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Backpack Weekend Food Program INC FY2020 filing

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Gastonia, NC501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 47-1591744Revenue $397K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbwfpgc.comPo Box 551030, 28055-1030 · Gastonia, NCTax-exempt since Mar 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Backpack Weekend Food Program, INC. Is to feed children during the Weekend so they can come to school less hungry and ready to learn.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$47K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$47K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $81K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$397K
Spent
$369K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$668K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$397K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$333K
FY2023$549K
FY2024$613K
FY2025$522K
Expenses
$369K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$369K
FY2021$273K
FY2023$447K
FY2024$484K
FY2025$482K
Net assets
$668K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$668K
FY2021$753K
FY2023$908K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $301K Management & general 18% · $66K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $47K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Dallas Butler
Executive Di
$46,942Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Leon V Stadther
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brack East
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John McCullough II
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ray Hardee
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terry Stroupe
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Angela Hollar
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Leigh Hasty Spach’s $54K as Former Exec is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Leigh Hasty Spach$54,088$62,994$41,762——
Dallas Butler———$50,000$46,942
Jennifer Grant$32,862————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides weekend food to hungry children so they can learn better in school.

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1 program · $301K · in their own filed words · FY2019
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The organization provides children in need with a plastic bag of nonperishable, individually-portioned, nutritionally-balanced food to take home in their backpacks on the weekend when school meals are not available.

$301Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Gaston Community FoundationFY2024$54K
Carrie E and Lena V Glenn Foundation INCFY2024$11K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$8K
Publix Super Markets Charities INCFY2024$5K
True Homes Foundation INCFY2024$1K
The Hendricks-Cox FoundationFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$81K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$397K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$369K
Ln 25
Programscol B$301K
Managementcol C$66K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$668K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$467K
Total assetsLn 16$703K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$105K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$829
Total revenueLn 12$397K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$268K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$467K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$703K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$668K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6425
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$432K$467K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$223K$225K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$672K$703K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$643K$668K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$214K$214K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$39K$39K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$3K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$32K$32K
TravelLn 17$461$461
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$207$207
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$369K$301K$66K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $522K$482K$40K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $613K$484K$129K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $549K$447K$102K$908K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $333K$273K$60K$753K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $397K$369K$29K$668K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $397,326 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $457,154$413,172
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,109$7,819
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$28,442−$23,665
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $440,821$397,326
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $214,364$214,095
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,987$97,660
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $3,095$2,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,158$54,566
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $365,604$368,821
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $75,217$28,505
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $397,326 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$2,961
VIII-1c Fundraising events$104,501
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,710
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,172
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,648$8,648
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$829−$829
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$23,665−$23,665
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax −$15,846$397,326
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,821 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $214,095$214,095
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $48,500$48,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,525$38,525
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,004$3,004
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,378 · Management $4,253$7,631
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,648$4,648
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,500$2,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,264$1,264
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,028 · Management $4,055$6,083
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,655$2,655
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,602$31,602
IX-17 TravelPrograms $461$461
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $207$207
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,645$2,645
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,001$5,001
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $300,597 · Management $65,724 · Fundraising $2,500$368,821
Part X · Balance sheet $702,636 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $264,425$199,528
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $167,675$267,896
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,314$502
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,091
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,593$5,948
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $221,199$223,353
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $1,575$1,450
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,784$2,868
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $671,565$702,636
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $766$980
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $27,532$16,885
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$17,240
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $28,298$35,105
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $588,531$606,336
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $54,736$61,195
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $643,267$667,531
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $671,565$702,636
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $667,531 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$397,326
XI-2 Total expenses$368,821
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,505
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$643,267
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,241
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$667,531

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

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