Bonton Enterprises FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Since 2016EducationEIN 81-3243887Revenue $6.9M in FY2021

On file with the IRSbontonfarms.org2612 Valentine St, 75215-5327 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since Apr 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bonton Enterprises provides educational programming designed to provide life skills and job skills training to at-risk residents. The majority of participants in Bonton enterprise's program are former felons who have been recently released after years of incarceration. Other participants are community residents suffering from addiction and substance abuse, women living in domestic abuse shelters, and youths caught in and trying to escape from gang life. These individuals lack the basic skills necessary to gain employment and avoid recidivism. Bonton Enterprises provides such at-risk individuals with a temporary internship program in which the participants work on an urban farm. The interns are given work experience and life skills that will translate to future employment, including the ability to appropriately resolve conflicts and solve problems in a job setting. Bonton Enterprises further provides the interns with mentoring and training in areas including financial literacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$151K 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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FY2021 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$151K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $33K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+380% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$4.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2021▲ +380%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$6.9M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$9.2M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +80%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$11.7M
Net assets
$4.9M
FY2021▲ ×12
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$4.9M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$6.6M
FY2024$4.1M

From the FY2021 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2019.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.5M Management & general 27% · $599K Fundraising 7% · $156K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $151K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$151,324Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Fin Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gabrielle Madison’s $163K as President is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gabrielle Madison$163,057$262,561——
Daron Babcock——$171,844$151,324
Michael Selders$142,687———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches life and job skills to at-risk individuals through urban farming internships.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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To provide educational programming designed to provide life skills and job skills training to at risk residents. See attached description.

$1.5Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$33K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $8.9M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$83,182
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,475
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,475

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$842K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$599K
Fundraisingcol D$156K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$918K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$842K
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$918K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$918K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$122K
Total assetsLn 16$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6800
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$316K$918K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$122K
Total assetsLn 16$435K$5.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$402K$4.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$106K$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$464K$292K$123K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$234K$147K$62K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$81K$53K$20K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$0$14K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$487K$231K$200K$56K
Office expensesLn 13$347K$215K$132K$0
OccupancyLn 16$122K$79K$31K$12K
TravelLn 17$19K$19K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$8K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$361K$343K$13K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.5M$599K$156K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $9.2M$11.7M−$2.6M$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$4.9M$944K$6.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.8M$5.8M$2.0M$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.9M$2.2M$4.7M$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$1.3M$192K$402K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,924,960 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $556,083$6,083,219
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $887,656$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$841,741
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,443,739$6,924,960
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$106,229
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$779,892
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,251,934$1,361,953
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,251,934$2,248,074
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $191,805$4,676,886
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,924,960 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $833,088 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,083,219
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,083,219
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,653 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,653
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $841,741 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,924,960
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,248,074 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $106,229$106,229
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $291,603 · Management $123,182 · Fundraising $49,272$464,057
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,337 · Management $62,239 · Fundraising $24,896$234,472
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $52,886 · Management $20,341 · Fundraising $8,136$81,363
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,623 · Fundraising $0$13,623
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $230,710 · Management $200,246 · Fundraising $56,000$486,956
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $214,714 · Management $132,088 · Fundraising $0$346,802
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,354 · Management $30,519 · Fundraising $12,208$122,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,612 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,612
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,295 · Management $3,190 · Fundraising $1,276$12,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $342,954 · Management $13,493 · Fundraising $4,671$361,118
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,492,694 · Management $598,921 · Fundraising $156,459$2,248,074
Part X · Balance sheet $5,018,749 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,417$918,199
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$2,450,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,257$1,417,454
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $55,483$50,242
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,310$60,909
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,478$121,945
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $435,033$5,018,749
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$150,110
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,841$150,110
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$4,868,639
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $402,192$4,868,639
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $435,033$5,018,749
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,868,639 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,924,960
XI-2 Total expenses$2,248,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,676,886
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$402,192
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$210,439
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,868,639

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