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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by TRAVLERPACK.

Totals

Total revenue
$160,807
Total expenses
$159,011
Contributions and grants received
$160,807
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
not reported
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
not reported
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
not reported
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$1,823
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,823
Program service expenses (Part III)
$158,324

Program services were 99.6% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

OUR MISSION TRAVLERPACK AIMS TO KEEP REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS WARM DURING THE WINTER. WE DESIGNED OUR SLEEPING BAG TO SERVE AS A LONG-TERM, COST- EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL METHODS OF STAYING WARM SUCH AS BURNING WOOD AND FUEL. OUR IMPACT OVER 8,750 TRAVLERPACKS HAVE BEEN SENT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN SYRIA, LEBANON, AND JORDAN. DISTRIBUTION IS FACILITATED BY LOCAL NONPROFIT PARTNERS (SUCH AS UNITED PALESTINIAN APPEAL AND BASMEH & ZEITOONEH) TO DISPLACED REFUGEE POPULATIONS

  • 1. FUNDRAISING: (A) FUNDRAISING IS THE SOLICITING OF DONATIONS, GRANTS, CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS, AND OTHER MEANS OF RAISING MONEY. FUNDRAISING WILL BE DONE IN- PERSON AND ONLINE. (B) FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED BY OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS. (C) FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. IF IN- PERSON, FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED DURING MEETINGS WITH POTENTIAL DONORS, SOCIAL AND NETWORKING EVENTS, AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS. IF VIRTUALLY, FUNDRAISING MAY BE CONDUCTED ON THE INTERNET, WHETHER THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, THROUGH VARIOUS CROWDFUNDING AND FUNDRAISING PLATFORMS, OR THROUGH ONLINE PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCING WITHE POTENTIAL DONORS AND PARTNERS. (D) FUNDRAISING WILL ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 75-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TIME. (E) FUNDRAISING WILL BE FUNDED BY DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. (F) FUNDRAISING ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO FUND THE MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF WINTER KITS AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO AID REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS. THE MONEY RAISED ALLOWS THE ORGANIZATION TO MANAGE AND OVERSEE DISTRIBUTION IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS, PERFORM ON-SITE VISITS TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AND EVALUATE OTHER AT-RISK POPULATIONS TO EXPAND DISTRIBUTION AND AID. 2. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: (A) COMMUNITY OUTREACH WILL INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, ONLINE CONTENT, AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO CREATE VIDEOS, LITERATURE, AND PRESENTATIONS TO ENGAGE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, RAISE AWARENESS, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS, THE MISSION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, AND WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO TO HELP. (B) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES MAY BE CONDUCTED BY OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND VOLUNTEERS. (C) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES MAY BE CONDUCTED ONLINE AS WELL AS IN-PERSON DEPENDING NOT HE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY THE ORGANIZATION IS ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE WITH. (D) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TIME. (E) OUTREACH WILL BE FUNDED BY DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. (F) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES HELPS THE ORGANIZATION RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE PROBLEM THE ORGANIZATION IS TRYING TO ADDRESS AND THE SOLUTION IT IS TRYING TO PROVIDE. OUTREACH MAY LEAD TO FURTHER DONATIONS IN ORDER TO THE FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PURPOSE OF MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION WINTER KITS AND OTHER PRODUCTS TO AID THOSE IN NEED. 3. MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTING: (A) THE ORGANIZATION IS INVOLVED IN THE PHYSICAL MANUFACTURING OF SLEEPING BAGS, WINTER KITS, SURVIVAL ESSENTIALS, AND SUPPLIES, THE SHIPPING OF THOSE PRODUCTS TO THE APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF THOSE PRODUCTS TO THE POPULATIONS AND PERSONS IN NEED. (B) THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION WILL OVERSEE THE MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTION IN CONNECTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S PARTNERS IN MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND ON-SITE DISTRIBUTION. (C) PRODUCTS ARE CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, THOUGH THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO PURSUE MANUFACTURING IN OTHER LOCATIONS BASED ON THE PRODUCT, COST, AND VARIOUS OTHER FACTORS. THE PRODUCTS ARE SHIPPED FROM MANUFACTURING FACILITIES TO THE REGIONS WHERE THE PRODUCTS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DISTRIBUTED PRODUCTS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON BUT SEES NO GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS AND INTENDS TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS TO UNDER-SERVED AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE. (D) MANUFACTURING, SHIPPING, AND DISTRIBUTION WILL ACCOUNT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-PERCENT OF THE TOTAL TIME. (E) THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE FUNDED BY DONATIONS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION. (F) THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROVIDING WINTER KITS, ESSENTIALS, SUPPLIES, AND PRODUCTS TO THE IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS IN EXPOSED, VULNERABLE, AND DANGEROUS LIVING CONDITIONS.

    Expenses $158,324

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

Listed in Part IV

  • VICK LIU

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

  • MAX KESSLER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

  • TOOBA SHAHID

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

  • SCOTT ALESSANDRO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEELY SWAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202432509349200043

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