2026-05-15T12:22:52-05:00 2025-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 920 5TH AVENUE SUITE 2800 SEATTLE WA 98104 990 2025-01-01 883547404 SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL SOUT 2053134111 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH STE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35205 CATHERINE SLOSS JONES PRESIDENT 2053134111 2026-05-14 1 SUE ROBISON P00560072 2062814444 2026-05-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X CATHERINE SLOSS JONES 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH STE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35205 541251 0 X SOUTHBOUNDFEST.COM X 2022 AL HOSTING A WEEKLONG EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE WAYS IN WHICH FOOD UNITES OUR DIFFERENT AND DIVERSE CULTURES. 7 7 0 10 0 0 463100 441680 114964 99571 0 0 0 0 578064 541251 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 551371 596092 551371 596092 26693 -54841 99133 44292 0 0 99133 44292 X THE MISSION OF SOUTHBOUND FOOD FEST IS TO EDUCATE LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL ATTENDEES ABOUT BIRMINGHAM'S AND ALABAMA'S DYNAMIC CULINARY CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. THIS FESTIVAL WILL PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALABAMA'S FOOD AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS ISSUES OF DEEPER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE, FOR EXAMPLE, HOW FOOD IS WOVEN INTO EVERY ASPECT OF DAILY LIFE, AND HOW FOOD PLAYED A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. 0 0 579729 99571 ONE OF SOUTHBOUND'S KEY PURPOSES IS TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL. THE MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE BIRMINGHAM'S DYNAMIC CULINARY INDUSTRY WITH EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, MUSIC, POETRY AND OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. THROUGH THIS ANNUAL FOOD EVENT, SOUTHBOUND PROVIDES A PLATFORM WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT THE REGION'S RICH CULTURE, EXPERIENCE ALL BIRMINGHAM HAS TO OFFER, AND DISCUSS ISSUES OF DEEPER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.THE SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO EQUITY, THE ARTS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. SOUTHBOUND IS COMMITTED TO ALL FORMS OF THE CULINARY ARTS, WITH PASSION, REVERENCE FOR TRADITION AND EXCITEMENT FOR INNOVATION.THE SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL HAS NOW GROWN FROM THE INAUGURAL FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL TO A 10-DAY EVENT HOSTING CHEFS, MIXOLOGISTS, BREWERS, ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND FOOD AMBASSADORS FROM ACROSS THE US TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ACCLAIMED FOOD COMMUNITY IN ALABAMA. THE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVERSE FLAVORS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ALABAMA, FEATURES CHEFS AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS, AND ENTERTAINED GUESTS FROM ACROSS SEVERAL STATES AND CANADA. ADDITIONALLY, SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ALABAMA HUMANITIES ALLIANCE, LES DAMES D'ESCOFFIER AMONG OTHER ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN ALABAMA. IN ADDITION, THE SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL SUPPORTED SUSTAINABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY BY UTILIZING ALL COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS, WHICH RESULTED IN KEEPING POUNDS OF WASTE FROM AREA LANDFILLS AND ALSO DELIVERED POUNDS OF COMPOST TO AREA FARMS. THE FESTIVAL CONTINUES TO BUILD ON THE FOUNDATION LAID IN PREVIOUS YEARS, WITH A STRONGER FOCUS ON WOMEN AND MINORITY CHEFS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS, FARMERS, AND ARTISTS, WITH A MORE URGENT GOAL OF BUILDING COMMUNITY AND PROMOTING COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS, WHICH HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING OF LATE. THE ATTENDANCE CONTINUES TO GROW, CREATING MORE AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE AND GROWING INTEREST IN INCREASING ITS IMPACT IN THE YEARS TO COME. 579729 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 AL X VICKI BOLTON 2053134111 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH STE 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35205 X CATHERINE SLOSS JONES PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LEIGH SLOSS-CORRA VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN PICKERING DIRECTOR 1.50 X 0 0 0 NANCY WALL HOPKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL SLOCUM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHANDRA TEMPLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIE COLLINS THOMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FLIX INC 5008 10TH CT S BIRMINGHAM AL 35222 MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING OF EVENT 185905 1 275000 166680 441680 FOOD FESTIVAL 926110 99571 99571 99571 541251 99571 0 0 X 12000 12000 950 950 3413 3413 226716 226716 107189 107189 1710 1710 1685 1685 693 693 SPECIAL EVENTS 163717 163717 EQUIPMENT EXPENSE 69310 69310 JANITORIAL EXPENSES 8200 8200 LICENSE & PERMITS 371 371 138 138 596092 579729 16363 0 99133 44292 99133 44292 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 99133 44292 99133 44292 99133 44292 -54841 0 X 0 0 0 X 150000 412100 463100 441680 1466880 150000 412100 463100 441680 1466880 98734 1368146 1466880 292366 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 CATHERINE SLOSS JONES AND LEIGH SLOSS-CORRA HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 SLOSS REAL ESTATE COMPANY MANAGES THE FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. LEIGH SLOSS-CORRA WAS COMPENSATED BY SLOSS REAL ESTATE COMPANY DURING THE YEAR, BUT RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FROM SLOSS REAL ESTATE COMPANY FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED TO SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 ON 5/29/25, THE ORGANIZATION LEGALLY CHANGED ITS NAME FROM FOOD+CULTURE TO SOUTHBOUND FOOD FESTIVAL. THE CHANGE WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND DOCUMENTED IN THE ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT FILED WITH THE ALABAMA SECRETARY OF STATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOOKKEEPER AND APPROVED BY EITHER THE PRESIDENT OR VICE-PRESIDENT. A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ELECTRONICALLY BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EVENT COORDINATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 226,716. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 226,716.