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Cooking Well Inc

EIN 83-3325388 • 501(c)3 • Steele, AL

Profile

Cooking Well is non-profit initiative created to address health outcomes and empower people by bringing under-resourced communities together around healthy change. Cooking Well has been developed as a response to the clear need to provide families in under-resourced communities, especially those with a limited food budget, with

64 Mccord DriveSteele, AL 35987

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

23rd percentile

-20%

Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$34,850

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 56.7% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

29th percentile

-21%

Faster asset growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

53rd percentile

1.3%

Faster revenue growth than 53% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$44,858

Down $12,283 (-21%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$44,858

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin23rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$61,484

Up $801 (+1.3%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$73,767

Up $2,794 (+3.9%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$12,283

Down $1,993 (-19%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth29th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2019: $46,524Liabilities 2019: $7002019Assets 2020: $58,646Liabilities 2020: $1902020Assets 2021: $89,309Liabilities 2021: $1,589Net Assets 2021: $87,7202021Assets 2022: $67,431Net Assets 2022: $67,4312022Assets 2023: $57,141Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $44,858Net Assets 2024: $44,8582024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$44,858
Liabilities-
Net Assets$44,858
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth53rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2019: $90,005Expenses 2019: $44,181Net Income 2019: $45,8242019Revenue 2020: $60,126Expenses 2020: $47,494Net Income 2020: $12,6322020Revenue 2021: $80,101Expenses 2021: $61,330Net Income 2021: $18,7712021Revenue 2022: $60,005Expenses 2022: $80,294Net Income 2022: -$20,2892022Revenue 2023: $60,683Expenses 2023: $70,973Net Income 2023: -$10,2902023Revenue 2024: $61,484Expenses 2024: $73,767Net Income 2024: -$12,2832024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$61,484
Expenses$73,767
Net Income-$12,283
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$44,858
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$44,858
Revenue
$61,484
Expenses
$73,767
Net income
-$12,283
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$44.9$44.9$61.5$73.8$12.3
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$57.1$0.00$60.7$71.0$10.3
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$67.4$67.4$60.0$80.3$20.3
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$89.3$1.59$87.7$80.1$61.3$18.8
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$58.6$0.19$60.1$47.5$12.6
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$46.5$0.70$90.0$44.2$45.8
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$61,484
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Cooking Well is non-profit initiative created to address health outcomes and empower people by bringing under-resourced communities together around healthy change. Cooking Well has been developed as a response to the clear need to provide families in under-resourced communities, especially those with a limited food budget, with

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
eMeals, Inc.$0$73,768
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Judith P BarberExecutive DirectorPT$34,850-$34,850
Jenny CochranTreasurer-$0--
Deborah SimpsonSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cooking Well Inc
EIN
83-3325388
Phone
2055636203
Address
64 MCCORD DRIVE, STEELE, AL 35987

Signing Officer

Name
Judith P Barber
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2055636203
Signed
2025-05-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sas Tax and Accounting LLC
Address
3363A PELHAM PKWY, PELHAM, AL 35124
Preparer
Susan Smith
Phone
2056210388
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“AUTO 1835.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK FEES 122.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“CLASS SUPPLIES 5422.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Internet and cell phone 392.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“MEETINGS AND MEALS 1889.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OPERATIONS SUPPLIES 387.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OFFICE SUPPLIES 4078.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“WEBSITE 804.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INTEREST”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Loan TO Judith P. Barber 1411.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Pre-paid credit card 39. 39.”

Raw XML Appendix186 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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