The Lunchbox Fund FY2020 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2004Human ServicesEIN 20-1232903Revenue $1.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSthelunchboxfund.org9229 W Sunset Blvd Ste 414, 90069-3404 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jan 2005Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To facilitate child development and education through offering targeted in-school nutrition as an underpinning to learning interventions. In this way we remove hunger as a barrier to education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$28K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $241K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$28K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$835K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$655K
FY2022$888K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$900K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2005.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $971K Management & general 10% · $119K Fundraising 4% · $48K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $28K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$28,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Topaz Page-Green’s $19K as President & CEO is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Topaz Page-Green$18,667$28,000———
Topaz Page Green——$28,000$28,000$28,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides meals to vulnerable children in South Africa and Mozambique to encourage school attendance and learning.

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2 programs · $971K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

School Nutrition Program

The lunchbox fund is a nonprofit organization focused on funding nutrition programs to vulnerable, food-insecure, and at-risk school children in urban, peri-urban, and rural schools nationwide across south africa. Meals are prepared fresh each day on-site by the food preparers and served hot.

$971Kprogram expense
02

Covid-19 Relief Feeding Program

South african school closures during COVID-19 lockdowns left millions of food-insecure children reliant on daily school meals without this critical nutrition. Formal and informal economies collapsed leaving their caregivers with no income, and government support systems struggled to keep up.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$971K
Managementcol C$119K
Fundraisingcol D$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$504K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$504K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$696K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$983K$504K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$696K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$962K$962K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$28K$7K$7K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$72K$44K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$547$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$56K$20$56K$116
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$280$280
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$4$26$20
Office expensesLn 13$80$6$40$34
Information technologyLn 14$3K$190$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$171$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$580$41$298$241
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$153$4K$908
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$971K$119K$48K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$257K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$900K$350K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $919K$839K$80K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $835K$888K−$52K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$655K$695K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$1.1M$116K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,253,245 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $911,904$1,236,092
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,930$17,153
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $914,834$1,253,245
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $660,752$962,419
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,466$107,367
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $16,712$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,116$67,518
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $831,046$1,137,304
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,788$115,941
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,253,245 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,236,092
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,236,092
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,153$17,153
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,153$1,253,245
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,137,304 across 12 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $962,419$962,419
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,000 · Management $7,000 · Fundraising $14,000$28,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $44,176 · Fundraising $27,413$71,589
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $547 · Management $3,997 · Fundraising $3,234$7,778
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $20 · Management $56,010 · Fundraising $116$56,146
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $280$280
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4 · Management $26 · Fundraising $20$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6 · Management $40 · Fundraising $34$80
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $190 · Management $1,390 · Fundraising $1,125$2,705
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $171 · Management $1,249 · Fundraising $1,010$2,430
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $41 · Management $298 · Fundraising $241$580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153 · Management $4,186 · Fundraising $908$5,247
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $970,551 · Management $118,652 · Fundraising $48,101$1,137,304
Part X · Balance sheet $1,216,296 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $983,409$504,197
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,999$7,757
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,935$8,505
X-12 Other securities$695,837
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,011,363$1,216,296
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,265$496,560
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $720,948$719,736
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,011,213$1,216,296
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,011,363$1,216,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,216,296 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,253,245
XI-2 Total expenses$1,137,304
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$115,941
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,011,213
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$89,142
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,216,296

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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