Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE, NURTURE, AND HONOR CHEFS AND OTHER LEADERS MAKING AMERICA'S FOOD CULTURE MORE DELICIOUS, DIVERSE, AND SUSTAINABLE FOR EVERYONE.
THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION AWARDS: THESE ANNUAL AWARDS ARE THE HIGHEST HONOR FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN NORTH AMERICA. MORE THAN 60 AWARDS ARE GIVEN OUT EACH SPRING, INCLUDING THE CATEGORIES OF: COOKBOOKS, RESTAURANTS AND CHEFS, BROADCAST MEDIA, DESIGN AND GRAPHICS, JOURNALISTIC ACHIEVEMENT. NOMINEES AND AWARD WINNERS ARE SELECTED BY THEIR INDUSTRY PEERS (TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OF JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION STAFF OR TRUSTEES) WITH MORE THAN 600 CULINARY PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THE VOTING PROCESS. THE 2 ANNUAL JBF EVENTS WERE: THE MEDIA AWARDS RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN BOOKS, BROADCAST, AND JOURNALISM AT A CEREMONY HELD ON APRIL 26, 2019, AT PIER SIXTY AT CHELSEA PIERS IN NYC, AND HOSTING MORE THAN 450 GUESTS; AND THE CHEF, RESTAURANT, WINES AND SERVICE AWARDS CEREMONY AND TASTING EVENT HELD ON MAY 6, 2019 AT THE LYRIC OPERA IN CHICAGO, AND ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 2,000 PARTICIPANTS AND GUESTS.
JBF HOUSE EVENTS: ALL PERFORMING ARTISTS DESERVE A GREAT STAGE. MUSICIANS HAVE CARNEGIE HALL; OPERA SINGERS HAVE THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE. CHEFS, WINEMAKERS, AND RESTAURATEURS HAVE THE JAMES BEARD HOUSE AT WHICH TO SHOWCASE THEIR ART. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, 167 EVENTS WERE HOSTED AT THE HOUSE, 157 OF WHICH WERE DINNERS, AND THE REMAINDER WORKSHOPS AND TASTING EVENTS. APPROXIMATELY 9,500 GUESTS ATTENDED THESE EVENTS, FEATURING CULINARY PROFESSIONALS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, IN THE FORMER DINING ROOM OF THE "FATHER OF AMERICAN COOKING", JAMES BEARD'S FINAL NEW YORK CITY HOME, WHERE THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION HAS BEEN HOUSED SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1986.
TASTE AMERICA PROGRAM: THIS WAS PREVIOUSLY OUR ANNUAL TEN-CITY TOUR CELEBRATING AMERICA'S CULINARY DIVERSITY OVER 6 WEEKENDS (SEPTEMBER THROUGH NOVEMBER 2019) FEATURING "ALL-STAR" GUEST CHEFS FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, PLUS LOCAL CULINARY TALENT, AND ENGAGING A BROAD NATIONAL AUDIENCE. THIS YEAR, THE TASTE AMERICA PROGRAM BECAME A YEAR ROUND PROGRAM, VISITING TWENTY CITIES. EACH OF TEN CITIES HAD A THREE-DAY SCHEDULE INCLUDING A COCKTAIL PARTY, AN ELEGANT FUNDRAISING DINNER AND A DEMO/EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION. THE OTHER 10 CITIES HAD A TWO-DAY SCHEDULE CONSISTING OF A FUNDRAISING DINNER AND A DEMO/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. ATTENDANCE WAS BETWEEN 100 AND 200 GUESTS PER CITY CONSISTING OF DINERS, MEDIA AND LOCAL INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS.
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 |
|---|
| Clare Reichenbach | CEO | 40 | $380,894 |
| Mitchell A Davis | CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER | 40 | $242,518 |
| Kristopher Moon | COO | 40 | $234,962 |
| Katherine Miller | VP IMPACT | 40 | $186,505 |
| Jodi Waterman | CFO (BEGAN JANUARY 2019) | 40 | $164,173 |
| Siobhan Haber | VP EVENTS | 40 | $151,661 |
| Tamar Copeland | VP DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $136,486 |
| Jeff Black | CELEBRITY CHEF TOUR EVENT DIR | 40 | $128,175 |
| Alison Tozzi Liu | VP MARKETING, COMMUNICATIONS AND EDITORIAL | 40 | $127,349 |
| Izabela Rumberg | DIR OF HOUSE PROGRAMMING | 40 | $102,287 |
| Marilyn Platzer | CFO (UNTIL JANUARY 2019) | 40 | $62,692 |
| Marc Weiser | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lucy Stitzer | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marva Smalls | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Rivkin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anne Quatrano | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Perlman | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Sue Milliken | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jan Risi | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cindy Mcloughlin | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| John H Kessler | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Eric Kessler | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carlton Mccoy | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Trevor Guthrie | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jill A Greenthal | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rohini Dey | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lisette Derouaux | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Steven Koch | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Peter Cameron | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jerri Devard | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Emily Luchetti | TRUSTEE | 0.5 | $0 |
| Christian Brown | BOARD SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Lukitsh | BOARD TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Phillips | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Frederic M Seegal | BOARD CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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