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← BACKPACK BUDDIES OF METRO ATLANTA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by BACKPACK BUDDIES OF METRO ATLANTA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,068,718
Total expenses
$731,708
Contributions and grants received
$1,021,090
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,423
Other revenue
$43,205
Total assets, end of year
$1,306,950
Total liabilities, end of year
$137,597
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,169,353
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$608,932
Management and general expenses
$102,004
Fundraising expenses
$20,772
Program service expenses (Part III)
$608,932

Program services were 83.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,021,090

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $702,654

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,532 · excluded $2,532

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $352,873

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $350,982

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,891

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,891 · excluded $1,891

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $50,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $6,795

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $43,205 · excluded $43,205

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $119,477 · program services $59,557 · management and general $45,370 · fundraising $14,550

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $295 · program services $147 · management and general $112 · fundraising $36

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $9,948 · program services $4,959 · management and general $3,778 · fundraising $1,211

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,536 · management and general $23,504 · fundraising $32

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,152 · program services $952 · management and general $7,920 · fundraising $1,280

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,562 · management and general $9,562

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $31,500 · program services $30,000 · management and general $1,500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,360 · program services $678 · management and general $516 · fundraising $166

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $12,098 · program services $10,459 · management and general $1,639

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,524 · program services $6,343 · management and general $1,786 · fundraising $395

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD PROCUREMENT

    total $485,283 · program services $485,283 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $12,160 · program services $7,904 · management and general $4,256 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $3,102 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $3,102

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $2,650 · program services $2,650 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,061 · management and general $2,061

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $374,266 · end of year $353,432

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $12,480 · end of year $24,641

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $222,060 · end of year $250,991

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $10,109

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

    $136,070

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

    $41,135

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $107,033 · end of year $94,935

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $127,691 · end of year $458,089

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $24,732 · end of year $114,753

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $11,187 · end of year $22,844

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $24,732 · end of year $114,753

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $832,343 · end of year $1,169,353

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO PROVIDE WEEKEND MEALS TO FOOD-INSECURE CHILDREN IN METRO ATLANTA AND TO ENHANCE THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE WEEKEND MEALS TO FOOD INSECURE CHILDREN ACROSS METRO ATLANTA TO ENHANCE THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AS WELL AS THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN.

  • PROVIDED WEEKEND MEALS TO FOOD-INSECURE CHILDREN IN METRO ATLANTA TO ENHANCE THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AS WELL AS THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN. BPBMA SERVES OVER 2,500 CHILDREN EACH WEEKEND AND PLANS TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER EACH WEEKEND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARSMORE THAN 200,000 CHILDREN IN METRO ATLANTA ARE FOOD-INSECURE, AT RISK OF HUNGER DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE ACCESS TO MEALS. DURING THE WEEK, MOST RECEIVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT SCHOOL AT LITTLE OR NO COST, A LIFELINE FOR FOOD-INSECURE CHILDREN. BUT FOR SOME, THE SCHOOL LUNCH ON FRIDAY IS THE LAST GOOD MEAL THEY WILL GET UNTIL THEY RETURN TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY. FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AT-RISK CHILDREN IN METRO ATLANTA, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ARE DAYS OF HUNGER. BACKPACK BUDDIES OF METRO ATLANTA IS WORKING TO CHANGE THIS REALITY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BY PROVIDING HEALTHY WEEKEND MEALS THROUGH OUR WEEKEND FEEDING PROGRAM. DURING THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR, BACKPACK BUDDIES PROVIDED OVER 570,000 NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO 2,500 KIDS IN 50 TITLE 1 SCHOOLS IN METRO ATLANTA. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT WWW.BACKPACKBUDDIESATL.ORG.

    Expenses $608,932

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Terri Bagen

    BOARD CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Debbie Sonenshine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eleanor Flanagan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Dennis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mark Rothberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anthony Levinson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Oyler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Denise Bjurholm

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jonathan Halitsky

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    38

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
27 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621179349301552

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