Foodwhat Incorporated
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.4m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$1.9m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$4.7m
$96k liabilities
Net assets
$4.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.8 years on average
Staff
58
6 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
Foodwhat Incorporated's network
9 people3 organisationsi9 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
9 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 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 9 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cesario Ruiz | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Doron Comerchero | Co Exec. Dir. | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Elisa Orona | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Irene O'Connell | Co Exec. Dir. | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paulina Moreno | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Puiyee Tse | Finance Manager | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Reverend Beverly Brook | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tony Serrano | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Yuneisy Fincher | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Doron Comerchero | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
| Francisco Estrada | Co Exec. Dir. | 2022 |
| Irene O'Connell | Co Exec. Dir. | since 2022 |
| Puiyee Tse | Finance Manager | since 2018 |
| Reverend Beverly Brook | Director | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doron Comerchero | Co Exec. Dir. | 40 | $156k | $4k | |
| Irene O'Connell | Co Exec. Dir. | 40 | $143k | $4k | |
| Puiyee Tse | Finance Manager | 15 | $52k | ||
| Yuneisy Fincher | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sonia Ramos | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Paulina Moreno | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brendan Quirk | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Reverend Beverly Brook | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tony Serrano | President | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Foodwhat Incorporated
- EIN
- 812590280
- Address
- Foodwhat Inc1156 High St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064
- State
- California
- Mission
- FoodWhat?! is a youth empowerment and food justice organization. Youth engage with land, food, and each other in ways that are grounded in love and justice. We provide space where youth define and cultivate their empowerment, liberation, wellbeing. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O50 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Doron Comerchero (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 2016
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCesario Ruiz
≥8years on the filingsElisa Orona
≥8years on the filingsTony Serrano
≥4years on the filingsPaulina Moreno
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.7m
- Total liabilities
- $96k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.4m
- Program service revenue
- $5k
- Employees
- 58
- Volunteers
- 6
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7m | $1.5m | $203k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.