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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PLAY COUSINS COLLECTIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,014,422
Total expenses
$990,792
Contributions and grants received
$847,284
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$167,138
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$94,725
Total liabilities, end of year
$15,522
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$79,203
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$863,866
Management and general expenses
$126,926
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$863,866

Program services were 87.2% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $14,400

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $27,981

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $804,903

  • 2a · Program service revenue: YOUTH ENRICHMENT

    total $167,138 · related or exempt $167,138

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $14,400

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $62,182 · program services $62,182

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $524,355 · program services $524,355

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,976 · program services $50,976

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $73,478 · management and general $73,478

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $250 · management and general $250

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $16,255 · management and general $16,255

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $60,636 · program services $60,636

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $649 · management and general $649

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,153 · program services $3,808 · management and general $11,345

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,302 · program services $7,783 · management and general $9,519

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,673 · program services $51,423 · management and general $9,250

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,169 · program services $14,855 · management and general $314

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,106 · program services $8,240 · management and general $5,866

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND EXPENSE

    total $79,608 · program services $79,608

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $528,736 · end of year $34,578

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $34,031 · end of year $60,147

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $4,484

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $15,522

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $567,251 · end of year $79,203

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Play Cousins Collective is a family centered, grassroots organization built by those it serves.Our mission is to build a village around our children.Our four pillars, Community Healing, Caregiver Support, Civic Engagement and Youth Enrichment.

  • PLAY COUSINS COLLECTIVE SUCCESSFULLY ENROLLED 79 NEW FAMILES WITH 64 COMPLETING DEVELOPMENT SCREENINGS, A REMARKABLE PARTICIPATION RATE THAT EXCEEDS PROGRAM GOALS. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THE COLLECTIVE CARE CENTER AT SPALDING UNIVERSITY, THERAPY AND EMOTIONALWELLNESS SUPPORT ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON-SITE AND ALONGSIDE FREE CHILDRENS PROGRAMMING, ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO CARE. THIS INTEGRATION OF HEALING AND CHILDCARE HAS BECOME A MODEL FOR CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, ACCESSIBLE FAMILY SUPPORT.

    Expenses $330,107

  • STRENGHTENED COMMUNITY WELLNESS AND SUSTAINABILITY - THROUGH FRESH FRIDAYS, PLAY COUSINS COLLECTIVE DISTRIBUTED 300 PRODUCE SHARES, HELPING FAMILIES ACCESS FRESH FOOD AND BUILD INTERDEPENDENCE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MOVED INTO A NEW WEST MARKET STREET LOCATION WITH AN OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE AND BEGAN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE SANKOFA SANCTUARY BUILD-OUT, EXPANDING NATURE-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE NEW FREEDOM PLAY TRAINING, NOW ELIGIBLE FOR ECE TRIS CREDITS, ITS EQUIPPING EDUCATORS TO ENGAGE MARGINALIZED CHILDEN IN NATURE-BASED, CULTURALLY ROOTED PLAY, A SUSTAINABLE MODEL OF PREVENTION AND GROWTH THAT IS BEING SHARED REGIONALLY.

    Expenses $281,380

  • DEEPENED YOUTH ENGAGEMENET AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT - ACROSS PROGRAMS, 764 CHILDREN WERE SERVED THROUGH THE PLAY & LEAN LABS, MIZIZI AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM AND CAMP MELANATION, FOSTERING CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND CULTURAL PRIDE. THE JUNIOR IYA PRGRAM AND CTRL THE NARRATIVE INITIATIVE WITH SUPPORT FROM THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE, PREVENTION, PROVIDES TEENAGERS WITH PAID EMPLOYMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO RECLAIM COMMUNITY NARRATIVES. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE BECOME PIPELINES FOR LEADERSHIP AND PEER MENTORSHIP AMONG YOUTH IN WEST LOUISVILLE.

    Expenses $252,379

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • KRISTEN WILLIAMS

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $62,182
    From this org
    $62,182
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • MIKAL FORBUSH

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • ANGIE MCCORKLE BUTLER

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • TRACY DAVIS

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • TIFFANY ROBINSON

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0
  • JASMINE PRESLEY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
8 December 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523509349300927

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