Bipoc Foodways Alliance
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The educational and charitable purpose of BIPOC Foodways Alliance is to document and disseminate learned histories of cultural food and culinary traditions in order to share the unheard and underrepresented stories of persons including women of color, elders, immigrants, and other historically marginalized individuals. The programs help eliminate prejudice and discrimination, and create unity and empathy between cultures by sharing and recording food stories that have deep cultural legacies attached to them.
- Income
- $89,820
- Spending
- $69,017
- Reserves
- 6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 66%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 72% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (1)
- In 2025, BIPOC Foodways Alliance had a year of growth - hosting an estimated 8-10 Immigrant Kitchen and BFA Table events in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, bringing together audiences of roughly 70 guests per event to share meals and stories with BIPOC home cooks and cultural knowledge keepers. The year's programming represented at least 8-10 distinct cultures and communities, including Afghanistan, Palestine, Pakistan, Cambodia, Somalia, Hawaii, Mexico, India, and the historic Black Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, centering primarily women, elders, and immigrants as the storytellers. On a digital newsletter - which has grown to over 1,000 subscribers - BFA published approximately 20-25 posts in 2025, including deeply reported cultural food stories, event recaps, newsletters, and a beloved year-end "Favorite Stories" series, collectively archiving more than a dozen individual community narratives. These stories are also distributed on Instagram and YouTube. The year also saw a notable c
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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