2026-08-24T17:58:35-05:00 2025-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 80 CITY SQUARE BOSTON MA 02129 990 2025-01-01 201232903 THE LUNCHBOX FUND LUNC 9176541897 PO BOX 10 NEW YORK NY 10276 TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN PRESIDENT & CEO 9176541897 2026-08-18 1 LYNNE JOHNSON P00757336 6179129000 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN PO BOX 10 NEW YORK NY 10276 1385680 0 X WWW.THELUNCHBOXFUND.ORG X 2004 CA THE LUNCHBOX FUND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON FUNDING IN-SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO VULNERABLE, FOOD-INSECURE, AND AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN IN SOUTH AFRICA AND MOZAMBIQUE. OUR MEALS OFFER A BEHAVIORAL INCENTIVE FOR CHILDREN TO ATTEND SCHOOL, AND ENABLE THEM TO CONCENTRATE AND LEARN WHILE THERE. WE WORK IN TOWNSHIP AND RURAL AREAS ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, THE GAZA PROVINCE OF MOZAMBIQUE, KASUNGU DISTRICT OF MALAWI, AND NTICHISI DISTRICT IN LESOTHO - HELPING CHILDREN GET THE EDUCATION THEY DESPERATELY NEED TO BUILD A LIFE FREE OF POVERTY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. 4 4 1 5 0 0 1196692 1361255 0 0 52973 24425 0 0 1249665 1385680 731760 961622 0 0 76953 60312 0 0 37253 90987 106498 899700 1128432 349965 257248 2027388 2652255 567 364673 2026821 2287582 X TO FACILITATE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION THROUGH OFFERING TARGETED IN-SCHOOL NUTRITION AS AN UNDERPINNING TO LEARNING INTERVENTIONS. IN THIS WAY WE REMOVE HUNGER AS A BARRIER TO EDUCATION. 0 1 979622 961622 SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM: THE LUNCHBOX FUND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON FUNDING NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO VULNERABLE, FOOD-INSECURE AND AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN IN URBAN, PERI-URBAN, AND RURAL SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, IN GAZA PROVINCE IN MOZAMBIQUE, MALAWI - NTICHISI DISTRICT AND BEREA IN LESOTHO. MEALS ARE PREPARED FRESH EACH DAY ON-SITE BY THE FOOD PREPARERS AND SERVED HOT. THE CHILDREN RECEIVE THEIR MEALS IN THEIR BREAK TIME AND EAT TOGETHER IN GROUPS. THE LUNCHBOX FUND PROVIDES NUTRITION PROGRAMS TO EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS IN AFTER-SCHOOL FOCUSED HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE AND LEARNER SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. IN 2025, THE LUNCHBOX FUND PROVIDED OVER 20.6 MILLION MEALS TO 104,223 CHILDREN IN 1,869 SCHOOLS ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA, 1,463,690 MEALS TO 7,930 FOOD-INSECURE AND AT-RISK PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THE RURAL GAZA PROVINCE OF MOZAMBIQUE, 14,000 MEALS TO 500 CHILDREN IN NTICHISI DISTRICT OF MALAWI AND 26,390 MILLION MEALS TO 250 CHILDREN IN LESOTHO. 979622 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 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 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 CA NY X X X REGINA PREVITI 6094128115 PO BOX 10 NEW YORK NY 10276 EMMANUEL ROMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CANICE PRENDERGAST DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTAR THIAM TREASURER/DIRECTOR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1361255 1361255 24425 24425 1385680 0 0 24425 961622 961622 55650 27825 27825 384 192 192 4278 2139 2139 71904 71904 20840 18000 1420 1420 3861 2872 989 6690 3345 3345 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE 2686 1343 1343 FILING FEES 517 517 1128432 979622 111557 37253 1842841 2293274 181338 353524 3209 5457 12150 12150 0 0 2027388 2652255 567 2354 362319 567 364673 X 1416318 1645446 610503 642136 2026821 2287582 2027388 2652255 X 257248 3513 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1180625 833313 900528 1196692 1361255 5472413 1180625 833313 900528 1196692 1361255 5472413 3447811 2024602 23264 2146 18796 52973 24425 121604 5594017 0.36190 0.35530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12150 12150 0 0 X 1389193 3513 3513 1385680 0 1385680 1128432 0 1128432 0 1128432 PART X, LINE 2: THE FUND HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE TO BE A SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC). THE FUND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION AND NOT AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE IRC AND QUALIFIES FOR THE MAXIMUM CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION BY DONORS. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE FUND'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FUND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE FUND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2022, WHICH IS THE STANDARD STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS LOOK-BACK PERIOD. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE GAIN 3,513. 1 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO LUNCHBOX FUND SOUTH AFRICA TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO AT-RISK SCHOOL CHILDREN 961622 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 1 PROGRAM SERVICES 18000 0 1 0 0 0 1 979622 0 979622 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA PROVIDE FOOD TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AS PART OF SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM 961622 WIRED 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THROUGH REGULAR REPORTS AND SITE VISITS, THE LUNCHBOX FUND-UNITED STATES (LBF-US) ASSESSES THE LUNCHBOX FUND-SOUTH AFRICA'S (LBF-SA) USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO ACHIEVE ITS PROGRAM PURPOSES. THE FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LBF-US, MS. TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN, SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF LBF-SA AND VISITS PROGRAM SITES IN SOUTH AFRICA THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR, AS