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BANANAS FOSTER INC

EIN 92-2628707 SAVANNAH, GA

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Revenue 2024
$273,242
Expenses 2024
$179,614

Program services were 59.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
P20
Classification
1000
Street
2934 BEE RD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS CELEBRATING THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY WHILE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CELEBRATING THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY WHILE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED.

  • 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.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jolie Chabala

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $60,000
    From this org
    $60,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Emily Cole

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20

  • Sarah Trumler

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $273,242
    Expenses
    $179,614
    Contributions
    $273,242
    Grants paid
    $52,981
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $289,758
    Expenses
    $196,132
    Contributions
    $235,198
    Grants paid
    $66,899
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $112,442
    Expenses
    $23,134
    Contributions
    $112,442
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.