Christian Chefs International

What it reported doing in 2024

As we wrap up our 2024-2025 school year at the Christian Culinary Academy, the first-year Certificate in Culinary Arts students are now at their summer internships for 12 weeks to complete their graduation requirements. This is an essential time for them to have more practical hands-on practice in a working kitchen under the supervision of a chef dedicated to overseeing their learning objectives and providing purposeful opportunities for practicing their skills and gaining confidence before starting their career.After the end of the second-year Certificate in Culinary Management program, those students took a six-week trip to France. CCA was able to set up a short-term cooking experience at Chteau de la Grifferaie, a study abroad program, a bakery near there, and a tour of Paris and Provence to learn about the culture and cuisine. This experience serves to broaden the perspective of the students as they better understand the connections between food, community, and history, and how they all work together to help define the culinary cultures of today.The Christian Chefs International Conference, hosted by CCA, was a success. Cooks, bakers, and chefs from all over the states came for educational seminars, Christian fellowship and encouragement, and a baking class. The students team-taught a seminar on mocktails and small plates under the leadership of the Culinary Management students, who were responsible for creating the seminar from start to finish as one of the competency tests. It was amazing, and they passed! We are encouraged by those who give financially, pray for the students and school, come to be instructors, provide catering opportunities, host students for internships, and/or participate as guests for events like the pop-up cafs and dine-in restaurant. It really is wonderful to see supporters from our community and beyond helping these students to achieve their dreams of becoming successful cooks, chefs, and bakers.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 68.8%; rating input score 69
• Program expense ratio: 99.2%; rating input score 99
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Fail
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 27.6%; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.46; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.6%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 42% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 20.4% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings