ADVENTURE BAGS INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $258K · expenses $170K · assets $230K

EIN
90-0794209
Address
163 MLK JR DRIVE, WINDER, GA 30680-0000
Website
HTTPS://ADVENTUREBAGS.ORG
NTEE code
P30 Children's, Youth Services (Human Services) published (IRS Business Master File)
FURP topic
domestic violence (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2012 (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))
Principal officer
Debbie Goti (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 ↗
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Mission

THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF TRAUMATIC EVENTS LIKE FOSTER CARE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, & DISATERS ON CHILDREN BY PARTNERING WITH FIRST RESPONDERS & SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HYGIENE AND PERSONAL ITEMS TO CHILDREN IN CRISIS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Misty Manus EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCEO2020-2024 $0$103 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Courtney Mcguire SECRETARY2020-2024 15 $0 reported 1
Helen T Gori Mcmahon CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD2020-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Dana Snyder BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Alex Ward BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Lauren Mcdougald BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Eric Oliver BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Monica Fulkes CFO2024 5 $0 reported 1
Esther Maass (former) TREASURER2020-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Randy Cooper (former) INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR2020-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Kesley Norris (former) JUNIOR AMBASSADOR2020-2021 10 $0 reported 1
Eric Mcmahon (former) INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR2020 10 $0 reported 1
Helene Caviness (former) INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR2020 10 $0 reported 1
Kelly Bettis (former) INDIVDUAL DIRECTOR2020 10 $0 reported 1
Sherri Dickens (former) WEBMASTER2020 10 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DANA SNYDER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALEX WARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
LAUREN MCDOUGALD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC OLIVER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MISTY MANUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORCEO40 $0$0$0 $01
HELEN T GORI MCMAHON CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD30 $0$0$0 $01
COURTNEY MCGUIRE SECRETARY15 $0$0$0 $01
MONICA FULKES CFO5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 35 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COURTNEY MCGUIRE PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
HELEN T GORI MCMAHON CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD30 $0$0$0 $01
MISTY MANUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MISTY MANUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0-$0 $01
HELEN T GORI MCMAHON CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD30 $0-$0 $01
COURTNEY MCGUIRE PRESIDENT15 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MISTY MANUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0-$0 $01
HELEN T GORI MCMAHON CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD20 $0-$0 $01
COURTNEY MCGUIRE PRESDENT10 $0-$0 $01
ESTHER MAASS TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
RANDY COOPER INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR5 $0-$0 $01
KESLEY NORRIS JUNIOR AMBASSADOR10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $103
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MISTY MANUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0-$103 $1031
HELEN T GORI MCMAHON CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD20 $0-$0 $01
COURTNEY MCGUIRE PRESDENT10 $0-$0 $01
ESTHER MAASS TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
ERIC MCMAHON INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
RANDY COOPER INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
HELENE CAVINESS INDIVIDUAL DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
KELLY BETTIS INDIVDUAL DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
SHERRI DICKENS WEBMASTER10 $0-$0 $01
KESLEY NORRIS JUNIOR AMBASSADOR10 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,135$169,953 $230,151$222,625 $205,053$0 $03-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,792$239,077 $134,443$134,443 $173,324$0 $0335
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,857$75,759 $121,029$121,029 $141,443- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,177$25,682 $57,529$57,529 $61,518- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,794$27,590 $21,234$21,234 $55,424- ---

Funders of this organization

17 grantors reported grants to this organization, $227,257 in all, tax years 2014 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
JACKSON EMC FOUNDATION INC $62,5005 $7,5002025 2020-2022, 2024-2025 Public charity Exact
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CSRA $40,0001 $40,0002025 2025 DAF sponsor Exact
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES I $33,6464 $13,0502023 2014-2015, 2022-2023 Public charity Exact
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ATHENS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $21,0002 $6,5002024 2021, 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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WALTON ELECTRIC TRUST INC $20,0002 $10,0002023 2021, 2023 Public charity Exact
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SOUTHERN RIVERS ENERGY TRUST INC $16,0002 $8,0002025 2023, 2025 Public charity Exact
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GREYSTONE POWER FOUNDATION INC $8,0001 $8,0002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHWEST GEORGIA INC $6,7501 $6,7502024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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OKEFENOKE RURAL ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION FOUNDATION $5,0001 $5,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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GEORGIA POWER FOUNDATION INC $4,0002 $2,5002024 2023-2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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BARROW COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $2,2001 $2,2002024 2024 DAF sponsor Exact
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ROUND ROOM GIVES INC $2,0001 $2,0002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL INC $1,8001 $1,8002024 2024 Public charity Exact
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1,4611 $1,4612023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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SCHNEIDER NATIONAL FOUNDATION INC $1,0001 $1,0002024 2024 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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ROOMS TO GO FOUNDATION INC $1,0001 $1,0002022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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GAP FOUNDATION $9004 $9002022 2022 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ADVENTURE BAGS INC”
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $169,953 spent · pay $88,751 · grants $600 · events $33,921
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $64,793$64,793-- 38.1%
Other (as described)OBAAT PROGRAM EXPENSES $42,511$42,511-- 25.0%
Office expenses $14,251$6,055$8,196- 8.4%
Payroll taxes $13,348$13,348-- 7.9%
Other employee benefits $10,610$10,610-- 6.2%
Occupancy $7,670-$7,670- 4.5%
Travel $5,328-$5,328- 3.1%
Advertising and promotion $3,506$3,506-- 2.1%
Insurance $2,801-$2,801- 1.6%
Information technology $2,671-$2,671- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $1,594-$1,594- 0.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $600$600-- 0.4%
Fees: other services $270--$270 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $87,003$33,921reported apart
Total$169,953100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $239,077 spent · pay $73,021 · grants $27 · events $18,135
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $75,102$59,918$15,184- 31.4%
Other (as described)BAGS AND BAG SUPPLIES $59,918$59,918-- 25.1%
Other salaries and wages $55,306$51,982$3,324- 23.1%
Other employee benefits $17,715$17,715-- 7.4%
Occupancy $8,989-$8,989- 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $7,467$7,467-- 3.1%
Travel $3,605-$3,605- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,154-$3,154- 1.3%
Insurance $2,664-$2,664- 1.1%
Information technology $2,040$2,040-- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,220-$1,220- 0.5%
Fees: other services $1,195-$655$540 0.5%
Fees: legal $675-$675- 0.3%
Grants to US organizations and governments $27$27-- 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $50,449$14,981reported apart
Total$239,077100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $75,759 spent · pay $35,923 · grants $0 · events $3,925
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $35,923 47.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,252 36.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,716 12.8%
Fees to independent contractors $1,978 2.6%
Printing, publications, postage $890 1.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$3,925reported apart
Total$75,759100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $25,682 spent · pay $961 · grants $0 · events $1,767
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,717 49.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,582 33.4%
Fees to independent contractors $2,407 9.4%
Printing, publications, postage $1,015 4.0%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $961 3.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,767reported apart
Total$25,682100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $27,590 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $27,590 100.0%
Total$27,590100%

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