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← BACKPACK BUDDIES OF METRO ATLANTA INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BACKPACK BUDDIES OF METRO ATLANTA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,219,773
Total expenses
$884,846
Contributions and grants received
$1,217,954
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,819
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$733,715
Total liabilities, end of year
$94,499
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$639,216
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$820,343
Management and general expenses
$43,824
Fundraising expenses
$20,679
Program service expenses (Part III)
$820,343

Program services were 92.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,210,454

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $665,109

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,148 · excluded $1,148

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $50,000

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

    securities $49,329

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $671

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $671 · excluded $671

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $109,860 · program services $98,874 · management and general $10,986

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $8,907 · program services $8,016 · management and general $891

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,000 · management and general $1,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $12,362 · fundraising $12,362

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,414 · program services $180 · management and general $7,794 · fundraising $2,440

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,943 · program services $548 · management and general $6,395

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,850 · program services $34,542 · management and general $2,308

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,379 · program services $4,146 · management and general $2,233

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,890 · program services $5,526 · management and general $364

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,502 · program services $8,216 · management and general $3,286

  • 24a · Other expenses: FOOD PROCUREMENT

    total $633,112 · program services $633,112

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $20,118 · program services $10,657 · management and general $3,584 · fundraising $5,877

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $11,030 · program services $10,229 · management and general $801

  • 24d · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $9,688 · program services $6,297 · management and general $3,391

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $791 · management and general $791

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $163,227 · end of year $235,611

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $52,392

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $175,019

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

    $70,386

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

    $6,426

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $63,960

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $124,431

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $82,302

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,681 · end of year $12,197

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    end of year $82,302

  • 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 $166,546 · end of year $639,216

Mission and programs · 2023

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 IN 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 2,000 CHILDREN EACH WEEKEND AND PLANS TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER TO 5,000 EACH WEEKEND IN THE NEXT TWO YEARSFOR THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR, BPBMA SERVED 46,901 ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN METRO ATLANTA. FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2023, BPBMA SERVED 57,240 CHILDREN. THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED STEADILY INCREASES MONTHLY AS NEW COMMUNITY BUDDIES AND SCHOOLS ARE ADDED.IT IS ESTIMATED THAT BPBMA WILL SERVE 68,440 CHILDREN DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR (AUGUST 23 - MAY 24) AND 71,160 CHILDREN DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR.

    Expenses $820,343

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ronald J Robbins

    BOARD CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 12-7-2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Terri Bagen

    BOARD CHAIRWOMAN (FROM 12-7-2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Debbie Sonenshine

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Eleanor Flanagan

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Mark Rothberg

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kelly Dennis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Doug Sanders

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Laura Deupree

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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
2023
Filed
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202441349349305249

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