BACKPACK FRIENDS INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $454K · expenses $448K · assets $198K
- EIN
- 83-1653529
- Address
- PO BOX 483, SWANSBORO, NC 28584-0483
- NTEE code
- O99
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- July 2019 (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
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO PROVIDE FOOD TO NEEDY CHILDREN
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Abraham | CHAIRDIRECTOR | 2022-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| William Clubb | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cathy Timmins | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Johns | DIRECTOR | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert Dobler | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 7 | $0 reported | 1 |
| George Gardner | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Rief | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ray Harris | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 7 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kevin Miller | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 | |
| Danielle Abrah (former) | CHAIR/DIRECTOR | 2020-2021 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chris Jones (former) | DIRECTOR | 2020 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE ABRAHAM | CHAIRDIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM CLUBB | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY TIMMINS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS JOHNS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DOBLER | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID RIEF | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAY HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KEVIN MILLER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE ABRAHAM | CHAIRDIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM CLUBB | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY TIMMINS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS JOHNS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DOBLER | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID RIEF | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAY HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DOBLER | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAY HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID RIEF | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM CLUBB | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DANIELLE ABRAHAM | CHAIRDIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS JOHNS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY TIMMINS | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEORGE GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DOBLER | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAY HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID RIEF | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM CLUBB | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DANIELLE ABRAHAM | CHAIRDIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS JOHNS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY TIMMINS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE ABRAH | CHAIR/DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM CLUBB | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY TIMMINS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS JOHNS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DOBLER | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID RIEF | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAY HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIELLE ABRAH | CHAIR/DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WILLIAM CLUBB | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CATHY TIMMINS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRIS JONES | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT DOBLER | DIRECTOR | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GEORGE GARDNER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DAVID RIEF | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| RAY HARRIS | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $453,627 | $448,351 | $198,277 | $198,251 | $453,627 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $346,325 | $458,555 | $192,975 | $192,975 | $346,325 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $321,504 | $320,026 | $305,277 | $305,205 | $321,504 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $278,362 | $181,282 | $304,473 | $303,727 | $278,362 | $0 | $0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $322,076 | $251,935 | $209,318 | $206,647 | $322,076 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $259,185 | $188,639 | $136,506 | $136,506 | $259,185 | $0 | - | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $64,875 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2022-2024 | 4 | $30,740 | 2024 | $6,500 | show |
| TRIANGLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2022 | 2 | $13,500 | 2022 | $7,500 | show |
| AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 | $10,000 | show |
| KM FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 | $10,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BACKPACK FRIENDS INC” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $635 | 2023 | $169 | show |
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Where the money went
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.
2025 · Form 990 · $448,351 spent · pay $0 · grants $429,418 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $429,418 | $429,418 | - | - | 95.8% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $7,545 | - | $7,545 | - | 1.7% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $3,009 | - | $3,009 | - | 0.7% | |
| Insurance | $2,189 | - | $2,189 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | BANKSQUAREPAYPAL FEES | $2,103 | - | $2,103 | - | 0.5% |
| Office expenses | $1,246 | - | $1,246 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL EQUIPMENT | $1,117 | - | $1,117 | - | 0.2% |
| Travel | $989 | - | $989 | - | 0.2% | |
| Fees: lobbying | $275 | - | $275 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $260 | - | $260 | - | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION | $200 | - | $200 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $448,351 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $458,555 spent · pay $0 · grants $444,087 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $444,087 | $444,087 | - | - | 96.8% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $4,212 | - | $4,212 | - | 0.9% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,915 | - | $2,915 | - | 0.6% | |
| Insurance | $2,294 | - | $2,294 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL EQUIPMENT | $1,482 | - | $1,482 | - | 0.3% |
| Other (as described) | PAYPAL FEES | $1,186 | - | $1,186 | - | 0.3% |
| Office expenses | $1,000 | - | $1,000 | - | 0.2% | |
| Travel | $555 | - | $555 | - | 0.1% | |
| Occupancy | $323 | - | $323 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $250 | - | $250 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $235 | - | $235 | - | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | SQUARE FEES | $16 | - | $16 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $458,555 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $320,026 spent · pay $0 · grants $292,007 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $292,007 | $292,007 | - | - | 91.2% | |
| Fees: other services | $13,503 | - | - | $13,503 | 4.2% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $4,185 | - | $4,185 | - | 1.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,007 | - | $3,007 | - | 0.9% | |
| Insurance | $1,418 | - | $1,418 | - | 0.4% | |
| Office expenses | $1,220 | - | $1,220 | - | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | PAYPAL FEES | $955 | - | $955 | - | 0.3% |
| Travel | $916 | - | $916 | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | SMALL EQUIPMENT | $790 | - | $790 | - | 0.2% |
| Other (as described) | STORAGE | $786 | - | $786 | - | 0.2% |
| Occupancy | $528 | - | $528 | - | 0.2% | |
| All other expenses | $336 | - | $336 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $225 | - | $225 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $150 | - | $150 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $320,026 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $181,282 spent · pay $0 · grants $163,816 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $163,816 | $163,816 | - | - | 90.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $4,148 | - | $4,148 | - | 2.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $3,578 | $3,578 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| All other expenses | $2,797 | $2,797 | - | - | 1.5% | |
| Insurance | $2,073 | $2,073 | - | - | 1.1% | |
| Travel | $1,742 | $1,742 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Other (as described) | PAYPAL FEES | $917 | - | $917 | - | 0.5% |
| Office expenses | $903 | - | $903 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS | $801 | $801 | - | - | 0.4% |
| Fees: accounting | $225 | - | $225 | - | 0.1% | |
| Other (as described) | PEST CONTROL | $200 | $200 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Interest | $55 | $55 | - | - | 0.0% | |
| Other (as described) | BANK FEES | $27 | - | $27 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $181,282 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $251,935 spent · pay $0 · grants $229,585 · events $1,556
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $229,585 | $229,585 | - | - | 91.1% | |
| Other (as described) | ALL OTHER EXPENSES | $14,051 | $10,340 | $3,142 | $569 | 5.6% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $2,420 | - | $2,420 | - | 1.0% | |
| Insurance | $2,235 | $2,235 | - | - | 0.9% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $1,556 | $1,556 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Travel | $860 | $860 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $657 | $657 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $326 | - | $326 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: legal | $245 | - | $245 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $251,935 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $188,639 spent · pay $0 · grants $183,322 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $183,322 | $183,322 | - | - | 97.2% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,350 | $2,350 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | OTHER | $1,795 | $1,795 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Insurance | $569 | - | $569 | - | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $428 | - | $428 | - | 0.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $175 | - | $175 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $188,639 | 100% |