Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food is a private foundation focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Atwood, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $13K.
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food at a glance
In short: Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,242
- +26.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,242
- +26.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $13,242
- Total assets
- $48,337
- +56.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Atwood-Hammond Grade School ($13K).
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 4 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food gives
- Giving grew 137% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $13K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Atwood-Hammond Grade School Atwood, IL | Feed Children on Weekends | $13,242 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,337 | $31,312 | $13,873 | $13,242 | 1 | $13,242 | $1,207 |
| 2024 | $30,898 | $17,173 | $11,450 | $10,478 | 1 | $10,478 | $1,381 |
| 2023 | $25,175 | $22,906 | $10,646 | $9,387 | 1 | $9,387 | $938 |
| 2022 | $12,915 | $19,169 | $6,254 | $5,588 | 1 | $5,588 | $133 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food is led by Beth Hines, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Beth Hines
President
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Doris Elmore
Secretary
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Mary Ellen Harris
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food
How much does Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food give each year?
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food gave $13K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.
How large is Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food?
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food?
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food is a private foundation focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Atwood, IL. It holds $48K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food operate?
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food's EIN?
Atwood-Hammond Backpack Food's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3677393. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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