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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BACKPACKS FOR LIFE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$332,260
Total expenses
$296,611
Contributions and grants received
$313,116
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$81
Other revenue
$19,063
Total assets, end of year
$420,764
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,867
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$416,897
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$261,770
Management and general expenses
$26,123
Fundraising expenses
$8,718
Program service expenses (Part III)
$261,770

Program services were 88.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $313,116

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $104,898

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $81 · related or exempt $81

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $64,587

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $45,524

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $19,063

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $24,000 · program services $16,800 · management and general $3,600 · fundraising $3,600

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,898 · program services $1,328 · management and general $285 · fundraising $285

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,116 · program services $2,182 · management and general $467 · fundraising $467

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,770 · management and general $8,770

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,280 · program services $2,280

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,365 · program services $3,878 · management and general $1,487

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,160 · program services $1,512 · management and general $324 · fundraising $324

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,222 · program services $6,059 · management and general $2,163

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,499 · program services $9,499

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,302 · program services $3,302

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $23,806 · program services $23,644 · management and general $162

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,222 · program services $2,256 · management and general $483 · fundraising $483

  • 24a · Other expenses: BACKPACKS DISTRIBUTED

    total $97,440 · program services $97,440

  • 24b · Other expenses: COACHING/MENTORING PRGM

    total $53,931 · program services $53,931

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $27,150 · program services $17,926 · management and general $6,022 · fundraising $3,202

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONATIONS

    total $10,178 · program services $10,178

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,272 · program services $9,555 · management and general $2,360 · fundraising $357

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $221,650 · end of year $163,970

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $140,355 · end of year $225,294

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,130 · end of year $3,238

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $8,405

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,443

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $568 · end of year $5,962

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $19,123 · end of year $22,300

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,577 · end of year $3,867

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $381,248 · end of year $416,897

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO HELP HOMELESS AND DISADVANTAGED VETERANS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH DAILY LIFE ESSENTIALS AS WELL AS COMMUNICATE TO THEM ABOUT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES THAT ARE IN PLACE TO HELP THEM ADAPT AND SUCCEED AS THEY TRANSITION TO LIFE AFTER SERVICE.

  • Backpacks program The Organization distributes backpacks containing the daily essentials at various events held throughout the year. Backpacks and the supplies that are delivered in them are mainly acquired through donation and purchase. The Organization has also developed a proprietary backpack that they will distribute as part of this program.

    Expenses $133,333

  • The Organization has developed an online resource portal, ROGER, where veterans and their families can search for resources in their area. As part of this program, The Organization gets directly involved with some of the most at risk veterans. Services to these veterans includes counseling on where and how to find the help they may need in a quick and efficient manner. Critical assistance may also be provided for housing, transportation, and food. Special projects may also be catagorized to this program.

    Expenses $126,009

  • To facilitate the procurement of PPE for various organizations and veterans agencies.

    Expenses $2,428

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Alexa Modero

    Exec. Director

    Total calculated
    $24,000
    From this org
    $24,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Brett D'Alessandro

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • James Piazza

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
27 February 2023
IRS schema version
2022v4.1
Source object
202340589349301119

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