Backpack Meals for KidsClosed
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This organization closed in 2025. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.
AI Summary
Backpack Meals for Kids is a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating child hunger by providing free, easy-to-make meals to children each Friday, ensuring they have food over the weekend. With an operating budget of $644.1K and total revenue of $569.1K for the filing year 2025, the organization focuses on food banks, food aid, and basic emergency aid. It does not rely on a single funder for 50% or more of its revenue, and additional support includes free backpacks for children in need. For more information, visit www.backpackmeals.org.
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Mission Statement
When children are hungry, everything becomes more difficult, including learning. Back Meals for Kids provides free, easy-to-make meals each Friday, so kids have food to eat over the seekend. Backpacks are also provided free to children who need them when they join the program.
Cause Areas
3
Food aid
Basic and emergency aid
Food banks
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Charity Verification Snapshot
IRS EO Business Master File Status
Not in Business Master File
IRS Pub 78 Status
Not in Pub 78 list
IRS Revocation Status
Not in Automatic Revocation of Exemption List
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Backpack Meals for Kids’s budget?
In 2025, Backpack Meals for Kids reported an annual operating budget of around $644 thousand. More detailed financial information is available to registered users.
What causes does Backpack Meals for Kids support?
Backpack Meals for Kids supports work in Food aid, Basic and emergency aid, and Food banks.
Where does Backpack Meals for Kids operate?
Backpack Meals for Kids is headquartered in Renton, WA.
Who funded Backpack Meals for Kids recently?
In 2025, Backpack Meals for Kids received grants from AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC, AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC, and FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND. More information on this organization’s funders is available to registered users.
What is the largest grant Backpack Meals for Kids received in 2024?
The largest grant to Backpack Meals for Kids in 2024 exceeds $9,996.
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