The Bargain Box FY2020 filing

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Hilton Head, SC501(c)(3)Since 1965EIN 57-0539936

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The Bargain box's mission is to raise funds from the sale of donated merchandise and distribute the funds to various local charitable organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$554K
Spent
$683K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$554K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$554K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$834K
FY2023$872K
FY2024$888K
FY2025$895K
Expenses
$683K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$683K
FY2021$712K
FY2022$773K
FY2023$869K
FY2024$964K
FY2025$998K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1971.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $571K Management & general 16% · $112K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Sells donated items to fund local charities.

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1 program · $571K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The organization receives revenue from the sale of donated MERCHANDISE.PROCEEDS are used for related operating expenses including occupancycost and charitable purposes.

$571Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K
Grants paid · 195 grants · $2.6M · 2020–2025
The Children's CenterFY2025$42,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$35,000
Hilton Head Island Deep Well ProjectFY2025$35,000
Volunteers in Medicine Hilton Head IslandFY2025$30,000
Coastal Discovery MuseumFY2025$26,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$19,500
Individual RecipientFY2025$19,000
Hilton Head Island Recreation AssociationFY2025$18,500
Boys and Girls Club of Hilton Head IslandFY2025$17,000
First Presbyterian Day SchoolFY2025$15,000
Family Promise of Beaufort CountyFY2025$15,000
Lowcountry Gullah FoundationFY2025$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$15,000
Neighborhood Outreach ConnectionFY2025$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$15,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$14,992
Bluffton Community Soup KitchenFY2025$12,608
Individual RecipientFY2025$12,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$554K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$477K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Money outPt IX
$683K
Ln 25
Programscol B$571K
Managementcol C$112K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$794K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$477K
Investment incomeLn 3$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21K
Total revenueLn 12$554K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$744K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$794K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$230K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6137
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$896K$794K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K$230K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$350K$350K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$87K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$886
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$10K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$21K$896
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$93K$93K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$6K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$796$504$292
Total functional expensesLn 25$683K$571K$112K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $895K$998K−$103K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $888K$964K−$76K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $872K$869K$4K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $834K$773K$61K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $763K$712K$51K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $554K$683K−$129K$1.0M 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $553,555 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$22,880
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$22,880
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $477,256$477,256
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,828$17,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $20,510$20,510
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,081$15,081
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $492,337 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $38,338$553,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $682,817 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $350,000$350,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $86,970 · Management $47,250$134,220
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,645 · Management $886$2,531
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,927 · Management $5,345$15,272
IX-11a Management feesManagement $6,578$6,578
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,955$5,955
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,036$9,036
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $7,231$7,231
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,564 · Management $896$21,460
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,435$1,435
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $93,419$93,419
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,444$3,444
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,159 · Management $23,168$29,327
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,113$2,113
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $504 · Management $292$796
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $571,301 · Management $111,516 · Fundraising $0$682,817
Part X · Balance sheet $1,023,481 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,234$50,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $886,098$743,717
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $258,920$229,594
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $130$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,155,382$1,023,481
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year −$345$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $55,762$4,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $55,417$4,002
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000,249$807,307
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $99,716$212,172
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,099,965$1,019,479
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,155,382$1,023,481
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,019,479 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$553,555
XI-2 Total expenses$682,817
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$129,262
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,099,965
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$48,776
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,019,479

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

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