BASIC NECESSITIES: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
BASIC NECESSITIES (EIN 85-1567712)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-05
IRS object ID
202631269349200418
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-05T23:46:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN720398470PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HEARD MCELROY & VESTAL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 TEXAS STREET SUITE 1525AddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN851567712EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BASIC NECESSITIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBASIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3187510851PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1520 OLIVE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMEAGAN BANAIPersonNm
Person TitlePROGRAM DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3187510851PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER M HILLPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00712786PTIN
Phone3184291525PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-04PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.BASICNECESSITIESLA.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$170,590GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$166,125ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$4,348ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$117InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$170,590TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$30,500SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,011FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$12,152OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$13,569PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$109,065OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$166,297TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$4,293ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,632NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$8,987OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$34,938NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,632BOYAmt
EOY$34,938EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,632BOYAmt
EOY$34,938EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,632BOYAmt
EOY$34,938EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeBASIC NECESSITIES DISTRIBUTES DIAPERS, WIPES, FEMININE AND INCONTINENCE PRODUCTS AT NO-COST TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN THE ARK-LA-TEX.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
DIAPERS/WIPES: WE DISTRIBUTED 263,086 DIAPERS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED IN THE ARK-LA-TEX.$0$80,181
FEMININE PRODUCTS: WE DISTRIBUTED 97,426 PERIOD PRODUCTS IN THE ARK-LA-TEX TO FAMILIES IN NEEED, INDIVIDUALS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS/UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES, AS WELL AS FOR DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS.$0$114
INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES: WE SUPPLIED 16,918 ADULT DIAPERS, BED PADS, AND OTHER UNDERGARMENTS TO SENIOR CITIZENS ACROSS THE ARK-LA-TEX.$0$8,701
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$88,996TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MIKALA JEFFERSON
AMERICORPS VISTA35.00$1,875$0$0
KYLE KELLY
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
ALETA ELIE
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
TERRI WASHINGTON
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
LAUREN GREGOWSKI
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
JANEEN JENKINS
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
MEAGAN BANAI
DIRECTOR40.00$26,000$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEAGAN BANAIBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1520 OLIVE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySHREVEPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP71104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3187510851PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,110CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$110,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$96,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$99,329CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$170,590CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$538,181TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,110CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$110,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$96,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$99,329CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$170,590CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$538,181TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$102,177SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$436,004PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$117CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$117TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$538,298TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,348GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 117.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING AND MARKETING. AMOUNT: 125. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES & SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 127. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,072. DESCRIPTION: MEALS. AMOUNT: 14. DESCRIPTION: MEMBERSHIPS & SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 125. DESCRIPTION: PHONE. AMOUNT: 772. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 3,149. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE. AMOUNT: 735. DESCRIPTION: OUTREACH EVENTS. AMOUNT: 1,885. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 99,715. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 672. DESCRIPTION: INTERNET AND TV SERVICES. AMOUNT: 674. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 109,065.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT. AMOUNT: -8,987.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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