2025-11-04T08:42:30-06:00 2024-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 420 SOUTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 900 ORLANDO FL 32801 990 2024-01-01 922628707 BANANAS FOSTER INC BANA 9127122482 2934 BEE ROAD SAVANNAH GA 31404 SARAH TRUMLER TREASURER 9127122482 2025-11-03 1 1 TINA HENTON P00630282 4078021200 2025-11-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X JOLIE CHABALA 2934 BEE ROAD SAVANNAH GA 31404 273242 0 X BANANASFOSTER.ORG X 2023 GA CELEBRATING THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY WHILE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED. 2 2 4 1 0 0 112442 273242 0 0 0 0 0 0 112442 273242 0 52981 0 0 0 108045 0 0 47073 23134 18588 23134 179614 89308 93628 89308 187740 0 4804 89308 182936 X OUR MISSION IS CELEBRATING THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY WHILE EDUCATING AND INSPIRING OTHERS TO GET INVOLVED. 0 0 78081 39211 0 GO BANANAS FOR GAMEDAY - BANANAS FOSTER CELEBRATES ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY AT EVERY BANANA BALL GAME. WE GIVE THESE FAMILIES THE VIB TREATMENT BY INVITING THEM TO THE GAME, MEET AND GREET WITH THE PLAYERS AND CAST, AND IN RETURN WE SHARE THEIR STORY WITH A SOLD OUT CROWD. WE HOPE TO INSPIRE THIS CROWD TO TAKE ACTION AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES TICKETS, MERCHANDISE, AND GIFTS TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE BEING CELEBRATED. WE PERSONALIZE THE EXPERIENCE FOR THEM AND DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE A VIB - VERY IMPORTANT BANANA. IN 2024, WE CELEBRATED 93 FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. DURING THE SEASON, WE SHARED THEIR STORIES IN FRONT OF 1 MILLION FANS LIVE AND OVER 30 MILLION FANS ONLINE. WE TOOK THESE CELEBRATIONS COAST-TO-COAST BY CELEBRATING FAMILIES IN 29 STATES AND IN 6 MLB STADIUMS. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM WILL BE TO INSPIRE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. BY CELEBRATING THOSE ON THE FIELD, WE CAN INSPIRE MORE PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE WITH ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR AREA. IN 2024, WE INSPIRED 140 PEOPLE TO REACH OUT TO BANANAS FOSTER DIRECTLY AND EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN BECOMING A FOSTER FAMILY. HOWEVER, WE KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE THAT DID NOT REACH OUT TO BANANAS FOSTER DIRECTLY AND BECAME LICENSED THROUGH THEIR COUNTY DUE TO THE CELEBRATION THEY SAW FROM THE ORGANIZATION. IN THE FUTURE, WE WILL CELEBRATE BFFS (BANANAS FOSTER FAMILIES) AT EVERY BANANA BALL GAME. 27420 13770 0 POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS - BECAUSE WE ONLY CELEBRATE ONE FAMILY/INDIVIDUAL PER GAME, WE KNOW THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES WE CAN'T SHARE THEIR STORIES. IT'S COMMONLY REFERRED THAT 50% OF FOSTER PARENTS WILL QUIT AFTER THEIR FIRST YEAR DUE TO A LACK OF SUPPORT. WITH THE POTASSIUM CARE BASKET PROGRAM, WE WANT TO SUPPORT EVERYONE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. IF WE KNOW THERE IS A FAMILY IN NEED, WE WANT TO HELP SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR JOURNEY, SO WE SEND THEM A CARE BASKET. IN 2024, WE SENT 75 POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS TO SUPPORT THOSE IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. THESE BASKETS WERE PERSONALIZED TO THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY. FOR EXAMPLE, A FAMILY THAT JUST WELCOMED A TEENAGER INTO THEIR HOME AND NEEDS SOME SUPPORT - THEY WOULD GET A BASKET THAT HAS ESSENTIAL ITEMS FOR THE TEEN BUT ALSO CRAFTS, GAMES, AND ACTIVITIES THAT ARE AGE APPROPRIATE AND HELP MAKE THE TRANSITION OF A NEW HOME MORE BEARABLE. THE POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS ALSO GO TO NEWLY LICENSED FOSTER FAMILIES, TO PROVIDE SUPPORT RIGHT FROM THE START OF THEIR JOURNEY. BANANAS FOSTER WORKS DIRECTLY WITH LICENSING AGENCIES TO SEND BASKETS TO FAMILIES WHEN THEY GET LICENSED AS A WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THIS PROGRAM IS TO BE THE FIRST CALL/EMAIL/LETTER WHEN FAMILIES NEED SOMETHING IN THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. MANY FAMILIES WILL SAY NO TO A CHILD BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SUPPORT OR NEED FOR SPECIFIC ITEMS, WE WANT THIS PROGRAM TO ELIMINATE ANY NO, AND GIVE FAMILIES THE CONFIDENCE TO SAY YES TO A CHILD IN NEED BECAUSE BANANAS FOSTER WILL BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM. WE HOPE THAT IN THE FUTURE EVERY FOSTER/BIO/KINSHIP FAMILY THAT COMES INTO CONTACT WITH BANANAS FOSTER WILL BE GIVEN A POTASSIUM CARE BASKET TO FEEL SUPPORTED. 