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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ATHLETES WHO CARE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,852,756
Total expenses
$2,245,451
Contributions and grants received
$1,852,756
Grants paid
$30,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,486,020
Total liabilities, end of year
$898,350
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$587,670
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,210,161
Management and general expenses
$35,290
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,210,161

Program services were 98.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,852,756

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $18,550 · program services $18,550

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,320 · management and general $2,320

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,000 · management and general $21,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,161,611 · program services $2,161,611

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,946 · management and general $1,946

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES

    total $10,000 · management and general $10,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: BUSINESS EXPENSES

    total $24 · management and general $24

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $980,365 · end of year $1,486,020

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $898,350

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $980,365 · end of year $587,670

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO UTILIZE THE PRESTIGE OF THE ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING ATTENTION AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED UNDER 501(C)(3) WHICH COULD BENEFIT FROM THE PUBLICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ATHLETES. THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES CAN NOT ONLY GARNER POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERISM AND MONETARY SUPPORT FROM ADULTS, BUT ALSO BENEFIT LOCAL CHILDREN. THE ATHLETES ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS HEROES AND ROLE MODELS BY CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS OF SYRACUSE. BY AVAILING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND 501(C)(3) RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES, THESE STUDENTS CAN BE MOTIVATED IN A MANNER THAT CAN HAVE A LASTING POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE PRESTIGE OF THE ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING ATTENTION AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED UNDER 501(C)(3) WHICH COULD BENEFIT FROM THE PUBLICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ATHLETES. THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES CAN NOT ONLY GARNER POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERISM AND MONETARY SUPPORT FROM ADULTS, BUT ALSO BENEFIT LOCAL CHILDREN. THE ATHLETES ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS HEROES AND ROLE MODELS BY CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS OF SYRACUSE. BY AVAILING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND 501(C)(3) RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES, THESE STUDENTS CAN BE MOTIVATED IN A MANNER THAT CAN HAVE A LASTING POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LIVES.

  • ATHLETES WERE COMPENSATED FOR HOURS SPENT AT THE RESCUE MISSION DURING THE YEAR. BY ATHLETES ENGAGING WITH THE RESCUE MISSION, THEY PROVIDED VALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS' DIRECT PROGRAMS AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. WHILE AT THE RESCUE MISSION FACILITIES, ATHLETE'S PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF THE SYRACUSE AREA. THEIR FOCUS WAS ON PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND MEALS TO THOSE IN NEED. MANY OTHER KEY SERVICES WERE PROVIDED WHILE ATHLETE'S WERE THERE INCLUDING HELPING AT THRIFTY SHOPPER STORES, AT SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SERVING OR DELIVERING FOOD.

    Expenses $122,000

  • ATHLETES WERE COMPENSATED FOR HOURS SPENT AT THE SAMARITAN CENTER. WHILE SPENDING TIME AT SAMARITAN CENTER, ATHLETE'S WERE LENDING THEIR NAME AND REPUTATION TO A CAUSE, HELPING RAISE AWARENESS AND GENERATE INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. ADDITIONALLY, THEY USED THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION AND ENCOURAGE THEIR FOLLOWERS TO GET INVOLVED. WHILE AT THE SAMARITAN CENTER IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE, ATHLETES SERVED ABOUT 150 MEALS TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TWICE DAILY. IN ADDITION TO PREPARING, SERVING FOOD, AND CLEANING UP, ATHLETES WERE SPENDING TIME WITH AND GIVING HOPE TO THOSE IN NEED.

    Expenses $6,175

  • ATHLETES WERE COMPENSATED FOR HOURS SPENT AT THE SYRACUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. WHILE AT THE SYRACUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, ATHLETES ASSISTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR AREA YOUTH BY INSTILLING A SENSE OF COMPETENCE, USEFULNESS, BELONGING AND INFLUENCE THROUGH PROGRESSIVE PROGRAMMING. ATHLETES ASSISTED IN OFFERING YOUTH MANY VARYING LIFE ALTERING PROGRAMS AIMED AT HELPING THE YOUTH FOCUS ON PREPARING FOR REAL-LIFE CHALLENGES. WHILE THERE THE STUDENT ATHLETES HELP WITH THE YOUTH BY SPENDING TIME PLAYING, STUDYING, AND PREPARING AND WORKING AT THE ANNUAL 'HOOPS FOR HOPE' FUNDRAISING DINNER. THE INVOLVEMENT OF ATHLETES AND SUCH INFLUENTIAL COMMUNITY FIGURES GREATLY ENHANCED THE IMPACT AND REACH OF THE SYRACUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND THEIR PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $34,937 · Grants $30,000

  • Expenses $2,047,049

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Cliff Ensley

    CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Howie Phanstiel

    VICE-CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sue McFee-Ensley

    SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202541289349301949

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