Federal Donuts, church kitchen launch Rooster Soup Co. via Kickstarter

Federal Donuts doesn't use the marrow bones and backs from the chicken it pops in its fryers. So its owner, Philly's own CookNSolo restaurant chain, is asking donors to go the Kickstarter route to fund a new eatery.

Rooster Soup Co.'s profits will help fund Broad Street Ministry Hospitality Collaborative, run by the Rev. Bill Golderer. Rooster Soup Co., which has not yet named a location, went live with this $150,000 Kickstarter online funding appeal today at 4 p.m. The profit on each Rooster Soup bowl will roughly equal the cost of a Broad Street soup-kitchen meal to poor Philadelphians, Golderer told me.

Also: Every Kickstarter contributor at the $20 level and upwards will receive special rewards from Federal Donuts, Broad Street Ministry, or Cook N Solo's Zahav Restaurant or Percy Street Barbecue, CookNSolo said in a statement.

Through Kickstarter, CookNSolo are offering invites to a Rooster Soup Co. pop-up and blowout party at Federal Donuts West Poplar, to the chance to grill ordained ministers about religion or go skydiving with CookNSolo partner Mike Solomonov. In a statement, Solomonov said: "We would like to use our powers for good, not evil," and make Philadelphia "a little more brotherly."

The deadline is July 26. The project will only be funded if the $150,000 goal is met.

Besides Broad Street Ministries, Golderer is a familiar face to Philadelphians who attend his Arch St. Presbyterian Church, in the shadow of Comcast Center. (Michael Klein improved & expanded this item.)