1995 0 0 COMMUNITY EVENTS - BANANAS FOSTER WANTS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY IN SAVANNAH BY DEVELOPING EVENTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION. IN 2024, THE CHATHAM COUNTY FAMILY & JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM HOSTED A FIELD DAY FOR CHILDREN INVOLVED IN FOSTER CARE & JUVENILE COURT. BANANAS FOSTER SPONSORED THE LUNCH FOR THE EVENT AND HOSTED THE EVENT AT DAFFIN PARK, SAVANNAH GEORGIA. TOGETHER, THE ORGANIZATIONS BROUGHT YOUTH FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY TO ENJOY THE SUMMER SUN, PLAY GAMES, AND INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO HOST ADDITIONAL EVENTS THAT SUPPORT THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA. 107496 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X SARAH TRUMLER 9127122482 2934 BEE ROAD SAVANNAH GA 31404 JOLIE CHABALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 60000 0 0 EMILY COLE CHAIR 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SARAH TRUMLER TREASURER 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 60000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 273242 38044 273242 273242 0 0 0 52981 52981 60000 15000 18000 27000 40057 34697 1354 4006 332 332 7656 3816 1454 2386 170 170 2526 2526 4573 537 4036 9828 3190 6638 489 8 481 COMMUNITY EVENTS 1002 1002 179614 107496 25045 47073 X 89308 186217 1523 89308 187740 4804 0 4804 X 89308 182936 89308 182936 89308 187740 93628 0 X 0 0 0 X 112442 273242 385684 112442 273242 385684 37304 348380 385684 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 GO BANANAS FOR GAMEDAY 792 0 39211 FMV GAME TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE POTASSIUM CARE BASKETS 70 0 13770 FMV FOOD, CLOTHING, GIFTCARDS, AND OTHER GOODS PART I, LINE 2: FOR THE 2024 SEASON, WE WORKED DIRECTLY WITH FOSTER CARE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE STATE AND/OR LOCAL CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCIES IN THE CITIES WE WERE CELEBRATING BFFS, BANANAS FOSTER FAMILIES. WE ASKED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES THAT THEY BELIEVE DESERVED THE HONOR TO BE CELEBRATED FOR THEIR WORK IN THE FOSTER CARE COMMUNITY. WE COLLECTED NOMINATIONS FROM ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND CELEBRATED FAMILIES IN 29 DIFFERENT CITIES. IF FAMILIES REACHED OUT AND WERE NOT NOMINATED BY AN ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY, THEN WE WOULD ASK FOR THEIR LICENSING AGENCY AND CASE MANAGER'S INFORMATION SO WE CAN CHECK WITH THEM TO ENSURE THEIR DETAILS ARE ACCURATE. X TICKETS 892 33195 FMV X BANANA BALL MERCHANDISE 139 4849 FMV 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE AMOUNTS IN COLUMN (B) REFER TO THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A FULL COPY OF THE AMENDED RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. AMENDED RETURN - FORM 990, PART III, VI, VIII, AND IX THE ORGANIZATION HAS AMENDED ITS FORM 990 TO CORRECT PRIOR REPORTING INACCURACIES AND TO ENSURE FULL COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE IRS REGULATIONS. ON PART VIII, LINES 1H AND 2G, PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUES ORIGINALLY REPORTED ON LINE 2G WERE RECLASSIFIED AS CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS UNDER LINE 1H. THIS RECLASSIFICATION INCREASED THE TOTAL REPORTED CONTRIBUTIONS AND IMPACTED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE CALCULATION ON SCHEDULE A, PART II. ADJUSTMENTS WERE ALSO MADE TO PART IX, LINE 25, WHERE TOTAL EXPENSES WERE REDUCED DUE TO THE REMOVAL OF IN-KIND SERVICE EXPENSES. THIS CORRECTION IS REFLECTED IN PART III, LINE 4A, SPECIFICALLY UNDER THE "GO BANANAS FOR GAMEDAY" PROGRAM, AND IS FURTHER DETAILED IN SCHEDULE I, PART III, COLUMNS (B)(F). ADDITIONALLY, PART VII, SECTION A, WAS REVISED TO CORRECTLY STATE THE POSITIONS OF EACH LISTED PERSON AND REMOVE THE PERSON THAT DID NOT MEET ANY REPORTING THRESHOLDS PER THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS. THESE AMENDMENTS DO NOT AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT STATUS OR MISSION. THEY WERE MADE FOLLOWING A THOROUGH REVIEW OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION AND REFLECT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND ACCURATE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. THE REVISED RETURN PROVIDES A MORE PRECISE REPRESENTATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC SUPPORT.