2024-11-15T12:17:52-06:00 2023-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 920 5TH AVENUE SUITE 2800 SEATTLE WA 98104 990 2023-01-01 883547404 FOODCULTURE FOOD 2053134111 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35205 CATHERINE S JONES PRESIDENT 2053134111 2024-11-13 1 1 SUE ROBISON P00560072 2062814444 2024-11-13 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CATHERINE SLOSS JONES 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH 3500 BIRMINGHAM AL 35205 489931 0 X BHAMFOODPLUS.COM X 2022 AL HOSTING A 4-DAY EVENT TO CELEBRATE THE WAYS IN WHICH FOOD UNITES OUR DIFFERENT AND DIVERSE CULTURES. THE FOCUS FOR 2024 WILL BE TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE 2024 AS THE YEAR OF ALABAMA FOOD 7 7 0 10 0 0 150000 412100 0 77831 0 0 0 0 150000 489931 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 86878 480613 86878 480613 63122 9318 63122 72440 0 0 63122 72440 X THE MISSION OF FOOD+CULTURE 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 479146 77831 ONE OF FOOD+CULTURE'S KEY PURPOSES IS TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL BIRMINGHAM FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL. THE MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE BIRMINGHAM'S DYNAMIC CULINARY INDUSTRY WITH EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, MUSIC, POETRY AND OTHER COMMUNITY GATHERINGS. THROUGH THIS ANNUAL FOOD EVENT, FOOD+CULTURE PROVIDES A PLATFORM A TABLE WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER TO LEARN ABOUT THE REGION'S RICH CULTURE, EXPERIENCE ALL BIRNMINGHAM HAS TO OFFER, AND DISCUSS ISSUES OF DEEPER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.FOOD+CULTURE AND THE FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL ARE DEDICATED TO EQUITY, THE ARTS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND COMMUNITY GROWTH. FOOD+CULTURE IS COMMITTED TO ALL FORMS OF THE CULINARY ARTS, WITH PASSION, REVERENCE FOR TRADITION AND EXCITEMENT FOR INNOVATION.THE INAUGURAL FOUR-DAY FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN THE OCTOBER 2023, HOSTING CHEFS, MIXOLOGISTS, BREWERS, ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND FOOD AMBASSADORS FROM ACROSS THE US TO COLLABORATE WITH THE ACCLAIMED FOOD COMMUNITY IN ALABAMA. FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTED THE DIVERSE FLAVORS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ALABAMA, FEATURED OVER 90 CHEFS AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS, AND ENTERTAINED GUESTS FROM 18 STATES AND CANADA. ADDITIONALLY, FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE ALABAMA HUMANITIES ALLIANCE, THE MARKET AT PEPPER PLACE, LES DAMES D'ESCOFFIER AMONG OTHER ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN ALABAMA. IN ADDITION, THE FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL SUPPORTED SUSTAINABILITY IN THE COMMUNITY BY UTILIZING ALL COMPOSTABLE MATERIALS, WHICH RESULTED IN 352 POUNDS OF WASTE KEPT FROM AREA LANDFILLS AND 1,260 POUNDS OF COMPOST DELIVERED TO AREA FARMS. THE 2024 FESTIVAL BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION LAID THE PREVIOUS YEAR, 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. THERE WAS GREATER ATTENDANCE AT THE 2024 FESTIVAL, MORE AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AND PURPOSE AND GROWING INTEREST IN INCREASING ITS IMPACT IN THE YEARS TO COME. 479146 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 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AL X VICKI BOLTON 2053134111 1130 22ND STREET SOUTH 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 BOARD MEMBER-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 TEMPLE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250000 162100 412100 FOOD+CULTURE FESTIVAL 926110 77831 77831 77831 489931 77831 0 0 X 12000 12000 1467 1467 140280 140280 72730 72730 125 125 561 561 SPECIAL EVENTS 131707 131707 EQUIPMENT EXPENSE 99212 99212 JANITORIAL EXPENSES 11577 11577 BANK FEES 69 69 10885 10885 480613 479146 1467 0 63122 72440 63122 72440 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 63122 72440 63122 72440 63122 72440 9318 0 X 0 0 0 X 150000 412100 562100 150000 412100 562100 46274 515826 562100 77831 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 FOOD+CULTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A IT IS INTENDED THAT THE MEETINGS AND CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE DOCUMENTED BY A SECRETARY AND THAT MEETING MINUTES WILL BE COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B IT IS INTENDED THAT THE MEETINGS AND CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE DOCUMENTED BY A SECRETARY AND THAT MEETING MINUTES WILL BE COMPILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B 990 REVIEWED BY BOOKKEEPER AND APPROVED BY EITHER PRESIDENT OR VICE-PRESIDENT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G EVENT COORDINATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 140,280. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 140,280.