2026-04-30T11:24:25-07:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-01-01 932785424 GERMAINES CULINARY INC GERM 5035679219 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd Box 105 Portland OR 97206 Lori Bauman Chair, Board of Directors 5037081295 2026-05-01 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X www.germainesculinary.org X X 130478 X 109830 17963 0 2685 0 0 0 0 0 1673 -1673 0 0 0 0 128805 0 0 30479 22659 11648 69 23339 88194 40611 108558 0 149169 X 108558 152034 0 0 0 0 108558 152034 0 2865 108558 149169 The primary exempt purpose of Germaine's Culinary Inc. is culinary training for people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities. The hands-on training that Germaine's Culinary Inc. provides prepares participants for community-based work in the food industry. Nourish & Flourish Spring Internship was a hands-on culinary training program for people experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities. Eleven individuals ages 18-21 trained for 12 weeks alongside a professional chef in the commercial kitchen of Portland's First Baptist Church. Participants gained experience in basic cooking skills, kitchen safety and sanitation. They gained confidence and explored work in the food industry. 0 12385 On September 2, 2025, Germaine's Culinary Inc. launched Nourish & Flourish Kitchen Cohort One in Portland, Oregon. Nourish & Flourish Kitchen is a 16-week, curriculum-based culinary training program for people experiencing IDD. Six students in Cohort One prepared for work in the food industry alongside two professional chefs. Nourish & Flourish Kitchen is in session four days per week, six hours per day. Students learned safety and sanitation, cooking skills and other skills necessary to work in a commercial kitchen In addition to hands-on kitchen work, once a week students traveled into the community to visit prospective employers and learn about food systems. Students prepared resumes and participated in mock job interviews. While gaining marketable culinary skills, students prepared 100 meals per week for the free drop-in lunch hosted by First Baptist Church of Portland. Following graduation on December 19, 2025, students worked with employment specialists to apply for jobs in the food industry. 0 66869 79254 Lori Irish Bauman Member, Board of Directors 3.00 0 0 0 Shaili Parekh Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors 0.5 0 0 0 Sam Desue Jr Member, Board of Directors 0.25 0 0 0 Jake Greenberg Member, Board of Directors 0.25 0 0 0 Kelsey Allan Member, Board of Directors 0.25 0 0 0 Cynthia Dulcich Chair, Board of Directors 0.5 0 0 0 Daniel McCoy Member, Board of Directors 0.25 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OR Lori Irish Bauman 4207 SE Woodstock Blvd Box 105 Portland OR 97206 5037081295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 6915 119720 109830 236465 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6915 119720 109830 236465 236465 1 510 2685 3196 0 0 0 0 0 0 239661 17963 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 12 Fee-for-service revenue from State of Oregon Employment Path program. The organization utilizes Cedar Independence as a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). Cedar serves as the employer of record for staff and handles the administrative processing of State of Oregon Employment Path billing. All payroll expenses and program revenues are reported on a gross basis in Part I. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 12 The organization partners with Cedar Independence, a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), which serves as the employer of record for all staff and assists with the administration of State of Oregon Employment Path billing. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Bank Fees and Service Charges;9|Advertising and Marketing;202|Insurance;2834|Meals and Meetings;431|Mileage and Parking;771|Travel;57|Memberships and Subscriptions;2247|Office supplies;855|IT and Telecom;806|Licenses and Permits;351|Program Supplies;14776^Total;23339^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Description;EOY Amount^Credit cards;2865^Total;2865^ Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 The Board of Directors of Germaine's Culinary Inc. amended the organization's Bylaws to provide that the Executive Director may serve on the board as long as the Executive Director does not receive a salary and serves on a volunteer basis.