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← EL RENO BLESSING BASKETS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EL RENO BLESSING BASKETS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$298,132
Total expenses
$266,383
Contributions and grants received
$269,817
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$28,315
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$548,134
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,880
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$539,254
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$259,550
Management and general expenses
$2,226
Fundraising expenses
$4,607
Program service expenses (Part III)
$259,550

Program services were 97.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $72,719

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $197,098

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,615 · related or exempt $24,615

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $3,700

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $3,700

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,700 · related or exempt $3,700

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $72,719

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $28,725 · program services $28,725

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $2,196 · program services $2,196

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $5,274 · program services $5,274

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,054 · program services $368 · management and general $686

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,313 · program services $2,486 · management and general $827

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $5,001 · program services $5,001

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $300 · management and general $300

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,186 · program services $6,186

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHRISTMAS GOODS

    total $75,309 · program services $75,309

  • 24b · Other expenses: FESTIVAL EXPENSE

    total $4,607 · fundraising $4,607

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & MATERIALS

    total $36,426 · program services $36,013 · management and general $413

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRUCK EXPENSE

    total $12,147 · program services $12,147

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $85,845 · program services $85,845

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $311,724 · end of year $426,216

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $104,560

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $5,120

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,596 · end of year $2,195

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

    $42,951

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

    $1,712

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,539 · end of year $41,239

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $54,830 · end of year $78,484

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,864 · end of year $8,880

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $507,505 · end of year $539,254

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EL RENO BLESSING BASKETS MISSION IS TO SERVE FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED HOUSEHOLDS LIVING IN WESTERN CANADIAN COUNTY WITH TANGIBLE ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD AND OTHER ESSENTIALS. OUR MISSION IS SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS WITH A DESIRE TO SERVE OTHERS.

  • THE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN GROCERY PROGRAMS GOAL IS TO SUPPLY NUTRITIOUS GROCERIES TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO LIVE IN WESTERN CANADIAN COUNTY. WHEN CHILDREN ARE OUT OF SCHOOL DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS AND OTHER TIMES OF THE YEAR, THESE FAMILIES HAVE TWO MORE MEALS PER CHILD THAT MUST BE PROVIDED ON A DAILY BASIS. THIS CREATES A FINANCIAL DRAIN ON THE FAMILIES DURING THESE SCHOOL BREAKS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY, KID FRIENDLY GROCERIES TO FEED CHILDREN WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE GO HUNGRY. THE GROCERIES AND GROCERY VOUCHERS ARE GIVEN FIVE TO SIX TIMES IN THE SUMMER, AT SPRING BREAK, AND FALL BREAK. A FAMILY MAKES APPLICATION AND APPROVALS ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON INCOME. OVER 12,000 PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS.

    Expenses $102,357

  • SINCE 1999, EL RENO BLESSING BASKETS HAS ORCHESTRATED THE COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS PROGRAM IN WESTERN CANADIAN COUNTY. CHRISTMAS BASKETS OF FOOD, TOYS AND OTHER TANGIBLE ITEMS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY VOLUNTEERS TO THOSE IN NEED AT CHRISTMAS. FOOD, GROCERY VOUCHERS, ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD GIFT ITEMS AND A PROVISION FOR THE PARENTS TO PURCHASE THEIR CHILDREN(S) GIFT ARE PROVIDED. FAMILIES MAKE AN APPLICATION AND APPROVALS ARE BASED ON INCOME AND SPECIAL SITUATIONS. PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL NEEDS ARE MET WITH THE CARE AND CONCERN SHOWN BY THE COMMUNITY. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, OVER 2,500 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED CHRISTMAS BASKETS. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE NEEDY AT A STRESSFUL TIME OF YEAR AND CURTAIL THE DEPRESSION OF POVERTY, GIVING THEM HOPE DURING THE HOLIDAYS. MANY CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOL CLASSES AND INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEER FOR THE CHRISTMAS BASKET PROGRAM.

    Expenses $96,798

  • EL RENO BLESSING BASKETS DISTRIBUTES GROCERIES AND GROCERY VOUCHERS TO FINANCIALLY ELIGIBLE SENIOR CITIZENS ON A MONTHLY BASIS. THESE SENIOR CITIZENS LIVE IN LOW FOOD SECURITY SITUATIONS AND WITH EXPONENTIAL FOOD COST INCREASES, ADDITIONAL GROCERIES ARE NEEDED. FROM MAY 2023 TO JUNE 2024, THE NUMBER OF SENIORS SERVED HAS DOUBLED, APPROXIMATELY 140 SENIORS RECEIVING GROCERIES MONTHLY.

    Expenses $60,395

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nancy Walker

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dan Hogan

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jeff Koos

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Mati Branum

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brad Gore

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jamie Von Tungein

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bo Jett

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Carol Birchall

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Paul Roach

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Nikki Pruitt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tara Dew

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Karen Sneary

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Rodney Knowles

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Debra Denwalt

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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
18 September 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422959349301532

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