Blessing Bags Project INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-4714498)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$119K
FY2021	$114K
FY2022	$239K
FY2023	$100K
FY2024	$244K
FY2025	$91K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$69K
FY2021	$128K
FY2022	$198K
FY2023	$120K
FY2024	$232K
FY2025	$170K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$85K
FY2021	$59K
FY2022	$101K
FY2023	$81K
FY2024	$171K
FY2025	$95K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $170K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Lauren Plante

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katrina Cox

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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 essential resources and support to homeless and less fortunate individuals.

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1 program · $170K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

Dedication to the homelss and less fortunate by providing basic critical needs in the community. Hurricane relief, hurricane debby, hurricane helene and hurricane milton. Restoring the less fortunate in our community.

$170Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2024

National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$139K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$15K

Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$9K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$163K

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Grants paid · 4 grants · $78K · 2021–2025

Unitemized GrantFY2025$7,612

Unitemized GrantFY2024$13,907

Unitemized GrantFY2023$37,912

Unitemized GrantFY2021$18,227

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$91K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K

Money outPt IX

$170K

Ln 25

Programscol B$170K

Owns and owesPt X

$95K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$103K

Total assetsLn 16$106K

LiabilitiesLn 26$12K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$91K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Total revenueLn 12$91K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$51K

SavingsLn 2$52K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$103K

Total assetsLn 16$106K

LiabilitiesLn 26$12K

Net assetsLn 32$95K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$193K	$103K
Total assetsLn 16	$193K	$106K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$22K	$12K
Net assetsLn 32	$171K	$95K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$2K	$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$133K	$133K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$205	$205
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$1K
Information technologyLn 14	$770	$770
OccupancyLn 16	$2K	$2K
TravelLn 17	$25	$25
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K
All other expensesLn 24e	$21K	$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$170K	$170K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$91K	$170K	−$79K	$95K	990 PDF
FY2024	$244K	$232K	$12K	$171K	990 PDF
FY2023	$100K	$120K	−$20K	$81K	990 PDF
FY2022	$239K	$198K	$41K	$101K	990 PDF
FY2021	$114K	$128K	−$14K	$59K	990 PDF
FY2020	$119K	$69K	$51K	$85K	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

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Part I · Summary $90,648 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $243,878$90,648

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $243,878$90,648

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $199,621$135,359

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $32,274$34,360

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $231,895$169,719

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,983−$79,071

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

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 $90,648 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90,648

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$90,648

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$90,648

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $169,719 across 11 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,125$2,125

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $133,234$133,234

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,739$1,739

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $205$205

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,908$1,908

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,104$1,104

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $770$770

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,000$2,000

IX-17 TravelPrograms $25$25

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,251$5,251

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,358$21,358

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,719 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$169,719

Part X · Balance sheet $106,390 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $141,120$50,593

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51,957$51,957

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,840

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $193,077$106,390

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,296$11,611

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $22,296$11,611

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $170,781$94,779

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $170,781$94,779

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $193,077$106,390

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,779 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$90,648

XI-2 Total expenses$169,719

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$79,071

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$170,781

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,069

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,779

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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