Totals
- Total revenue
- $279,277
- Total expenses
- $298,474
- Contributions and grants received
- $217,994
- Grants paid
- $500
- Program service revenue
- $65,573
- Investment income
- $955
- Other revenue
- -$5,245
- Total assets, end of year
- $330,229
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,421
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $315,808
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $272,221
- Management and general expenses
- $24,917
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,336
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $272,221
Program services were 91.2% 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
$132,666
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$85,328
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$33,122
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2a · Program service revenue: SAV RENTAL INCOME
total $4,500 · related or exempt $4,500
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2b · Program service revenue: CAMP BENNY TUITION
total $61,073 · related or exempt $61,073
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3 · Investment income
total $955 · excluded $955
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$271,620
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$132,666
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$277,092
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$5,472 · excluded -$5,472
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$993
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$1,031
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$38 · related or exempt -$38
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $265 · related or exempt $265
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11e · Other revenue, total
$265
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $500 · program services $500
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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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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $38,855 · program services $38,855
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $7,768 · program services $6,807 · management and general $961
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,340 · management and general $1,340
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,875 · management and general $1,875
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11g · Fees: other
total $87,956 · program services $87,456 · management and general $500
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,144 · program services $6,518 · management and general $2,626
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14 · Information technology
total $480 · program services $384 · management and general $96
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16 · Occupancy
total $11,948 · program services $7,766 · management and general $4,182
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17 · Travel
total $89 · management and general $89
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $460 · management and general $20 · fundraising $440
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20 · Interest
total $24 · management and general $24
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $6,400 · program services $6,400
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23 · Insurance
total $5,136 · program services $4,532 · management and general $604
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24a · Other expenses: VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
total $1,997 · program services $1,997
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24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES
total $896 · fundraising $896
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24c · Other expenses: CAMP BENNY SUPPLIES
total $60,606 · program services $60,606
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $29,458 · end of year $24,264
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $287,357 · end of year $277,360
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,544 · end of year $15,805
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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
$19,200
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $19,200 · end of year $12,800
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,554 · end of year $4,421
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19 · Deferred revenue
end of year $10,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $302,461
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $32,544 · end of year $315,808
Mission and programs · 2025
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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CAMP BENNY IS A NEW INCLUSIVE SUMMER CAMP FOCUSED ON SERVING AUTISTIC YOUTH. IT HELD TWO-THREE WEEK SESSIONS IN THE SUMMER OF 2025 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOLY CROSS. THE CAMP SERVED OVER 60 KIDS OVER A PERIOD OF SIX WEEKS IN JUNE AND JULY.
Expenses $179,487 · Revenue $61,073
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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 15, 2025 - $266,726 INCLUDED AS DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES.
Expenses $54,718 · Revenue $227
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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 $37,516 · Revenue $4,500
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TO MAKE GRANTS TO LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, QUALITY PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS.
Expenses $500 · Grants $500
As filed on the 2025 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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Amy CollinsAMY COLLINS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4.5
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Jim DurbinJIM DURBIN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason FriedrichJASON FRIEDRICH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William DaltonWILLIAM DALTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jenny LongwellJENNY LONGWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erik ArnoldERIK ARNOLD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tracy GarnerTRACY GARNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John HaganJOHN HAGAN
DIRECTOR
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 30 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202632049349301253
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