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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$22,810,906
Total expenses
$21,509,441
Contributions and grants received
$22,321,003
Grants paid
$10,508,913
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$485,213
Other revenue
$4,690
Total assets, end of year
$17,188,713
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,272,542
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,916,171
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$18,998,543
Management and general expenses
$1,384,895
Fundraising expenses
$1,126,003
Program service expenses (Part III)
$18,998,543

Program services were 88.3% 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

    $22,321,003

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,485,619

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $485,213 · excluded $485,213

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $13,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $13,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $13,000 · excluded $13,000

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $9,756

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $18,083

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$8,327 · related or exempt -$8,327

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER

    total $17 · related or exempt $17

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $17

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,501,413 · program services $10,501,413

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $7,500 · program services $7,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,607,244 · program services $710,117 · management and general $498,373 · fundraising $398,754

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,007,423 · program services $473,489 · management and general $312,301 · fundraising $221,633

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $40,683 · program services $19,121 · management and general $12,612 · fundraising $8,950

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $86,739 · program services $40,767 · management and general $26,889 · fundraising $19,083

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $156,830 · program services $73,710 · management and general $48,617 · fundraising $34,503

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,613 · management and general $24,613

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $53,699 · management and general $53,699

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,040,891 · program services $585,395 · management and general $179,068 · fundraising $276,428

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $53,633 · program services $53,633

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $133,028 · program services $90,619 · management and general $19,325 · fundraising $23,084

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $61,092 · program services $28,713 · management and general $18,939 · fundraising $13,440

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $346,860 · program services $163,024 · management and general $107,527 · fundraising $76,309

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,407 · program services $12,607 · management and general $24,226 · fundraising $23,574

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $60,020 · program services $51,897 · management and general $8,123

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,013 · program services $6,640 · management and general $23,373

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $6,162,999 · program services $6,162,999

  • 24b · Other expenses: FEES & TAXES

    total $50,620 · management and general $20,375 · fundraising $30,245

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISC PROCESSING FEES

    total $23,734 · program services $16,899 · management and general $6,835

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,577,114 · end of year $259,518

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,028,538 · end of year $13,104,317

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,104,137 · end of year $1,849,172

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $137,269 · end of year $330,980

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $86,933 · end of year $229,585

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $556,162

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $182,582

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $411,749 · end of year $373,580

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $300,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $867,556 · end of year $741,561

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $425,139 · end of year $1,477,096

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $2,599,585 · end of year $3,140,351

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $873,866 · end of year $655,095

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $6,022,354 · end of year $7,967,774

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,592,352 · end of year $3,948,397

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EAT. LEARN. PLAY IS AN OAKLAND-BASED CHARITY FOUNDED IN 2019 BY STEPHEN AND AYESHA CURRY WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERY KID DESERVES MORE AND SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. EAT. LEARN. PLAY. IS ON AN INDELIBLE MISSION TO UPLIFT AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF YOUTH, TAKING A WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH IN TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF KIDS IN OAKLAND PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS AND FRESH FOOD, HELPING KIDS LEARN TO READ, MAKING THEIR DREAM PLAY SPACES COME TRUE, AND PARTICIPATING IN YOUTH SPORTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO UNLOCKING THE AMAZING POTENTIAL OF EVERY CHILD.

