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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PLAYING FIELD INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,032,176
Total expenses
$2,871,674
Contributions and grants received
$3,471,017
Grants paid
$3,587
Program service revenue
$1,452,566
Investment income
$108,578
Other revenue
$15
Total assets, end of year
$7,403,868
Total liabilities, end of year
$818,522
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,585,346
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,375,192
Management and general expenses
$395,200
Fundraising expenses
$101,282
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,375,192

Program services were 82.7% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $163,102

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $682,711

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,625,204

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $11,277

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATION AND CHILD CA

    total $1,452,566 · related or exempt $1,452,566

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $107,891 · excluded $107,891

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $687

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

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $687

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $687 · excluded $687

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $15 · excluded $15

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,587 · program services $3,587

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $131,977 · program services $65,989 · management and general $39,593 · fundraising $26,395

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,887,164 · program services $1,603,076 · management and general $224,116 · fundraising $59,972

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,239 · program services $10,397 · management and general $1,453 · fundraising $389

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $170,484 · program services $144,820 · management and general $20,246 · fundraising $5,418

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $154,896 · program services $131,578 · management and general $18,396 · fundraising $4,922

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $840 · management and general $840

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,575 · management and general $52,575

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $514 · fundraising $514

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $982 · management and general $982

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,558 · program services $10,232 · management and general $4,326

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,805 · management and general $2,805

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,817 · program services $11,449 · management and general $11,368

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,291 · program services $4,160 · management and general $4,131

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $155,873 · program services $150,180 · management and general $5,693

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,304 · program services $3,523 · management and general $570 · fundraising $211

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $29,491 · program services $27,951 · fundraising $1,540

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $57,418 · program services $55,321 · management and general $2,097

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $46,615 · program services $38,685 · management and general $6,009 · fundraising $1,921

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $114,244 · program services $114,244

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $40,623 · end of year $1,716

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,787,298 · end of year $1,208,014

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $737,171 · end of year $721,056

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $11,245 · end of year $8,412

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,914 · end of year $42,462

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

    $5,100,288

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

    $136,114

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $400,187 · end of year $4,964,174

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,072 · end of year $17,058

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $81,652 · end of year $440,976

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $143,756 · end of year $419,737

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,366 · end of year $10,421

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $527,158 · end of year $388,364

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,043,724 · end of year $798,478

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,378,158 · end of year $5,786,868

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE PLAYING FIELD IS DEDICATED TO BREAKING THE BARRIERS FACED BY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN ACCESSING HIGH-QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE EARLY EDUCATION SERVICES & CHILD CARE TO CHILDREN FROM VARIOUS SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS WITH THE GOAL OF CREATING A MODEL EARLY EDUCATION PROGRAM AIMED AT EDUCATING CHILDREN FROM THE POOREST FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY ALONGSIDE CHILDREN FROM MORE AFFLUENT FAMILIES; TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENT EDUCATION, TRAINING & INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

  • EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE SERVICES - PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING EARLY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN FROM VARYING SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS.DURING THE 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR, THE PLAYING FIELD WAS ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT TUITION SUBSIDIES OR PROVIDE NO COST CHILD CARE FOR 34 CHILDREN, ENSURING THAT THE TRUE COST OF CHILD CARE WAS NOT UNREACHABLE FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. THIS SUPPORT ENSURED THAT FAMILIES HAD AVAILABLE, SAFE, HIGH QUALITY CHILD CARE ENABLING PARENTS TO OBTAIN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH EMPLOYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, FINANCIAL SUPPORT IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WAS ALSO PROVIDED. THE FAMILY EMERGENCY DESIGNATED FUNDS SUPPORTED SEVERAL INSTANCES OF NEED BY PROVIDING RENT PAYMENTS, EMERGENCY HOUSING, CAR REPAIRS, TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES, GROCERIES, AND BABY SUPPLIES. ADDITIONALLY, SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE USED TO SUPPORT 7 CHILDREN TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE AS THEY TRANSITIONED INTO PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS. IN ORDER TO PROVIDE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED CARE FOR A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF CHILDREN, THE PLAYING FIELD ALSO INVESTED IN EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STAFF MEMBERS. THIS INVESTMENT ENSURES THAT ALL CHILDREN RECEIVE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF INDIVIDUALIZED CARE AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $2,375,192 · Grants $3,587 · Revenue $1,452,566

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Thomas George Popp Jr

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Elizabeth Bergquist

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Randy Ruplinger

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Michelle Kern Hall

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Daniel Cheramy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paula McKenzie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Eisenberg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mary Ann Drescher

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Laura Checovich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kristin Rucinski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ericka Kind

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leanda Crissinger

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Abbi Kruse

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $120,428
    From this org
    $117,628
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,800
    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202621959349301112

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