Brandon's Bourbon FY2023 filing

Chandler, AZ · Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2023
Revenue
$245K
▼ -33% vs prior year
Spent
$253K
To programs
34%
Net assets
$336K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Eisele Family Foundation
$1K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
34% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -33% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBrandon's Bourbon
EINHdr · item D83-3182487
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2020
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CChandler, AZ
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T50)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.bourboncharity.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.34 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.40
Program services34%$86K
Management & general26%$67K
Fundraising40%$100K
Total functional expensesLn 25$253K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$245K
FY2023▼ -33%
Expenses
$253K
FY2023▼ -30%
Program efficiency
34%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$339K
FY2023▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$3K
FY20230%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$339K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B34%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$28K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$3K
Total net assetsLn 32$336K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$245K
Other revenue$421
Total revenueLn 12$245K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $28K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $253K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $244K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $86K · Total expenses $253K
34%
Management & General
Management & general $67K · Total expenses $253K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $100K · Total expenses $253K
40%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $178K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $616K
$0.29 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $245K · Total revenue $245K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $245K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $245K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $245K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $253K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $245K · Prior year $367K
-33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $336K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $245K · Expenses $253K
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $339K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $336K · Total assets $339K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $339K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christopher Blatner · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $50K · Total expenses $253K
20%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $54K · Total expenses $253K
21%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 34%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 41%——
Revenue growth -33%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Dono
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Blatner’s $50K as Executive Di is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Christopher Blatner$50,000$50,000——
Chris Blatner——$50,000$11,538
Samantha Wilson———$29,543

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

Educates and supports charities focused on safe water, medical research, veterans, and youth.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $86K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Bourbon charity is a nonprofit organization that raises money for charity. We host several sweepstakes fundraising events throughout the year featuring rare and allocated whiskey. We have contributed to more than 40 charitable organizations since our inception.

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 61 grants · $1.2M · 2020–2024
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Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $148K$148K-40% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $245K$253K-33% 990 PDF
FY2022 $367K$364K-71% 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$875K+45% 990 PDF
FY2020 $860K$856K 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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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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