Backpack Society
To remove food insecurity as an obstacle for children so they can grow, learn, and thrive.
About Backpack Society
Backpack Society is a community‑funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 84-3290134) based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, that partners with local school districts to provide weekend and break food to students who face food insecurity. The organization was founded in 2019 and operates a food pantry and packing/delivery operations staffed primarily by volunteers.
Programs focus on providing consistent, easy-to-prepare meals to students and weekly groceries to families through partner schools in Douglas County, Littleton Public Schools and Englewood School District. Fundraising, local grants and in-kind food donations support program operations and pantry expansion.
Notable achievements
Rapid Program Growth
Started in 2019 working with a single school and expanded to dozens of partner schools across Douglas County, Littleton and Englewood school districts by 2024–2025, broadening reach across the local community.
Sustained Weekly Distributions
Consistently provides hundreds of weekend bags on a typical week (approximately 300 bags in recent reporting) to ensure students have food on weekends and return to school ready to learn.
Grant and Operational Funding Wins (2024–2025)
Secured multiple local grants and operational support in 2024 and early 2025 that supported pantry operations, vendor relationships and program scale-up, enabling expanded purchases and distribution capacity.
At a glance
- Total assets
- $409K
- Annual revenue
- $516K
- Tax status
- 501(c)(3)Public charity
- EIN
- 84-3290134
- Location
- Hghlnds Ranch, CO
- Website
- www.backpacksociety.org
- On Mahalo since
- November 2025
Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.
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