Totals
- Total revenue
- $247,275
- Total expenses
- $185,998
- Contributions and grants received
- $248,459
- Grants paid
- $73,400
- Program service revenue
- $2,400
- Investment income
- $813
- Other revenue
- -$4,397
- Total assets, end of year
- $337,559
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,554
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $335,005
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $157,329
- Management and general expenses
- $27,324
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,345
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $157,329
Program services were 84.6% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$185,974
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$62,485
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$900
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2a · Program service revenue: SAV RENTAL INCOME
total $2,400 · related or exempt $2,400
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3 · Investment income
total $813 · excluded $813
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$260,651
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$185,974
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$265,856
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$5,205 · excluded -$5,205
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$226
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $226 · related or exempt $226
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $582 · related or exempt $582
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11e · Other revenue, total
$582
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $73,400 · program services $73,400
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $63,000 · program services $50,400 · management and general $12,600
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $4,820 · program services $3,856 · management and general $964
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,180 · management and general $1,180
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,412 · management and general $1,412
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11g · Fees: other
total $15,024 · program services $10,012 · management and general $5,012
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13 · Office expenses
total $7,816 · program services $4,666 · management and general $2,044 · fundraising $1,106
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14 · Information technology
total $551 · program services $441 · management and general $110
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16 · Occupancy
total $3,487 · management and general $3,487
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17 · Travel
total $3,666 · program services $3,666
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $432 · management and general $193 · fundraising $239
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,400 · program services $6,400
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23 · Insurance
total $3,594 · program services $3,272 · management and general $322
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24a · Other expenses: TRAILER SUPPLIES
total $1,216 · program services $1,216
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $243,051 · end of year $29,458
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $287,357
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $5,100 · end of year $1,544
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$32,000
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$12,800
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $25,600 · end of year $19,200
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $23 · end of year $2,554
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $273,728 · end of year $302,461
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $32,544
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BEIGNET FEST FOUNDATION IS TO CELEBRATE, EMBRACE AND EMPOWER THE LIVES OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND THEIR FAMILIES.
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TO MAKE GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS.
Expenses $73,400 · Grants $73,400
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TO PRODUCE BEIGNET FEST, A FESTIVAL THAT CELEBRATES THE ICONIC BEIGNET, RAISES MONEY, AND INCREASES AWARENESS OF CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND AUTISM. THE FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE ON NOVEMBER 16, 2024 - $263,356 INCLUDED AS DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES.
Expenses $65,664 · Revenue $808
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BENNYS SENSORY ACTIVATION VEHICLE IS FULLY EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE OF RESPITE AND DECOMPRESSION FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BECOME OVERWHELMED FROM THE SIGHTS, SOUNDS AND CROWDS AT MANY OF THE CITYS BELOVED, LOCAL EVENTS. INSIDE THE TRAILER, THE WALLS AND FLOOR ARE LIGHTLY CARPETED, AND THE LIGHTING IS KEPT LOW. THERES AIR CONDITIONING TO KEEP IT COOL. ALL THE FEATURES ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO CALM THE MIND AND ENGAGE USERS. ELEMENTS INCLUDE A BUBBLE WALL WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN WATCH WATER FLOW IN A SERIES OF FRAMES THAT GLOW DIFFERENT COLORS. THERE ARE ALSO WOODEN PUZZLES, SOFT BEAN BAG CHAIRS, AN INTERACTIVE COLORED-LIGHT PANEL AND TEXTURED ELEMENTS FOR TACTILE SENSORY INPUT. IN ADDITION TO THE SENSORY ACTIVATION VEHICLE, SENSORY BAGS THAT INCLUDE ITEMS LIKE HEADPHONES AND FIDGET TOYS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO BORROW THROUGH THE PROGRAM AT EVENTS.
Expenses $18,265 · Revenue $2,400
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Sherwood CollinsSHERWOOD COLLINS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $63,000
- From this org
- $63,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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William DaltonWILLIAM DALTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jenny LongwellJENNY LONGWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Amy B CollinsAMY B COLLINS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4.5
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Jim DurbinJIM DURBIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jason FriedrichJASON FRIEDRICH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
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$10,000
COMPUTER FOR YOUTH INITIATIVE GRANT
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$10,000
CHARTWELL GRANT FOR ARTS CLASSES
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$7,500
FOR CHILDRENS PROGRAM SUPPORT
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TO SUPPORT STEM CLASSES
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FOR SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM SUPPORT
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$7,500
TO SUPPORT LIBRARY READING SESSIONS
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$5,000
FOR CHILDRENS SUMMER CAMP SUPPORT
-
$5,000
FOR FAMILY COORDINATORS SUPPORT
-
$5,000
SWIM ANGELFISH GRANT
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INCLUSIVE SAILING SUMMER CAMP GRANT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 15 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202541609349300144
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