RAMW EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $51K · expenses $142K · assets $256K

Also known as
D/B/A Educated Eats
EIN
20-0703265
Address
2112 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 450, WASHINGTON, DC 20037-0008
Website
https://ramw2015.wixsite.com/educatedeats
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2004 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Greg Casten (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Develop culinary education programs with our education partners, locate internships at hospitality companies, and organize continuing education seminars for current restaurant industry personnel

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dan Traster Member2021-2024 $1,576$1,576 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

18 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Shawn Townsend RAMW President & CEO2023-2024 0 $0 reported 4
Scott Attman Chairman2020-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Richard Bell Irving Vice Chairman/Secretary2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sonya Ali Member2020-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Nadine Brown Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Tom Enright Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Katsuya Fukushima Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Russell Lacey Member2023-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Tiffany MacIsaac Member2022-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Greg Casten (former) INTERMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2019-2022 0 $0 reported 6
Kathy Hollinger (former) RAMW PRESIDENT & CEO2020-2022 0 $0 reported 10
Russell Lacy (former) MEMBER2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
John Rorapaugh (former) MEMBER2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Gavin Coleman (former) AT-LARGE2019 0 $0 reported 3
Stephen Fedorchak (former) VICE-CHAIRMAN2019 0 $0 reported 3
David Moran (former) CHAIRMAN2019 0 $0 reported 4
John Snedden (former) IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR2019 0 $0 reported 4
Ris Lacoste (former) TREASURER2019 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dan Traster Member0 $1,576-$0 $1,5761
Shawn Townsend RAMW President & CEO0 $0-$0 $04
Scott Attman Chairman0 $0-$0 $02
Richard Bell Irving Vice Chairman/Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
Sonya Ali Member0 $0-$0 $02
Nadine Brown Member0 $0-$0 $02
Tom Enright Member0 $0-$0 $01
Katsuya Fukushima Member0 $0-$0 $02
Russell Lacey Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tiffany MacIsaac Member0 $0-$0 $02
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sonya Ali Member0 $0-$0 $02
Nadine Brown Member0 $0-$0 $02
Tom Enright Member0 $0-$0 $01
Katsuya Fukushima Member0 $0-$0 $02
Russell Lacey Member0 $0-$0 $01
Tiffany MacIsaac Member0 $0-$0 $02
Dan Traster Member0 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Townsend RAMW President & CEO0 $0-$0 $04
Scott Attman Chairman0 $0-$0 $02
Richard Bell Irving Vice Chairman/Secretary0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SONYA ALI MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
RUSSELL LACY MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN RORAPAUGH MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
DAN TRASTER MEMBER0 $0-$0 $01
NADINE BROWN MEMBER (APR-DEC)0 $0-$0 $02
TOM ENRIGHT MEMBER (APR-DEC)0 $0-$0 $01
KATSUYA FUKUSHIMA MEMBER (APR-DEC)0 $0-$0 $02
TIFFANY MACISAAC MEMBER (APR-DEC)0 $0-$0 $02
SCOTT ATTMAN CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $02
GREG CASTEN INTERMEDIATE PAST CHAIR0 $0-$0 $06
RICHARD BELL-IRVING VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
KATHY E HOLLINGER RAMW PRESIDENT & CEO0 $0-$0 $010
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT ATTMAN CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $02
GREG CASTEN INTERMEDIATE PAST CHAIR0 $0-$0 $06
RICHARD BELL-IRVING VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
KATHY E HOLLINGER RAMW PRESIDENT & CEO0 $0-$0 $010
SONYA ALI MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
RUSSELL LACY Member0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN RORAPAUGH Member0 $0-$0 $01
Dan Traster Member0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT ATTMAN CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $02
SONYA ALI MEMBER0 $0-$0 $02
GREG CASTEN INTERMEDIATE PAST CHAIR0 $0-$0 $06
KATHY E HOLLINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $010
RICHARD BELL-IRVING VICE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
RUSSELL LACY DIRECTORS0 $0-$0 $01
JOHN RORAPAUGH DIRECTORS0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DAVID MORAN CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $04
STEPHEN FEDORCHAK VICE-CHAIRMAN0 $0-$0 $03
GREG CASTEN EDUCATED EATS CHAIR0 $0-$0 $06
RIS LACOSTE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $02
GAVIN COLEMAN AT-LARGE0 $0-$0 $03
JOHN SNEDDEN IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR0 $0-$0 $04

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Trademarks

2 US trademarks, 0 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
EDUCATED EATS CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CULINARY PROFESSIONALS880980522018-08-29AbandonedTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27
EDUCATED EATS CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CULINARY PROFESSIONALS851337972010-09-20Registration cancelledTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,174$141,944 $255,928-$87,874 $50,863- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,496$171,715 $255,934$2,896 $127,734- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$178,168$124,477 $297,937$97,116 $188,067- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,235$65,346 $253,981$43,426 $37,191- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,120$94,864 $395,117$71,537 $76,083- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,591$97,755 $120,104$90,281 $96,233- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $482,710 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF METROPOLITIAN WASHINGTON INC Public charity Exact 2021-2022 2$142,137 2022$125,812
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THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2017-2021, 2023-2024 7$124,548 2024$15,606
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ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RAMW EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” 2020 1$100,000 2020$100,000
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BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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GREATER WASHINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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PETERSON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RAMW EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” 2020 1$11,000 2020$11,000
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF HOWARD COUNTY INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$5,000 2020$5,000
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TEXTRON CHARITABLE TRUST 540 008 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RAMW EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC” 2021 1$25 2021$25
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EDUCATION FIRST FOUNDATION INCKYB90 $51,172$48,381 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x, similar name
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SERVANT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$181,0004 12018–2021 EDUCATION ALIVE INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $141,944 spent · pay $94,208 · grants $20,754 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $94,208 66.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,432 16.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $20,754 14.6%
Fees to independent contractors $3,550 2.5%
Total$141,944100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $171,715 spent · pay $76,752 · grants $18,825 · events $40,837
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $76,752 44.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $75,301 43.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $18,825 11.0%
Fees to independent contractors $837 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$40,837reported apart
Total$171,715100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $124,477 spent · pay $75,140 · grants $8,500 · events $10,362
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $75,140 60.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,120 19.4%
Fees to independent contractors $15,533 12.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $8,500 6.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,184 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$10,362reported apart
Total$124,477100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $65,346 spent · pay $42,462 · grants $7,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $42,462 65.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,750 14.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $7,500 11.5%
Printing, publications, postage $2,750 4.2%
Fees to independent contractors $1,700 2.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,184 1.8%
Total$65,346100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $94,864 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $94,864 100.0%
Total$94,864100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $97,755 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $92,755 94.9%
Grants and similar amounts paid $5,000 5.1%
Total$97,755100%

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