2017-11-15T10:58:22-06:00 2016-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 80 CITY SQUARE BOSTON MA 021293742 990 2016-01-01 201232903 THE LUNCHBOX FUND LUNC 9176541897 PO BOX 10 NEW YORK NY 10276 TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN PRESIDENT & CEO 9176541897 2017-11-15 1 LYNNE JOHNSON P00757336 6179129000 108.171.131.186 2017-11-15 11:32:30 ES P BC761CF869453B3C1EAEFCEB8393C6307CA8E02E 808B1D28703E5C3EA38D0C6AFAC88E3156F3957D 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN PO BOX 10 NEW YORK NY 10276 465352 0 X WWW.THELUNCHBOXFUND.ORG X 2004 CA THE LUNCHBOX FUND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON FOSTERING EDUCATION VIA NUTRITION BY PROVIDING WARM, NUTRITIONALLY FORTIFIED MEALS DAILY TO VULNERABLE, ORPHANED, AND AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TOWNSHIPS AND RURAL SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA. 4 3 2 10 0 0 249112 414032 0 0 1 0 134451 -12170 383564 401862 400000 150000 0 0 38434 43334 0 0 0 34701 29426 473135 222760 -89571 179102 424702 604048 5398 5642 419304 598406 X THE LUNCHBOX FUND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT FOCUSES ON FOSTERING EDUCATION VIA NUTRITION BY PROVIDING WARM, NUTRITIONALLY FORTIFIED MEALS DAILY TO VULNERABLE, ORPHANED, AND AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TOWNSHIPS AND RURAL SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA. 0 0 180382 150000 THE LUNCHBOX FUND PROVIDES DAILY MEALS TO AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN IN TOWNSHIPS AND RURAL AREAS NATIONWIDE ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA. MEALS ARE PREPARED FRESH EACH DAY, ON-SITE BY THE FOOD PREPARERS AND SERVED HOT. THE CHILDREN RECEIVE THEIR MEALS IN THEIR BREAK TIME AND EAT TOGETHER IN GROUPS. THE LUNCHBOX FUND PROVIDES NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS IN AFTER-SCHOOL FOCUSED HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND LEARNER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. THE LUNCHBOX FUND SERVED APPROXIMATELY 16,466 CHILDREN DURING 2016. 180382 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA NY X REGINA PREVITI 6463701754 PO BOX 10 NEW YORK NY 10276 TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN CEO/DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 30000 0 0 MARIO BATALI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOAQUIN PHOENIX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAIN PHOENIX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 30000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 153520 260512 414032 51320 153520 63490 -12170 -12170 401862 0 0 -12170 150000 150000 30000 21000 9000 9600 9600 284 284 3450 3450 4704 4704 573 573 9382 9382 WEB COSTS 8278 8278 BANK FEES 3763 3763 MERCHANT PROCESSING FEE 2505 2505 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 221 221 222760 180382 42378 0 320003 343577 92699 248471 12000 12000 424702 604048 5398 5642 5398 5642 X 0 0 0 0 419304 598406 419304 598406 424702 604048 179102 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 305307 305090 349277 249112 414032 1622818 305307 305090 349277 249112 414032 1622818 214550 1408268 5740 14304 1 20045 69469 75034 411870 186460 51320 794153 2437016 0.57790 0.62660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 465352 63490 63490 401862 0 401862 286249 63490 63490 222759 0 222759 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING 150000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICE MEETINGS WITH STAFF AND OVERSEEING OF PROGRAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 150000 0 150000 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROVIDE FOOD TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN 150000 WIRED 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: WHEN A SCHOOL IS DEEMED ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM, A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OUTLINING THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT IS SIGNED BY THE HEAD TEACHER. THE MOU IS VALID FOR A YEAR AND IS RESIGNED IN JANUARY OF EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR. AS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, THE SCHOOL AGREES TO MONITORING VISITS, TIMED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE LUNCHBOX FUND. FIELDWORKERS FROM THE ORGANIZATION MAKE BIANNUAL VISITS TO EACH SCHOOL IN THEIR AREA/PROVINCE. AN IN-DEPTH MONITORING FORM IS COMPLETED, PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, AND THE AMOUNT OF FOOD IN STORAGE IS NOTED. REPORTS AND PHOTOS ARE RETURNED TO THE ORGANIZATION. IF ANY OF THE ARTICLES OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ARE NOT BEING MET, THE SCHOOL IS GIVEN A MONTH TO BECOME COMPLIANT, AFTER WHICH THE FIELDWORKER RETURNS TO THE SCHOOL FOR ANOTHER MONITORING VISIT. IF CONDITIONS HAVE NOT IMPROVED, THE SCHOOL IS IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED FROM THE NUTRITION PROGRAM AND FOOD DELIVERY IS STOPPED. STAFF FROM THE LUNCHBOX FUND CHECK EACH EVALUATION AND MONITORING FORM TO IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH ANY ANOMOLIES. THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE STAFF ALSO CALL A RANDOMISED SELECTION OF THE SCHOOLS TO ENSURE THAT THE FIELDWORKER HAS MADE THE MONITORING VISIT. THE CEO OF THE LUNCHBOX FUND SITS ON THE BOARD OF THE LUNCHBOX FUND SOUTH AFRICA (LBFSA) AND SPENDS A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ON SITE DOING FIELDWORK, EVALUATING, AND MONITORING WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THE CHILDREN BEING SUPPORTED. LBFSA OBVIOUSLY MONITORS CLOSELY THE SUCCESS AND INTEGRITY OF OUR FOOD PROGRAM AND REPORTS TO THE CEO ON A CONSTANT BASIS. PART I, LINE 3: THE FOUNDER AND CEO, MS. TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN, MAKES TRIPS TO SOUTH AFRICA 3-4 TIMES PER YEAR, AS HER SCHEDULE ALLOWS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUPERVISING THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF FUNDS, MONITORING, EVALUATION, STRATEGY AND GROWTH AS WELL AS TO MEET THE EDUCATORS AND YOUNG SCHOOL CHILDREN BEING ASSISTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT THE VARIOUS SCHOOLS RECEIVING FOOD. X 1 PRENTICE CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS 611 BROADWAY STREET SUITE 728 NEW YORK NY 100122649 PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING FOR ANNUAL GALA 0 204840 36000 168840 204840 36000 168840 NY ANNUAL GALA & DONATED ART AUCTION 204840 153520 51320 10508 4343 48639 204840 153520 51320 10508 4343 48639 63490 -12170 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 RAIN AND JOAQUIN PHOENIX, DIRECTORS, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT MEETINGS HELD BY THE BOARD DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT MEETINGS HELD BY ANY COMMITTEES DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS BASED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO. ONCE ALL COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS, A FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 WITHOUT SCHEDULE B CAN BE ACCESSED VIA GUIDESTAR.