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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOC FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,192,056
Total expenses
$5,772,585
Contributions and grants received
$2,518,316
Grants paid
$3,889,111
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,654,787
Other revenue
$18,953
Total assets, end of year
$43,995,929
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,568,756
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$40,427,173
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,959,484
Management and general expenses
$813,101
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,959,484

Program services were 85.9% 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

    $2,518,316

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,132,304 · excluded $1,132,304

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $7,878,284

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $6,355,801

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,522,483

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,522,483 · excluded $1,522,483

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $18,953 · excluded $18,953

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $18,953

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,181,614 · program services $3,181,614

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $707,497 · program services $707,497

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $921,570 · program services $825,273 · management and general $96,297

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,593 · program services $20,232 · management and general $2,361

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $62,323 · program services $55,811 · management and general $6,512

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,398 · program services $41,550 · management and general $4,848

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,239 · management and general $5,239

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,390 · management and general $36,390

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $163,086 · management and general $163,086

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $126,518 · management and general $126,518

  • 17 · Travel

    total $109,122 · management and general $109,122

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENTS & SPONSORSHIPS

    total $127,507 · program services $127,507

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $262,728 · management and general $262,728

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,795,652 · end of year $3,343,643

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,751,812 · end of year $2,468,828

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,801 · end of year $37,273

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $15,724 · end of year $26,547

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $31,140,442 · end of year $38,119,638

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $172,549 · end of year $265,281

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $2,399,225 · end of year $2,348,109

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $15,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $505,917 · end of year $940,366

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $39,628,740 · end of year $40,427,173

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NBPA FOUNDATION PROVIDES STRATEGIC FUNDING AND SUPPORT WHILE ALSO COMMUNICATING THE PLAYERS' ENDEAVORS TO THE WORLD IN ORDER TO ACCELERATE AND MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR PLAYERS' COLLECTIVE CHARITABLE INVESTMENTS, THE FOUNDATION HAS BUILT AN IMPRESSIVE PORTFOLIO OF WORK IMPACTING COMMUNITIES GLOBALLY. OUR PORTFOLIO FEATURES A WIDE RANGE OF WORK INCLUDING YOUTH PROGRAMS, DISASTER RELIEF EFFORTS, SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COURT REFURBISHMENTS AND MORE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE SHOWCASE COLLABORATIVE WORK THAT PLAYERS DO WORLDWIDE TO BUILD THEIR COMMUNITIES.

  • THE NBPA FOUNDATION OPERATES A TARGETED GRANTMAKING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO AMPLIFY NBA PLAYERS' COMMUNITY IMPACT THROUGH THREE CORE PILLARS: EDUCATION, HEALTH & WELLNESS, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & SOCIAL JUSTICE. ALL FUNDED GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS ARE U.S.-BASED 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY IN GOOD IRS STANDING (OR AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED THROUGH A FISCAL INTERMEDIARY); CONFIRMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM A NBPA PLAYER WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS; AND, IN OPERATION FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR, UNLESS FISCALLY SPONSORED.IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION MATCHES PLAYER-DIRECTED GIFTSUP TO $25,000 PER PLAYER PER SEASONTO ELIGIBLE NONPROFITS CHOSEN BY THE PLAYER. NATIONAL NBA PLAYERS (ACTIVE OR RETIRED) PROVIDE THE INITIAL FUNDING, AND THE FOUNDATION AMPLIFIES IMPACT THROUGH MATCHING GRANTS

    Expenses $4,555,061 · Grants $2,474,431

  • THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF BASKETBALL COURT RENOVATIONS, CIVIC EDUCATION, PLAYER PHILANTHROPY SUPPORT, AND SIMILAR PROGRAMS

    Expenses $363,671 · Grants $165,000

  • THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CHARITABLE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE YOUTH SPORTS, INCLUDING BASKETBALL RELATED PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, OFTEN IN COLLABORATION WITH NBA PLAYERS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER NONPROFIT PARTNERS. THESE EVENTS ARE INTENDED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SPORTS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, FOSTER TEAMWORK AND LIFE SKILLS, AND ENCOURAGE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSONAL GROWTH AMONG YOUTH PARTICIPANTS.

    Expenses $40,752 · Grants $1,492,429

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Andre Iguodala

    TREAS./SEC. (THRU 09/24)/DIR.

    Total calculated
    $2,922,300
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $2,899,300
    Other
    $23,000
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $2,137,871 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $761,429 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $2,922,300 related

  • Chrysa Chin

    DIR./SECRETARY (AS OF 09/24)

    Total calculated
    $595,408
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $559,190
    Other
    $36,218
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $485,096 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $74,094 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $36,218 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $595,408 related

  • Cj McCollum

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Grant Williams

    FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jalen Rose

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ricky Rubio

    DIRECTOR (THRU 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Serge Ibaka

    DIRECTOR (THRU 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Moses Moody

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/25/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Santi Aldama

    DIRECTOR (AS OF 06/25/25)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Carmichael

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $448,705
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $395,940
    Other
    $52,765
    Hours/week
    2 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $292,468 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $103,472 related
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0 + $52,765 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $448,705 related

  • Erika Swilley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $389,154
    From this org
    $381,649
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,505
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,149
    Bonus
    $123,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,505
    Filer's total
    $389,154

  • Kathryn Than

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $146,758
    From this org
    $133,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,507
    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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE NBPA FOUNDATION'S TRAVEL POLICY PERMITS AN EMPLOYEE TO FLY BUSINESS CLASS OR FIRST-CLASS IN CERTAIN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES, NOTABLY IF THE FLIGHT DISTANCE EXCEEDS 1,500 MILES OR IF CERTAIN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE PRESENT (E.G., PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS, DISABILITY, FLIGHTS TO MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS IN A BRIEF TIME, TRAVEL WITH PLAYERS OR NBA OFFICIALS WHERE INTERESTS OF THE PLAYERS WOULD BE SERVED). IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ERIKA SWILLEY, FLEW FIRST CLASS FOR VARIOUS NBPA BUSINESS FUNCTIONS.
PART I, LINE 7
THE ASSOCIATION ISSUED A BONUS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024. IN CONNECTION WITH THIS DETERMINATION, A FORMAL EVALUATION SUMMARIZING THE EXECUTIVE'S PERFORMANCE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE YEAR WAS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE BONUS THROUGH WRITTEN CONSENT.

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

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611359349313116

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