Slow Food USA Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SLOW FOOD PHOENIX BELIEVES FOOD IS TIED TO MANY OTHER ASPECTS OF LIFE INCLUDING CULTURE, POLITICS, AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT. THROUGH OUR FOOD CHOICES WE CAN COLLECTIVELY INFLUENCE HOW FOOD IS CULTIVATED, PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED - AND CHANGE THE WORLD AS A RESULT.
- Income
- $16,223
- Spending
- $16,668
- Reserves
- 8.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $6,807 spent. SLOW FOOD PHOENIX USES SOCIAL MEDIA AND PUBLIC EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR VISION OF A FOOD SYSTEM THAT IS GOOD, CLEAN, AND FAIR FOR ALL ARIZONANS. WE SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS AND BUSINESSES THAT ALIGN WITH THESE VALUES. IN 2024, WE HOSTED A PUBLIC SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY WE ARE ALL PLASTIC PEOPLE NOW TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PLASTIC ON OUR FOOD SYSTEMS. THE EVENT FEATURED A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH EXPERTS AND A TALK BY THE FILM'S DIRECTOR. APPROXIMATELY 70 PEOPLE ATTENDED, AND MANY SHARED HOW THE FILM INFLUENCED THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES.
- $7,049 spent. IN 2024, SLOW FOOD PHOENIX RAISED FUNDS TO SUPPORT MEMBERS OF THE NAVAJO NATION IN BRINGING THEIR TRADITIONAL FOODS TO TERRA MADRE, A GLOBAL SLOW FOOD GATHERING OF FOOD ADVOCATES. LEADING THIS CAMPAIGN ALLOWED US TO PROMOTE INDIGENOUS FOODWAYS IN ARIZONA AND ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF SUPPORTING GOOD, CLEAN, AND FAIR FOOD FOR ALL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2004.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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