WELL AS MAINTAINS CLOSE CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH LBF-SA STAFF AND LEADERSHIP. DURING HER VISITS, SHE PERSONALLY MONITORS AND EVALUATES THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR CHILDREN AT PARTICIPATING SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL SITES, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, EARLY LEARNING PLAYGROUPS AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. LBF-SA ALSO CLOSELY MONITORS THE SUCCESS AND INTEGRITY OF ITS FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM AND REPORTS TO LBF-US ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. LBF-SA HAS A MYRIAD OF STRUCTURES AND SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT FOOD IS BEING PROPERLY TRANSPORTED TO PARTICIPATING SITES, STORED, PREPARED, AND SERVED TO SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN. EACH EDUCATIONAL SITE THAT AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN LBF-SA'S FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ENTERS INTO A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU), WHEREBY THE SCHOOL COMMITS TO FOLLOWING LBF-SA'S RULES AND PARTICIPATING IN MONITORING VISITS. LBF-SA CONDUCTS UNANNOUNCED MONITORING VISITS OF EACH PARTICIPATING SITE TWICE A YEAR. DURING THE MONITORING VISITS, AN IN-DEPTH MONITORING FORM IS COMPLETED, PHOTOGRAPHS ARE TAKEN, AND THE AMOUNT OF FOOD IN STORAGE IS NOTED. ANY SITE THAT IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROGRAM RULES IS GIVEN PROPER NOTICE, WITH ONE MONTH TO BECOME FULLY COMPLIANT. A FOLLOW-UP MONITORING VISIT IS CONDUCTED TO ASSESS WHETHER THE SITE HAS MADE NEEDED CHANGES TO BECOME COMPLIANT WITH PROGRAM RULES. IF PROGRAM RULES HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY MET, THEN THE SITE IS IMMEDIATELY EXCLUDED FROM THE NUTRITION PROGRAM AND FOOD DELIVERY TO THE SITE IS STOPPED. NEW MOUS ARE ENTERED INTO EVERY YEAR WITH COMPLIANT SITES. PART I, LINE 3: THE LUNCHBOX FUND-UNITED STATES' (LBF-US) FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MS. TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN, MAKES TRIPS TO SOUTH AFRICA THREE TO FOUR TIMES A YEAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF MONITORING THE APPROPRIATE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF LBF-US' GRANT FUNDS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROPER EVALUATION PROTOCOLS. MS. PAGE-GREEN ALSO IS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE LUNCHBOX FUND-SOUTH AFRICA (LBF-SA). TO INFORM LBF-SA'S STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS, AND TO FOCUS GRANT-MAKING FOR LBF-US, MS. PAGE-GREEN MEETS WITH EDUCATORS, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT EDUCATIONAL SITES THROUGHOUT SOUTH AFRICA TO ASSESS IMPACT AND CONTINUED NEED. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 IN 2025, LUNCHBOX FUND EXPANDED THE SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM FROM SOUTH AFRICA AND MOZAMBIQUE INTO MALAWI AND LESOTHO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MR. EMMANUEL ROMAN, TRUSTEE, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH TOPAZ PAGE-GREEN, CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS BASED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. THE FORM 990 RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO. ONCE ALL COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS, A FINAL DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR. UNDER THE POLICY, COVERED PERSONS INCLUDE MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. EACH COVERED PERSON IS UNDER AN OBLIGATION TO INFORM THE ORGANIZATION OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR BIAS FOR OR AGAINST A PARTICULAR GRANT, ACTION OR POLICY, PRIOR TO OR AT THE TIME SUCH GRANT, ACTION OR POLICY IS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE MEMBERS OR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ANY SUCH POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON THE PART OF ANY COVERED PERSON AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS RELATING THERETO SHALL BE DISCLOSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE BOARD, AND MADE A MATTER OF RECORD AS SOON AS THE ISSUE IN QUESTION IS RAISED AND A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS KNOWN. FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS AND, IF SO, THE MEMBERS OR THE BOARD, AS THE CASE MAY BE, SHALL VOTE TO AUTHORIZE OR REJECT THE TRANSACTION OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT AND PROTECT THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS. VOTES SHALL BE BY MAJORITY VOTE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE OF ANY INTERESTED MEMBER. A COVERED PERSON SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY BOARD DISCUSSION, IN WHICH THE SUBJECT IS A TRANSACTION OR SITUATION IN WHICH THERE MAY BE AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. HOWEVER, SUCH PERSON MAY BE PRESENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING SUCH A DISCUSSION, UNLESS OBJECTED TO BY ANY PRESENT MEMBER OR DIRECTOR. WHEN THE BOARD IS TO DECIDE UPON AN ISSUE ABOUT WHICH A COVERED PERSON MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, ANY MEMBER OR DIRECTOR MAY ASK THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL TO LEAVE THE MEETING DURING THE VOTE AND IN ANY EVENT SUCH AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL SHALL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER. DISCLOSURE, ABSTENTION AND THE VOTE AND DISPOSITION OF THE MATTER SHALL BE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING(S) AT WHICH THE ISSUE IS DISCUSSED AND DECIDED. TO DATE, NO CONFLICT HAS ARISEN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104 (D). IN ADDITION, THE FORM 990 WITHOUT SCHEDULE B CAN BE ACCESSED VIA CANDID (FORMERLY GUIDESTAR). FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE GAIN 3,513.