Fort Worth Food & Wine Foundation
Donations deductibleFort Worth Food & Wine Foundation's network
13 people10 organisationsi13 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (10) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard King Chair | Chairman of the Board | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Crystal Vastine | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jacob Ferguson | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jeremy Byrd | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Johnathan Lively - Partial Year | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| June Naylor | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lanni Julie Eastman | Director/Executive Directo | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Melissa Mitchell | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michele Sanchez-Soriano | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Micheline Kuehn | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mitch Whitten | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Russell Kirkpatrick | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Warren Prescott | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanni Julianne Eastman | Executive Director | 40 | $80k | ||
| Crystal Vastine | Director | 2 | $0 | $9k | |
| Russell Kirkpatrick | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Warren Prescott | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Johnathan Lively | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Mitchell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mitch Whitten | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Micheline Kuehn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Byrd | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Richard King | Chairman of the Board | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jacob Ferguson | Director-Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Fort Worth Food & Wine Foundation
- EIN
- 462798419
- Address
- 6777 Camp Bowie Blvd Ste 216, Fort Worth, TX, 76116-7157
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The Mission Statement of the Fort Worth Food & Wine Foundation is to honor the distinctive nature of the fort Worth cooking, food, beverage, and culinary traditions by promoting national and regional attention to the Fort Worth scene and assisting and sustaining chefs, restaurants, and the local ranches and farming communities to raise funds for local grant programs and culinary... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K99 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Lanni Julianne Eastman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRichard King
≥8years on the filingsJune Naylor
≥8years on the filingsMelissa Mitchell
≥8years on the filingsMichele Sanchez-Soriano
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $626k
- Total liabilities
- $85k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $541k
- Contributions and grants received
- $228k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $36k
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 250
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Smoke Foundaiton | For the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund | $15k |
| The Culinary School of Fort Worth | Scholarships for Culinary Arts Students | $8k |