Illinois · Nonprofit
VIOLETS KITCHEN
VIOLETS KITCHEN (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,500 to it, the largest being SBB RESEARCH GROUP FOUNDATION ($7,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $51k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $10k
- Net assets
- $44k
What Violets Kitchen does
Mission
To provide food and survival gear to unsheltered/underserved veterans and those struggling with food insecurity and nutritional deficiencies.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Replace and repair any failing equipment in the commissary kitchen. All equipment is necessary and pertinent to the operation of Violets Kitchen.
$38,873 spentof which $12,000 as grants93% of program spendingProvides resources to assist social services with the immediate assistance for any individuals seeking safety, emergency shelter, a hot meal, or transprtation to a warming center or temporary hotel stay during dangerous weather.
$3,000 spentof which $3,000 as grants7% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $41,873.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of VIOLETS KITCHEN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
VIOLETS KITCHEN leans on a few funders — its largest provides 79% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of VIOLETS KITCHEN's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
VIOLETS KITCHEN runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 1,510 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,510 food & nutrition nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like VIOLETS KITCHEN
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for VIOLETS KITCHEN: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds VIOLETS KITCHEN?
- VIOLETS KITCHEN (Illinois) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $9,500 to it, the largest being SBB RESEARCH GROUP FOUNDATION ($7,500). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does VIOLETS KITCHEN have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $9,500 in grants to VIOLETS KITCHEN, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of VIOLETS KITCHEN?
- SBB RESEARCH GROUP FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $7,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like VIOLETS KITCHEN find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2025–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing