Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHARITIES INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,441,750
- Total expenses
- $9,501,910
- Contributions and grants received
- $8,439,832
- Grants paid
- $9,253,602
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,918
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,673,438
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,250,563
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $4,422,875
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,253,602
- Management and general expenses
- $248,308
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,253,602
Program services were 97.4% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$4,061,838
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,377,994
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $1,918 · excluded $1,918
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $9,171,102 · program services $9,171,102
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $82,500 · program services $82,500
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11b · Fees: legal
total $14,520 · management and general $14,520
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $52,215 · management and general $52,215
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11g · Fees: other
total $113,740 · program services $0 · management and general $113,740 · fundraising $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $6,703 · management and general $6,703
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17 · Travel
total $61,130 · management and general $61,130
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24e · All other expenses
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,698,545 · end of year $3,008,197
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $38,579 · end of year $40,497
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $87,500 · end of year $87,750
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,223,316 · end of year $2,439,794
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $22,500 · end of year $97,200
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$0
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $48,678 · end of year $49,043
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $1,538,727 · end of year $1,201,520
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,483,035 · end of year $4,422,875
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER PARTICIPATION AND INTEREST IN NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO CONDUCT ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER PARTICIPATION AND INTEREST IN NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR SPORTS COMPETITION
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHARITIES INC. PROVIDES GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, & RECREATIONAL CAUSES. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHARITIES PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO FUND YOUTH GAME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE RBI PROGRAM. THE RBI PROGRAM IS A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TARGETED AT INNER-CITY, URBAN, AND AT-RISK YOUTH. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL CHARITIES ALSO PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO INNER CITY, URBAN, AND AT-RISK YOUTHS. MLB CHARITIES INC. MAKES GRANTS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL AMATEUR SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ENCOURAGE AND DEVELOP AMATEUR ATHLETES FOR NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN AMATEUR BASEBALL AND OR AMATEUR SPORTS. MLB CHARITIES INC. MAKES GRANTS AND PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO MUNICIPALITIES TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND PROMOTE PUBLIC PARKS THAT SPONSOR AND ENCOURAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN AMATEUR BASEBALL AND OTHER AMATEUR SPORTS. MLB CHARITIES INC. ORGANIZES, SUPPORTS, AND ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMATEUR ATHLETES FOR LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION BY MEANS OF DIRECT GRANTS AND OTHER DIRECT PROGRAM SUPPORT.
Expenses $9,253,602 · Grants $9,253,602
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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April Brown
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5 + 40 related
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Christopher BrummCHRISTOPHER BRUMM
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
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Scott StampSCOTT STAMP
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3 + 40 related
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Jeremy CohenJEREMY COHEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
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Ray Maccio
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 40 related
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
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$1,479,070
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$1,250,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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Boys and Girls Clubs of America
$1,000,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$714,933
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$271,477
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$250,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$207,593
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$175,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$175,000
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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.
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501(c)(3) · GRANTMAKING · NY
Directly controlled by OCOB
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL YOUTH FOUNDATION
501(c)(3) · YOUTH REC · CA
Directly controlled by OCOB
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 partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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BASEBALL INDUSTRY GROWTH FUND
N/A · GAME DEVELOPMENT · DE
Directly controlled by NA
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BLUE INC
C Corporation · UMPIRE SERVICEs · DE
Directly controlled by NA
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL
C Corporation · TRADE ASSOCIATION · NY
Directly controlled by NA
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MLB ACES
C Corporation · TRANSPORT · DE
Directly controlled by NA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202503009349301265
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