Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION SEEKS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO INSPIRE, MENTOR AND ENABLE YOUTH TO REACH THEIR FULLEST POTENTIAL THROUGH CULINARY, NUTRITION, AND ARTS EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION'S GRANTS PROGRAM SUPPORTS CULINARY, NUTRITION AND ARTS EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. THE TOP PROGRAMS FUNDED IN FY 2019-2020 ARE:EMERIL'S CULINARY GARDEN & TEACHING KITCHEN IS A NATIONWIDE EDUCATION INITIATIVE OF THE EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION CREATED TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH A FUN, FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON FOOD. FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, THE PROGRAM FULLY INTEGRATES GARDENS AND TEACHING KITCHENS IN SCHOOLS AS INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEIR CORE ACADEMIC SUBJECTS AND THE WORLD OF FOOD. IN FY 2019/20, THE EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION AWARDED A TOTAL OF $600,000 IN GRANTS TO SCHOOLS, DIRECTLY IMPACTING 2,633 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. GRANT FUNDS WENT TOWARD CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR SCHOOLS TO EXPAND THEIR CURRENT GARDENING PROGRAMS AND BUILD NEW CULINARY CLASSROOMS. TO DATE, 39% OF STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM COME FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED HOUSEHOLDS, 68% OF STUDENTS QUALIFY FOR FREE/REDUCED LUNCH, AND 38% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION ARE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. THE DEMOGRAPHIC MAKEUP OF STUDENTS SERVED BY EMERIL'S CULINARY GARDEN & TEACHING KITCHEN TO DATE IS AS FOLLOWS: HISPANIC OR LATINO 59%, WHITE OR CAUCASIAN 21%, BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 16%, ASIAN OR ASIAN AMERICAN 2%, AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKA NATIVE 1%, ANOTHER RACE 1%. THE EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM PROVIDES CAPITAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT TO NON-PROFIT YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS DELIVERING CULINARY, NUTRITION, AND ARTS EDUCATION. IN FY 2019/20, THE EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION AWARDED A TOTAL OF $1,064,492 IN COMMUNITY GRANTS, IMPACTING 20,520 YOUTH. FUNDS WERE AWARDED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: FOOD FOR THOUGHT OUTREACH INC., IN SUPPORT OF ITS FULL CIRCLE KITCHEN PROGRAMMING; ARC BROWARD, IN SUPPORT OF ARC CULINARY PROGRAMMING; THE NOCCA INSTITUTE, IN SUPPORT OF THE EMERIL LAGASSE FOUNDATION CULINARY ARTS LAB; BROAD STREET COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, IN SUPPORT OF THE REFRESH PROJECT; LOUISIANA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE LOUISIANA PRO-START PROGRAM; SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF GREATER NEW ORLEANS AND ACADIANA IN SUPPORT OF THE SUMMER FEEDING AND KIDS CAFE AFTER SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAM; YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT, IN SUPPORT OF YEP ENRICHES YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING; THE TROMBONE SHORTY FOUNDATION, IN SUPPORT OF THE TROMBONE SHORTY ACADEMY; HISPANIC FEDERATION INC, IN SUPPORT OF THE AARON SANCHEZ SCHOLARSHIP FUND; SON OF A SAINT, IN SUPPORT OF THE SON OF A SAINT NUTRITION EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM; LINK STRYJEWSKI FOUNDATION, IN SUPPORT OF ENRICHMENT, MENTORING AND JOB TRAINING SUPPORT FOR NEW ORLEANS YOUTH; THE DAN MARINO FOUNDATION IN SUPPORT OF THE DAN MARINO HOSPITALITY CAMPUS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Brian Kish | PRESIDENT | 40 | $246,611 |
| Emeril J Lagasse Iii | CHAIRMAN | 2 | $0 |
| Gary N Solomon | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Frank | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Pierce | DIRECTOR (THRU 4/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Molly Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andi Oustalet | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alden Lagasse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William H Hines | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Pride Bryan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Kosta | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bridget Harrell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael C Thompson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark C Romig Apr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Linquest | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rob Goldstein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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