NonprofitsWomens Foodservice Forum

Food, Agriculture & Nutrition

Womens Foodservice Forum

DALLAS, TX

Total revenue

$9.2M

Total expenses

$8.0M

Net assets

$6.5M

Grants received

$221K

6 grants

EIN

364349795

Tax year

2024

Mission

Accelerate the advancement of women leaders in the food industry.

Programs

2 programs

Annual leadership conference: women's foodservice forum (wff) is an annual 3-day event that provided high quality professional development, inspiration from world leaders and industry executives, and peer connection for emerging leaders and executives in the food industry. The 2024 event was attended by a total of 2,982 participants, primarily on-site with less than 10% virtual.

Expenses: $837K

Leadership development workshops: women's foodservice forum (wff) 2024 leadership development workshops were hosted as a hybrid, two-part series enabling either in-person or virtual attendance. These one-day workshops were held in eight markets including dallas, atlanta, orlando, denver, minneapolis, chicago, phoenix and orange county. The live recordings for virtual attendees were done in atlanta and dallas locations. The objective of these workshops is to provide women with professional development, inspiration from industry role models and networking with their industry peers. The virtual offering, plus regional locations, make this offering more convenient to attend and provide easier access to wff content. (continued on schedule o)the total number of paid registrants in 2024 was 953. C-suite summit ran concurrently with the ldw events in october. There were 27 attendees.

Expenses: $5.2M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$2.3M
Program service revenue$6.6M
Investment income$221K
Other revenue$9K
Total revenue$9.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$2.5M
Fundraising$542K
Other expenses$5.6M
Total expenses$8.0M
Total assets$9.1M
Net assets$6.5M

People

35 listed

NameRoleCompensation

THERESE GEARHART

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$808K

40 hrs/wk

TRONA BALKISSOON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

TANIKA CABRAL

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LINKEN D'SOUZA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

SUMI DEBENEDITTIS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

CATHERINE FOX

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

SHANNON GARCIA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

ALISA GMELICH

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

GENIFER GRAY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

OLA IDZIKOWSKA

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MARY KIENER

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KELLY LEFFERTS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

ANN MAMER-LLOYD

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

BROOKE MCKILLOP

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

ERICK MCREYNOLDS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

GAIL SHARPS MYERS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

HEATHER NEARY

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

MEREDITH NELSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

COLEY O'BRIEN

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

DAWN RASMUSSEN

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

DEBBIE ROBERTS

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LAURA SORENSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

LORAINE YALCH

DIRECTOR

Board

1 hrs/wk

ANITA ZIELINKSI

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

KATE JASPON

CHAIR ELECT

Board

1 hrs/wk

ELIZABETH HORVATH

TREASURER

Board

1 hrs/wk

SARAH KING

CHAIR

Board

1 hrs/wk

SKYE ANDERSON

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG

DIRECTOR

Board

0.3 hrs/wk

KRISTA GIBSON

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

Staff

$278K

40 hrs/wk

DANA MINTON

VP, PARTNER ENGAGEMENTS

Staff

$187K

40 hrs/wk

LAURA HELMS

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETI

Staff

$138K

40 hrs/wk

ERIN HALL

DIRECTOR - PARTNER AND MEM

Staff

$127K

40 hrs/wk

OMEMMA GILLANI

DIRECTOR - INSIGHTS AND ST

Staff

$123K

40 hrs/wk

CORINA BALSELLS-GUILLEN

DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

Staff

$121K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 6 of 6

FromAmountPurposeYear
$81K
EVENT INCENTIVE
2022

Funded by

$221K from 3 funders · 6 grants · 2018–2024

National Restaurant Association

$115K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Dallas Tourism Public Improvement

$81K · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN364349795
NTEE codeK30
Subsection03
Ruling date2001-05
Formed1989
Employees11
Volunteers0
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