2025-04-18T01:50:18-00:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 202880950 Back to Basics Inc % Kelle D Enriquez BACK 5613194277 2365 Vista Parkway UNIT 19 West Palm Beach FL 33411 Kelle D Enriquez Director 5613194277 2025-04-01 false true 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Back to Basics Kelle D Enriquez 2365 Vista Parkway UNIT 19 West Palm Beach FL 33411 605409 false X www.backtobasicsinc.org X Non-Profit 2006 FL The mission of Back to Basics is to enable children to attend school with dignity and be ready to learn by providing NEW uniforms, sneakers, socks and underwear to children in need. 7 7 0 375 3503 566793 601906 0 3503 0 566793 605409 0 0 0 0 0 622707 677057 622707 677057 -55914 -71648 456304 384656 0 456304 384656 Back to Basics has been enriching the lives of underprivileged elementary school aged children in Palm Beach County for over 40 years. Our mission is to enable children to attend school with dignity and be ready to learn, by providing new uniforms, sneakers, socks and underwear to children in need. false false 207207 The Back to Basics Uniform Program, established in 2001, provides over 20,000 New School Uniforms annually to Palm Beach County Elementary and Middle School Children at the start of each school year. In 2024 we provided 23,000 new uniform bottoms and 30,000 new uniform tops. Working directly with 60 of the neediest schools, the Uniform Program makes a life changing impact on the lives of underprivileged children in Palm Beach County. This Program is a critical part of empowering students through their appearance. It ensures that children from low-income families are not excluded or stigmatized because of their clothing. Through these ongoing efforts, we strive to create a level playing field in education and provide opportunities for a brighter future. Our goal is to double the number of uniforms over the next 3-5 years. 469435 The Back to Basics Angel Program, established in 1984, provides students with NEW sneakers, socks, underwear and a toy, for the holidays. Back to Basics provided the four promised Angel gifts to 10,596 children in Palm Beach County in 2024. For many of these children, this may be the only gift that they received for the holidays. The Angel Program is supported in part by the community. Back to Basics depends on the generosity of churches, civic organizations, businesses, and individuals in our community to adopt children each year to provide these gifts. This year 6,030 children were adopted by the community, who shopped for, wrapped and returned the gifts to our warehouse. Back to Basics provided the gifts in-house for the remaining 4,566 children. Our goal is to significantly increase the number of children adopted by the community. 676642 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true X 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false FL X X Kelle D Enriquez 5613194277 2365 Vista Parkway Ste 19 West Palm Beach FL 33411 X Beverly Perham President, Founder 001.00 X X 0 0 0 Kelle D Enriquez Director, Treasurer 015.00 X X 0 0 0 Cathy Barulic Director 010.00 X X 0 0 0 Mike O'Dell Director 010.00 X X 0 0 0 Maggie Zeller Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Konar Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Kim Rolston Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 false false false X 601906 311350 601906 3503 3503 605409 3503 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1545 1545 0 0 59934 59934 0 0 0 0 0 0 3314 3314 Angel Program - Sneakers, Socks, Underwear, Toys 426024 426024 Uniform Program - Uniforms 185825 185825 Non-Profit Fees 415 415 0 677057 676642 415 0 456304 384656 456304 384656 0 0 X 456304 384656 456304 384656 456304 384656 -71648 X false X false X false X 663201 536440 580833 496793 605409 2882676 663201 536440 580833 496793 605409 2882676 2882676 0 0 0 0 663201 536440 580833 496793 605409 2882676 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X Bombas Socks 10000 40000 4 x 10,000 pairs X Sneakers, Socks, Underwear, Toy 6030 271350 45 x 6,030 gift bags false false false Part I Line 25 Bombas Socks - 10,000 pairs of Bombas Socks are donated annually by Bombas. They hav an estimated FMV of 4 x 10,000 40,000. These socks are used for the in-house portion of our Angel Program where we provide the sneakers, socks, underwear and toy for 4,566 children, of the 10,596 we served, who were not adopted by the community. Each child receives 5 pairs of socks, so this donation served 2,000 children. Part I Line 26 Gift Bags of NEW Sneakers, Socks, Underwear and Toys - 6,030 Gift Bags of NEW Sneakers, Socks, Underwear and Toys were donated by churches, Businesses, Organizations, Clubs, Private Schools and Individuals in our community. They have an estimated FMV of 45 x 6,030 271,350. These Gift Bags are provided by the community for our Angel Program where the individuals in the community purchase and wrap the promised gifts for each fo the children. 6,030 children were served through the community initiative of the Angel Program. Form 990, Part I, Section Summary, Line 6 Total Number of Volunteers - 375. Back to Basics is an all-volunteer organization with a core leadership team of 8 volunteers and a core year-round team of 18 volunteers who help procure, organize and prepare the items needed for the Angel Program in the Fall. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8a Document Meetings/Actions by Governing Body - It is a very small organization and directors are involved in the day to day running the charity. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b Document Meetings/Actions by Special Committees - There are no special committees needed because of the size of the organization. Form 990, Part VIII, Section B, Line 11b Organization process to review 990 - the 990 is reviewed with several of the board members before filing to confirm accuracy of the form. Form 990, Part IV, Line 1f Contributions, Gifts, Grants - Our revenue comes primarily through local grants and in-kind product donations. Many of our grant donors have been supporting Back to Basics for several years. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1g Noncash Contributions - Primarily, our in-kind product donations come directly from the community where businesses, churches, organizations, and individuals adopt a child and purchase and wrap the promised sneakers, socks, underwear and toy. We estimate these gift bag values average around 45. This year 6,030 children were adopted by the community which equates to an in-kind total of 271,350. We are always looking for more organizations to adopt more children so we can help more. We also receive 10,000 pairs of socks from Bombas. Form 990, Part V, Line 24a Functional Expenses - Angel Program - The Angel Program provided 10,596 new sneakers, socks, underwear and a toy for children in need in 2024. 6,030 of those gifts were provided by individuals in the community. The remaining 4,566 gifts were provided in house by Back to Basics and were funded through donor grants and in kind donations. These gifts represent the bulk of the Program expenses. When we cannot get the products via direct in kind donations, we work with wholesalers to find the deepest discounts and value purchases to acquire the rest. We build our inventory of sneakers, socks, underwear and toys to accommodate 6,000 gift packages, to ensure we can meet our in house commitment, as well as fill in the blanks for any of the community gift that may be missing items. If a childs name goes out to the community, and the gifts are not returned, we take care of it. If gift packages come back missing one of the 4 promised items, we take of it. We are committed to ensure that ALL of the children that we serve through our program receive all of the gifts promised - new sneakers, socks, underwear and a toy. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24b Functional Expenses - Uniform Program - This year the Uniform Program provided 23,00 new uniform bottoms and 30,000 new uniform tops to children in need in Palm Beach County. We have a strong partnership with a premier uniform manufacturer who has been working with Back to Basics since 2005. We have been acquiring their excess, discontinued and irregular uniforms at deeply discounted prices. Over time, their excess inventory has gone down and our needs have gone up, so in 2018, they began manufacturing uniform bottoms specifically for Back to Basics, still at the discounted prices.