture
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2012
- Location
- 501 W SIXTH ST SUITE 105, LEXINGTON, KY 40508
- County
- Fayette
- In care of
- JAMES MASTIN
- Primary officer
- JAMES MASTIN, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- BLUE & CO LLC
- NTEE classification
- Food Programs (K30)
- IRS tax category
- Food Programs
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes
More public IRS record details
These are classification codes from the organization’s public nonprofit record.
- Subsection
- 03
- Affiliation
- 3
- Classification
- 1000
- Deductibility
- 1
- Foundation
- 15
- Organization
- 1