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Info for Media 9/17/2024 PRESS RELEASE First-of-its-Kind Recipe Platform CookingHub, Dedicated to Fighting Hunger, Launches on September 17, 2024 CookingHub, a community recipe platform that fights hunger, launches after four years of preparation today, September 17, 2024, at 2:00 PM CST. Operated by the public charity CookingHub Foundation, it aims to build a community around a love of food with a common goal to fight hunger. We are the first charity project of this kind. Our mission is to fight hunger by operating the community recipe platform CookingHub, where everyone, from home cooks to professional chefs, is welcome to publish and share recipes, save other people’s recipes for later, follow other chefs, write reviews, and more. We believe that food is a universal language, and by fostering a sense of community around it, we can connect people from all walks of life. Visit CookingHub: www.cookinghub.com Beyond just sharing recipes, CookingHub is a powerful tool in the fight against hunger. We engage the community in the fight against hunger by spreading awareness about hunger issues, educating the community, and donating a significant part of our proceeds to leading hunger-fighting charities. Our current partner is No Kid Hungry. More information about our charitable mission: The goal of our platform is to always be free for all users, regardless of their income. Our platform is designed to generate operational revenue from advertising, sales commissions from affiliate programs, and other similar channels. This revenue, along with donations and grants, will allow us to operate our platform, spread awareness, create educational programs for the CookingHub community, and enable us to donate to leading hunger-fighting charities. Especially at the beginning of our operation, we will heavily depend on donations from those who can. Additionally, everyone will be able to support us by creating a user profile and helping spread the word. Donate link: In 2020, Tom Slepicka (founder of CookingHub and the CookingHub Foundation) saw the potential to create a community recipe platform where everyone could enjoy and share recipes: CookingHub. While CookingHub was being developed, the idea to establish a hunger-fighting charity that would operate the platform arose, and the CookingHub Foundation was established. Tom’s family’s past struggles with hunger drive his commitment to charitable goals. Read more here: CookingHub and CookingHub Foundation were established and are operated from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tax-exempt status was granted to the CookingHub Foundation by the IRS, effective May 24, 2023, under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3). The CookingHub Foundation was further determined to be a public charity under IRC 509(a)(2). Download press release here. Contact: Tom Slepicka, tom.slepicka@cookinghub.foundation 9/5/2024 CookingHub Partners with No Kid Hungry CookingHub, the community platform for food enthusiasts, today announced its partnership with No Kid Hungry, a national campaign dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America. No Kid Hungry will now be the primary recipient of a significant portion of CookingHub’s proceeds, including donations. Read more here. 9/5/2024 CookingHub Launched on 9/5/2024 Today, September 4th, 2024, marks the soft launch of CookingHub, a unique community recipe, education, and social platform designed for everyone who loves food. Read more here. 5/23/2024 CookingHub Foundation Receives Public Charity Status We are excited to announce that the CookingHub Foundation was granted 509(a)(2) public charity status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS on April 25, 2024. This is an important achievement after nearly a year-long application process. With this status, we are nearing our public launch and ready to accelerate our mission. Currently, we’re finalizing partnerships with select partner charities and will announce their names once all agreements are complete. We’ll soon release detailed information about the CookingHub Foundation, our mission, our goals, and how you can contribute through donations. Stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime, feel free to read more information about our plans and vision here.