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Jack's Basket FY2020 filing

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Arden Hills, MN501(c)(3)Since 2016Diseases & DisordersEIN 81-4310519

Jack's basket is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to celebrate babies with down syndrome. We serve every baby possible with a primary focus on those in the u.s. We support families from time of diagnosis to baby 1st birthday. We DO this better than any organization by focusing on three primary activities: 1. Engaging, educating, and empowering healthcare providers to comminicate and discuss down syndrome accurately without bias, 2. Inspiring and connecting new parents with other families and recources and 3. Building awareness and changing the narrative of down syndrome in society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $232K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $28K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$484K
Spent
$419K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$534K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$484K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$897K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$419K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$419K
FY2021$544K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$991K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$534K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$915K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.9M

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 Nov 2016.

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

Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $282K Management & general 20% · $85K Fundraising 12% · $51K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Carissa Carroll
Executive Director
$64,384Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Michele Olson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Erin Plummer
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Catherine Erickson
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dre Barthel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Stalsberg
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dr Michael Pitt
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Niyati Patel
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carissa Carroll’s $147K as CEO is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 154 <$100K diseases & disorders 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carissa Carroll$146,624$125,798$107,308$85,417$77,833$64,384
Lisa Nevin—$109,858————

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

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

Celebrating babies with Down syndrome through community and support.

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1 program service account for $282K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Resources and Support

Jack's basket provides resources to new families and avenues to connect within the community. They provide information from the national down syndrome society, help me grow, down syndrome diagnosis network, down syndrome association of MN, pacer MN, gigi's playhouse, and other organizations within the community along with baby gifts in…

$282Kprogram expense

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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
Carly May FoundationFY2025$25K
Johari Family Foundation INCFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$28K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$484K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$419K
Ln 25
Programscol B$282K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$534K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$558K
Total assetsLn 16$563K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$473K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$57K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$289K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$484K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$304K
SavingsLn 2$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$558K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$563K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$534K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6250
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$465K$558K
Total assetsLn 16$469K$563K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$29K
Net assetsLn 32$469K$534K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$20K$13K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$78K$47K$20K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$723$434
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$1K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$707$707
Office expensesLn 13$22K$17K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$885$885
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$194K$190K$20$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$419K$282K$85K$51K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.9M$1.6M$328K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.3M$230K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$991K$277K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $967K$827K$139K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $897K$544K$354K$915K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $484K$419K$65K$534K 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 $483,813 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,876 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$288,553
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$184,542
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$57,195
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$473,095
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,580$2,580
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $1,848$1,848
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,414$3,414
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,718$483,813
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $418,973 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,100$2,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,765 · Management $13,177 · Fundraising $32,942$65,884
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,811 · Management $19,504 · Fundraising $11,703$78,018
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,736 · Management $723 · Fundraising $434$2,893
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,349 · Management $1,149 · Fundraising $1,550$5,048
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,001$5,001
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,708$7,708
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,137$2,137
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $707$707
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,281 · Management $4,333$21,614
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $9,648$9,648
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $17,400$17,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $885$885
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,927$1,927
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,323$4,323
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $189,627 · Management $20 · Fundraising $4,033$193,680
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $282,481 · Management $85,123 · Fundraising $51,369$418,973
Part X · Balance sheet $562,517 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $212,566$303,537
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $252,250$254,830
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,150$4,150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $468,966$562,517
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,711
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$28,711
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $468,966$533,806
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $468,966$562,517
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $533,806 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$483,813
XI-2 Total expenses$418,973
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$64,840
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$468,966
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$533,806

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

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