Form 990 for tax year 2024

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 18 April 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue

$289,758 →changed to $273,242

Total expenses

$196,132 →changed to $179,614

Contributions and grants received

$235,198 →changed to $273,242

Grants paid

$66,899 →changed to $52,981

Program service revenue

$54,560 →changed to $0

Total assets, end of year

$187,739 →changed to $187,740

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$182,935 →changed to $182,936

Program services expenses

$66,899 →changed to $107,496

Management and general expenses

$115,553 →changed to $25,045

Fundraising expenses

$13,680 →changed to $47,073

Program service expenses (Part III)

$66,899 →changed to $107,496

Totals

Total revenue

$273,242

Total expenses

$179,614

Contributions and grants received

$273,242

Grants paid

$52,981

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$0

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$187,740

Total liabilities, end of year

$4,804

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$182,936

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$107,496

Management and general expenses

$25,045

Fundraising expenses

$47,073

Program service expenses (Part III)

$107,496

Program services were 59.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• GO BANANAS FOR GAMEDAY - BANANAS FOSTER CELEBRATES ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY AT EVERY BANANA BALL GAME. WE GIVE THESE FAMILIES THE VIB TREATMENT BY INVITING THEM TO THE GAME, MEET AND GREET WITH THE PLAYERS AND CAST, AND IN RETURN WE SHARE THEIR STORY WITH A SOLD OUT CROWD. WE HOPE TO INSPIRE THIS CROWD TO TAKE ACTION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TICKETS, MERCHANDISE, AND GIFTS TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE BEING CELEBRATED. WE PERSONALIZE THE EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE A VIB - VERY IMPORTANT BANANA. IN 2024, WE CELEBRATED 93 FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. DURING THE SEASON, WE SHARED THEIR STORIES IN FRONT OF 1 MILLION FANS LIVE AND OVER 30 MILLION FANS ONLINE. WE TOOK THESE CELEBRATIONS COAST-TO-COAST BY CELEBRATING FAMILIES IN 29 STATES AND IN 6 MLB STADIUMS. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE TO INSPIRE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. BY CELEBRATING THOSE ON THE FIELD, WE CAN INSPIRE MORE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR AREA. IN 2024, WE INSPIRED 140 PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO BANANAS FOSTER DIRECTLY AND EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN BECOMING A FOSTER FAMILY. HOWEVER, WE KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT DID NOT REACH OUT TO BANANAS FOSTER DIRECTLY AND BECAME LICENSED THROUGH THEIR COUNTY DUE TO THE CELEBRATION THEY SAW FROM THE ORGANIZATION. IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL CELEBRATE BFFS (BANANAS FOSTER FAMILIES) AT EVERY BANANA BALL GAME.

  Expenses $78,081 · Grants $39,211

• POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS - BECAUSE WE ONLY CELEBRATE ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL PER GAME, WE KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WE CAN'T SHARE THEIR STORIES. IT'S COMMONLY REFERRED THAT 50% OF FOSTER PARENTS WILL QUIT AFTER THEIR FIRST YEAR DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPORT. WITH THE POTASSIUM CARE BASKET PROGRAM, WE WANT TO SUPPORT EVERYONE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. IF WE KNOW THERE IS A FAMILY IN NEED, WE WANT TO HELP SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY, SO WE SEND THEM A CARE BASKET. IN 2024, WE SENT 75 POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS TO SUPPORT THOSE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. THESE BASKETS WERE PERSONALIZED TO THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY. FOR EXAMPLE, A FAMILY THAT JUST WELCOMED A TEENAGER INTO THEIR HOME AND NEEDS SOME SUPPORT - THEY WOULD GET A BASKET THAT HAS ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR THE TEEN BUT ALSO CRAFTS, GAMES, AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AGE APPROPRIATE AND HELP MAKE THE TRANSITION OF A NEW HOME MORE BEARABLE. THE POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS ALSO GO TO NEWLY LICENSED FOSTER FAMILIES, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT RIGHT FROM THE START OF THEIR JOURNEY. BANANAS FOSTER WORKS DIRECTLY WITH LICENSING AGENCIES TO SEND BASKETS TO FAMILIES WHEN THEY GET LICENSED AS A WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO BE THE FIRST CALL/EMAIL/LETTER WHEN FAMILIES NEED SOMETHING IN THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. MANY FAMILIES WILL SAY NO TO A CHILD BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUPPORT OR NEED FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS, WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE ANY NO, AND GIVE FAMILIES THE CONFIDENCE TO SAY YES TO A CHILD IN NEED BECAUSE BANANAS FOSTER WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM. WE HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE EVERY FOSTER/BIO/KINSHIP FAMILY THAT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH BANANAS FOSTER WILL BE GIVEN A POTASSIUM CARE BASKET TO FEEL SUPPORTED.

  Expenses $27,420 · Grants $13,770

• COMMUNITY EVENTS - BANANAS FOSTER WANTS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY IN SAVANNAH BY DEVELOPING EVENTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION. IN 2024, THE CHATHAM COUNTY FAMILY & JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM HOSTED A FIELD DAY FOR CHILDREN INVOLVED IN FOSTER CARE & JUVENILE COURT. BANANAS FOSTER SPONSORED THE LUNCH FOR THE EVENT AND HOSTED THE EVENT AT DAFFIN PARK, SAVANNAH GEORGIA. TOGETHER, THE ORGANIZATIONS BROUGHT YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY TO ENJOY THE SUMMER SUN, PLAY GAMES, AND INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO HOST ADDITIONAL EVENTS THAT SUPPORT THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA.

  Expenses $1,995

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2024

Filed

3 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202543089349301124

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