  • EAT. LEARN. PLAY. IS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR A GENERATION OF OAKLAND STUDENTS. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY, PARTNERS, AND DONORS, WE PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS TO THRIVEHELPING THEM UNLOCK THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND IN THEIR BROADER LIVES, AT HOME AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. DURING 2024, EAT. LEARN. PLAY. ACHIEVED ITS MISSION THROUGH GRANTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SERVE OAKLAND YOUTH IN THE AREAS OF NUTRITION, LITERACY, AND PLAY. TO ENSURE ALL OUSD STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED THE NUTRITIOUS FOOD THEY NEED TO THRIVE, ELP PROVIDED 16,310 NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND 44,576 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO FOOD-INSECURE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR EAT. LEARN. PLAY. BUS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND COMMUNITY KITCHENS.TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SUPPORTS THE NEED TO BECOME STRONGER READERS, WE PROVIDED $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR HIGH-IMPACT LITERACY TUTORING FOR 1,911 STUDENTS AT 33 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION. TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACCESS TO QUALITY BOOKS, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 165,000 CHILDRENS BOOKS IN OAKLAND THROUGH THE EAT. LEARN. PLAY. BUS, LITTLE TOWN LIBRARIES, BOOK FAIRS, AND SCHOOL GRANTS WHICH INCLUDES AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY WE ALSO RENOVATED.TO GIVE STUDENTS ACCESS TO GREAT SCHOOLYARDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH SPORTS, WE GRANTED $5 MILLION FOR 8 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYARDS AND 6 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GYM RENNOVATIONS. DURING 2024, WE SUPPORTED OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT WELL-BEING THROUGH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS, HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING, QUALITY READING MATERIALS, EXCELLENT SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY AND BE ACTIVE. EAT. LEARN. PLAY. SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS DIRECT PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OAKLAND. THROUGH OUR MOBILE RESOURCE CENTER AND PARTNERSHIP WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, WE HOSTED 37 DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE WE DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AND FOOD TO 11,345 STUDENTS.HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING WAS ALSO EXPANDED TO 1,911 STUDENTS AT 33 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND A PILOT FOR LIBRARY RENOVATIONS WAS COMPLETED. WE ALSO PLANTED 29 OF OUR LITTLE TOWN LIBRARY BOOK-SHARING UNITS, WHICH, ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, DISTRIBUTED OVER 14,000 CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS. INCLUDING BOOK GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND HOLIDAY GIVEAWAYS, WE'VE DONATED OVER 165,000 BOOKS IN 2024.EAT. LEARN. PLAY. CELEBRATED THE SPIRIT OF OAKLAND BY BRINGING UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES TO KIDS FROM A KID'S FUN RUN AT THE OAKLAND MARATHON WHERE 1000 KIDS PARTICIPATED FOR FREE TO OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WITH THE CURRYS EVENT, WHICH PROVIDED GIFTS AND RESOURCES TO 1100 OAKLAND STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. TOGETHER WITH SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE PROVIDED GIFTS, BOOKS, FOOD, AND OTHER RESOURCES TOTALING MORE THAN $500,000.

    Expenses $18,998,543 · Grants $10,508,913

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Curry

    CO FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ayesha Curry

    CO FOUNDER & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Alredo Bd Silva

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Aaker

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Zecca

    TREASURER (THRU 12/18/24), DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Aneel Bhusri

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Arne Duncan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Yvette Radford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robin Washington

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Chris Helfrich

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $426,024
    From this org
    $398,908
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,116
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $323,908
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,080
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,036
    Filer's total
    $426,024

  • William Misenhimer

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $283,024
    From this org
    $269,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,467
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,849
    Bonus
    $25,708
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,467
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $283,024

  • Courtney Harvey

    COO

    Total calculated
    $252,488
    From this org
    $223,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,329
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,339
    Bonus
    $29,820
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,420
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,909
    Filer's total
    $252,488

  • Sidney Griffin

    VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $238,406
    From this org
    $186,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,682
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,437
    Bonus
    $18,287
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,048
    Nontaxable benefits
    $41,634
    Filer's total
    $238,406

  • Marissa Trambley

    VP PHILANTHROPY & ADVOCACY

    Total calculated
    $225,976
    From this org
    $193,653
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,323
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,366
    Bonus
    $18,287
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,048
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,275
    Filer's total
    $225,976

  • Mei Wu

    CHIEF OF STAFF

    Total calculated
    $181,327
    From this org
    $163,353
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,974
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,353
    Bonus
    $15,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,233
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,741
    Filer's total
    $181,327

  • Kristin Fack

    DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $155,756
    From this org
    $139,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,378
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,628
    Bonus
    $9,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,580
    Filer's total
    $155,756

  • Andra Chao

    SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $135,284
    From this org
    $120,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,165
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jessica Russell

    SR. MANAGER, MARKETING & COMM

    Total calculated
    $116,452
    From this org
    $110,907
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,545
    Hours/week
    40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

  • KABOOM

    $4,030,359

    RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.

  • OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

    $1,400,000

    TIERED TUTORING LITERACY COORDINATOR AND EMERGENCY FLOWATER STATION AND ACCESS TO WATER BOTTLES DUE TO LEAD IN DRINKING FOUNTAIN WATER AND FOR OAKLAND CENTRAL KITCHEN AT THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  • OPEN LITERACY LLC

    $1,200,000

    1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

  • IGNITE READING PBC

    $1,200,000

    1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

  • HOOT READING INC

    $1,129,690

    1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT

  • OAKLAND LITERACY COALITION

    $375,000

    BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES

  • BRIGAID LLC

    $349,900

    CHEF TRAINING FOR OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTRAL KITCHEN FOR FOOD PREPARATION FOR FOOD FOR STUDENTS

  • RODRIGUEZ COMMUNITY GROUP LLC

    $325,000

    RESEARCH AND SUPPORT PROJECT FOR FOOD, TUTORING AND PLAY ACTIVITIES FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS OF OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  • ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION

    $150,000

    ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF TUTORING PILOT AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

  • ALMA ADVISORY GROUP LLC

    $113,964

    NUTRITION SERVICES FOR OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CENTRAL KITCHEN FOR FOOD PREPARATION FOR FOOD FOR STUDENTS

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
23 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543019349302904

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