BROWN BAG MINISTRIES INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $3.9M · expenses $3.9M · assets $30K
- EIN
- 82-2926320
- Address
- 1923 S XENON ST, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-4351
- Website
- www.brownbagministries.org
- NTEE code
- P60
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- November 2017 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Organization supporting a government college
- Principal officer
- TAMMY FISHER (its 2019 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROVIDE FOOD TO THOSE IN NEED
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Fisher | Executive Director | 2019-2024 | $24,500 | $79,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Calhoun | President | 2019-2024 | 46 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tonia Withers | Executive Assistant | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kyle Withers | Director Grant Writer | 2021-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Kelly | Secretary | 2021-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Casey Smith | Treasurer | 2019-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Kelley (former) | Secretary | 2019 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erin Hothan (former) | Director | 2019 | 8 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $24K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Fisher | Executive Director | 54 | $24,500 | $0 | $0 | $24,500 | 1 |
| Jim Calhoun | President | 46 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tonia Withers | Executive Assistant | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kyle Withers | Director Grant Writer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Kelly | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Casey Smith | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $18K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Fisher | Executive Director | 40 | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | $18,000 | 1 |
| Jim Calhoun | President | 46 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tonia Withers | Executive Assistant | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kyle Withers | Director Grant Writer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Kelly | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Casey Smith | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $19K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Fisher | Executive Director | 40 | $19,000 | $0 | $0 | $19,000 | 1 |
| Jim Calhoun | President | 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tonia Withers | Executive Assistant | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kyle Withers | Director Grant Writer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Kelly | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Casey Smith | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $18K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Fisher | Executive Director | 40 | $17,500 | $0 | $0 | $17,500 | 1 |
| Jim Calhoun | President | 14 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tonia Withers | Executive Assistant | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kyle Withers | Director Grant Writer | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chris Kelly | Secretary | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Casey Smith | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMMY FISHER | Executive Dir. | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JIM CALHOUN | Executive Dir. | 17 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CASEY SMITH | EXECUTIVE ASST. | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS KELLEY | Secretary | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIN HOTHAN | Director | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $3,899,809 | $3,886,794 | $29,961 | $29,961 | $3,899,809 | $0 | $24,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $3,500,938 | $3,502,719 | $16,946 | $16,946 | $3,500,938 | $0 | $18,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $2,957,760 | $2,946,838 | $18,727 | $18,727 | $2,957,760 | $0 | $19,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,026,499 | $1,028,093 | $7,805 | $7,805 | $1,026,499 | $0 | $17,500 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $475,133 | $468,054 | $7,606 | $7,606 | $475,133 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $42,600 in all, tax years 2023 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $22,500 | 2024 | $15,000 | show |
| J M MCDONALD FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BROWN BAG MINISTRIES INC” | 2024-2025 | 2 | $20,100 | 2025 | $10,100 | show |
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $3,886,794 spent · pay $24,500 · grants $47,557 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | FOOD DONATIONS | $3,506,755 | $3,506,755 | $0 | $0 | 90.2% |
| Other (as described) | NON FOOD DONATIONS | $298,720 | $298,720 | $0 | $0 | 7.7% |
| Grants to US individuals | $47,557 | $47,557 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $24,500 | $24,500 | $0 | $0 | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | GASOLINE | $3,285 | $3,285 | $0 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Office expenses | $2,238 | $1,790 | $448 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Insurance | $2,217 | $1,774 | $443 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $825 | $660 | $165 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | OUTREACH | $697 | $679 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total | $3,886,794 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $3,502,719 spent · pay $18,000 · grants $20,396 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | FOOD AND SUPPLY DONATIONS | $3,454,440 | $3,454,440 | $0 | $0 | 98.6% |
| Grants to US individuals | $20,396 | $20,396 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $18,000 | $18,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | GASOLINE AND REPAIRS | $4,485 | $4,485 | $0 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Insurance | $1,984 | $1,588 | $396 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | OUTREACH EXPENSE | $1,264 | $1,264 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Other (as described) | BUSINESS EXPENSES | $1,217 | $0 | $1,217 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Fees: accounting | $895 | $715 | $182 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $38 | $0 | $38 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $3,502,719 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $2,946,838 spent · pay $19,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | FOOD DONATIONS | $2,737,935 | $2,737,935 | $0 | $0 | 92.9% |
| Other (as described) | NONCASH ITEMS GIVEN OUT | $170,675 | $170,675 | $0 | $0 | 5.8% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $19,000 | $19,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM EXPENSES | $11,137 | $11,137 | $0 | $0 | 0.4% |
| All other expenses | $3,746 | $0 | $3,746 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Insurance | $3,395 | $2,716 | $679 | $0 | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | TAXES AND LICENSES | $950 | $0 | $950 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $0 | $0 | $43 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Office expenses | $0 | $0 | $1,264 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Travel | $0 | $1,782 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $2,946,838 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $1,028,093 spent · pay $17,500 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | FOOD BANK DONATIONS | $941,622 | $941,622 | $0 | $0 | 91.6% |
| Other (as described) | NON-FOOD ITEMS GIVEN OUT | $58,159 | $58,159 | $0 | $0 | 5.7% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $17,500 | $17,500 | $0 | $0 | 1.7% | |
| Office expenses | $5,235 | $0 | $5,235 | $0 | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | GASOLINE | $2,351 | $2,351 | $0 | $0 | 0.2% |
| Insurance | $2,191 | $0 | $2,191 | $0 | 0.2% | |
| Other (as described) | REPAIR & MAINTENANCE | $1,035 | $1,035 | $0 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Total | $1,028,093 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $468,054 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | FOOD DONATION TO FOOD BANKS | $454,890 | $454,890 | - | - | 97.2% |
| Other (as described) | REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE | $5,299 | - | $5,299 | - | 1.1% |
| Office expenses | $3,375 | $3,375 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | GASOLINE | $1,508 | - | $1,508 | - | 0.3% |
| Insurance | $1,380 | - | $1,380 | - | 0.3% | |
| All other expenses | $556 | $484 | $72 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | OUTREACH EXPENSE | $546 | $546 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Advertising and promotion | $500 | $500 | - | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $468,054 | 100% |
State business registration
- Brown Bag Ministries CO, DNC, Good Standing, formed 2017-09-27
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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