Golden Butterfly Bakers Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Love on the least, the lost and the marginalized via the gift of quality baked goods to remind them that they have not been forgotten. Provide high qualitybaked goods to homeless organizations, transition and half-way housing facilities, and prisons.
- Income
- $130,786
- Spending
- $106,159
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 7.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 19% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (food and agriculture, under $250k).
Independent board
0 of 250 of 0 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- Houson Charities Program Golden Butterfly Bakers mission is to love on the least, the lost and the marginalized via the gift of quality baked goods to remind them that they are not forgotten. Golden Butterfly Bakers stands alone as the only non-profit organization in the Greater Houston area solely dedicated to providing baked goods to homeless and recovery organizations, and human trafficking and youth rescue facilities to foster hope and emotional healing. In 2025, we donated over 320,000 baked goods to our 14 Houston area recipients helping to bring a little taste of goodness to thousands of less fortunate Houstonians. Seeing a homeless child smile when they bite into one of our cookies
- The Kairos prison ministry is a Christian faith-based ministry which addresses the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women, youth, and their families. By sharing the love and forgiveness of Jesus Chris Kairos hopes to change hearts, transform lives and impact the world. Golden Butterfly Bakers is blessed to provide table and forgiveness cookies for eight Kairos weekends in Texas. The weekends occur in the Spring and Fall. Each Kairos weekend receives between 180 & 300 dozen assorted cooki. The table cookies are available to the men in white and stewards used throughout the weekend to enjoy whenever there in the meeting room. The forgiveness cookies are bagged with a dozen cookies per bag.
- Baked Goods Sales This program includes the revenue generated via the sale of baked good to St. John the Divine, Episcopal Church (Houston, Tx), and other entities and inviduals. Cookies are provided to St. John the Divine each Sunday. Other baked goods sales are provided on an as requested basis. The Proceeds from the baked goods sales are transferred to the Houston Charities program as fundraising revenue.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2021.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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