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← THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,903,062
Total expenses
$11,952,844
Contributions and grants received
$9,878,362
Grants paid
$3,851,185
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,977
Other revenue
$1,021,723
Total assets, end of year
$3,862,983
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,911,737
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,951,246
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$9,042,808
Management and general expenses
$1,193,125
Fundraising expenses
$1,716,911
Program service expenses (Part III)
$9,042,808

Program services were 75.7% 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

    $3,965,689

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,912,673

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $906,965

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,977 · excluded $2,977

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,631,817

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

    $3,965,689

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $2,697,688

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,065,871 · excluded -$1,065,871

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $3,984,277

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $1,917,149

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $2,067,128 · excluded $2,067,128

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $20,466 · excluded $20,466

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $20,466

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,851,185 · program services $3,851,185

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $705,557 · program services $365,833 · management and general $120,633 · fundraising $219,091

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,315,688 · program services $682,187 · management and general $224,952 · fundraising $408,549

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,492 · program services $7,514 · management and general $2,478 · fundraising $4,500

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $304,180 · program services $157,718 · management and general $52,008 · fundraising $94,454

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $146,791 · program services $76,111 · management and general $25,098 · fundraising $45,582

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $19,256 · program services $138 · management and general $19,118

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $161,290 · management and general $161,290

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $784,006 · program services $529,141 · management and general $122,858 · fundraising $132,007

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $210,589 · program services $115,353 · management and general $32,677 · fundraising $62,559

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $142,406 · program services $115,941 · management and general $8,030 · fundraising $18,435

  • 17 · Travel

    total $126,631 · program services $119,560 · management and general $3,865 · fundraising $3,206

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $145,646 · program services $74,324 · management and general $24,659 · fundraising $46,663

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONSTRUCTION COSTS

    total $975,477 · program services $975,477 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: BALLS, UNIFORMS, AND AP

    total $933,849 · program services $932,799 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,050

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EQUIPMENT/SUPPL

    total $742,648 · program services $612,536 · management and general $130,112 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: IN-KIND GOODS

    total $701,532 · program services $274,980 · management and general $240,362 · fundraising $186,190

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $671,621 · program services $152,011 · management and general $24,985 · fundraising $494,625

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,495,465 · end of year $1,779,376

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $191,434 · end of year $235,630

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,128,325 · end of year $1,694,605

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $120,968 · end of year $34,268

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $249,899 · end of year $119,104

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $480,020 · end of year $699,653

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $702,000 · end of year $1,212,084

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,708,321 · end of year $147,119

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,295,750 · end of year $1,804,127

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1995 AS THE OFFICIAL CHARITY OF THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS, THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) IS BIGGER THAN BASEBALL, ENVISIONING A CITY WHERE EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF ZIP CODE, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. THEY ARE TACKLING THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS FACING LOS ANGELES WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOMELESSNESS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL ANGELENOS. THROUGH A SOCIAL JUSTICE LENS, THEY RUN AND FUND PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD AND INVEST IN SOLUTIONS DRIVEN BY THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION IS THE OFFICIAL TEAM CHARITY OF THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS.

  • GRANTMAKING:THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION (LADF) IS FOCUSED ON THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS FACING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TODAY AND WE INVEST IN PROVEN PROGRAMS THAT IMPROVE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOMELESSNESS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR ALL ANGELENOS. GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED TWO TIMES A YEAR AND WE TAKE APPLICANTS THROUGH A THREE-MONTH REVIEW CYCLE.

    Expenses $4,412,691 · Grants $3,651,476

  • DODGERS DREAMTEAM:DODGERS DREAMTEAM IS A COMPREHENSIVE SPORTS-BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT USES THE POWER OF SPORT TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES TO COMMUNITIES WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SOCIAL INJUSTICES. IN 2023, THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION (LADF) WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AFFILIATE PARTNERS TO DELIVER SPORTS-BASED PROGRAMMING AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES FOR 10,839 YOUTH AND TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES ACROSS THE CITY.

    Expenses $2,998,543 · Grants $154,781

  • DODGERS DREAMFIELDS: THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION (LADF) BUILDS DODGERS DREAMFIELDS TO GIVE FAMILIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS LOS ANGELES SAFE HAVENS AND POINTS OF PRIDE. THE ADDITION OF REVITALIZED BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS CONTRIBUTES TO EXISTING GREEN SPACES, PROMOTES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND INCREASES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PLAY IN COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING SOCIAL INJUSTICES. AS OF 2023, LADF COMPLETED 59 DODGERS DREAMFIELDS.

    Expenses $1,631,574 · Grants $44,928

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Nicholas Sandler

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Mark Walter

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joel Reynolds

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Holoman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Earvin Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Renata Simril

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lucinda Starrett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Robert Wolfe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Glenn Harvey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • John Bendheim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Emily Greenspan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Susan Wolf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Alan Smolinisky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tom Soto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nanxi Liu

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Nichol Whiteman

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $336,178
    From this org
    $330,931
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,247
    Hours/week
    68

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $330,931
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,247
    Filer's total
    $336,178

  • Chaitali Gala

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $198,244
    From this org
    $193,423
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,821
    Hours/week
    68

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,423
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,821
    Filer's total
    $198,244

  • Manuel Aceves Jr

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $171,135
    From this org
    $164,675
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,460
    Hours/week
    68

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,675
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,460
    Filer's total
    $171,135

  • Erin Edwards

    DIR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $108,788
    From this org
    $105,430
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,358
    Hours/week
    50

  • Kerry Klima PhD

    DIR OF EVALUATION & IMPACT

    Total calculated
    $106,389
    From this org
    $102,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,364
    Hours/week
    50

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 · 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

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

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • LOS ANGELES DODGERS LLC

    C · SPORTS TEAM · DE

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349318266

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