Duffle Bag Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
871037849
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2023
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Goode, VA, USA
Phone
4348183937
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$46,699
Expenses
$25,395
Assets
$26,577

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Karinna Hall (President)
  • Sam Hall (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Karinna Hall (President)
  • Sam Hall (Vice President)
  • Dayna Morgan (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We have a two fold mission. With the overwhelming majority of foster children traveling with their belongings in trash bags, part of our mission is to give what little dignity we can and trade their trash bag with a durable duffle bag. The second, and arguably the most important part of our mission is to give them a message of hope. These children are going through a hopeless and lonely period in their lives, we must not let them believe they are alone, forgotten, or that there is no hope. We provide this message of hope by embroidering Joshua 1:9 to each and every bag. Along with every duffle bag we freely offer a colorfully tabbed Bible to every recipient.

What it reported doing in 2023

The Duffle Bag Project (DBP) has provided embroidered bags and tabbed Bibles to children throughout the United States and Pakistan. God put it on our hearts to create this ministry in order to reach children who are entering the foster system These children are in need of love, hope, and purpose. We create these bags and give these bibles because we believe in doing so we are providing a guide to the One who offers all these things. Each bag has its opening flap embroidered with Joshua 1:9 and includes a tabbed, kid friendly bible.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 63
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 48.4%; rating input score 48
  • Program expense ratio: 88.9%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 45.6%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.05; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 32.5% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 73.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 123.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 48.4% of revenue deployed · 88.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $23K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2022 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 48/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.