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← PLAYWORKS EDUCATION ENERGIZED

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PLAYWORKS EDUCATION ENERGIZED.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,853,589
Total expenses
$32,296,315
Contributions and grants received
$10,178,991
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$17,520,931
Investment income
$123,315
Other revenue
$30,352
Total assets, end of year
$19,110,678
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,116,291
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$15,994,387
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$24,972,082
Management and general expenses
$3,009,368
Fundraising expenses
$4,314,865
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,972,082

Program services were 77.3% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $89,230

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,710,877

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,378,884

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $82,101

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING FEES

    total $8,923,975 · related or exempt $8,923,975

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DIRECT SERVICE FEES

    total $8,524,491 · related or exempt $8,524,491

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $72,465 · related or exempt $72,465

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $86,935 · excluded $86,935

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,496,165

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

    securities $3,459,785

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $36,380

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $36,380 · excluded $36,380

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $306,675

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

    $89,230

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $276,323

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $30,352 · excluded $30,352

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $673,910 · program services $281,739 · management and general $262,138 · fundraising $130,033

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $22,126,867 · program services $17,228,063 · management and general $1,983,629 · fundraising $2,915,175

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $173,762 · program services $135,990 · management and general $15,165 · fundraising $22,607

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,112,435 · program services $1,635,216 · management and general $199,127 · fundraising $278,092

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,682,748 · program services $1,293,304 · management and general $165,012 · fundraising $224,432

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $110,835 · program services $44,612 · management and general $66,223

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $81,968 · fundraising $81,968

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,616,033 · program services $1,440,316 · fundraising $175,717

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $75,445 · program services $57,985 · management and general $7,398 · fundraising $10,062

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $476,896 · program services $366,525 · management and general $46,765 · fundraising $63,606

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $263,586 · program services $202,584 · management and general $25,847 · fundraising $35,155

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $266,237 · program services $204,620 · management and general $26,108 · fundraising $35,509

  • 17 · Travel

    total $996,993 · program services $766,256 · management and general $97,766 · fundraising $132,971

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $193,390 · program services $148,633 · management and general $18,964 · fundraising $25,793

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $194,031 · program services $149,126 · management and general $19,027 · fundraising $25,878

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES, LICENSES & FEES

    total $819,999 · program services $630,223 · management and general $80,410 · fundraising $109,366

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $309,021 · program services $260,937 · management and general $20,374 · fundraising $27,710

  • 24c · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT & TRAINING

    total $155,884 · program services $119,807 · management and general $15,286 · fundraising $20,791

  • 24d · Other expenses: GOV'T GRANT COMMISSION

    total $6,146 · program services $6,146

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total -$39,871 · management and general -$39,871

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,297,932 · end of year $3,504,907

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,229,999 · end of year $404,761

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,140,933 · end of year $2,298,285

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,686,213 · end of year $1,436,635

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $86,990 · end of year $93,361

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $371,746 · end of year $407,281

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

    $288,191

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

    $288,191

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,339,503 · end of year $10,881,704

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $150,825 · end of year $83,744

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,915,900 · end of year $1,451,884

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,327,923 · end of year $1,591,470

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $133,328 · end of year $72,937

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,387,262 · end of year $12,220,719

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,539,728 · end of year $3,773,668

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ALL CHILDREN BY INCREASING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SAFE, MEANINGFUL PLAY.

  • PLAYWORKS PROVIDED FULL-TIME, ONSITE COACHES AND SITE-COORDINATORS IN 264 LOW-INCOME AND URBAN SCHOOLS IN 15 REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PLAYWORKS PROVIDED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PLAY BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER SCHOOL. AT EACH SCHOOL, PLAYWORKS' COACHES AND SITE COORDINATORS: (I) CREATE A SAFE, ACTIVE, AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT BY COORDINATING A VARIETY OF PLAYGROUND GAMES DURING RECESS AND LUNCH; (II) WORK WITH INDIVIDUAL CLASSES AND WITH CLASSROOM TEACHERS TO INTRODUCE GAMES AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTO THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM; (III) DEVELOP AND COORDINATE AFTER SCHOOL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS; (IV) COORDINATE INTERSCHOLASTIC DEVELOPMENTAL SPORTS LEAGUES SUCH AS BASKETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, SOCCER, AND OTHERS; (V) IMPLEMENT A YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM AT SELECT SITES, AND (VI) EMPLOY PLAY AS A TOOL FOR GENERATING MORE COMMUNITY AND FAMILY INVOLVEMENT. PLAYWORKS CREATED A PLACE ON THE PLAYGROUND FOR OVER 124,790 CHILDREN TO BE ACTIVE, FEEL INCLUDED, AND BUILD VALUABLE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS.

    Expenses $17,356,106 · Revenue $8,596,956

  • PLAYWORKS PROVIDED GROUP TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE YOUTH THROUGH THE PLAYWORKS PRO SERVICE OFFERING. THE PROGRAM TRAINED ADULTS FROM NEARLY 1,141 SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. TO COMPLEMENT THE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAM AND FURTHER, THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION, PLAYWORKS PRO PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED STAFF TRAININGS TO SCHOOLS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, RECREATION CENTERS, AND VARIOUS OTHER YOUTH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $7,615,976 · Revenue $8,923,975

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Pooja Shah

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joy Weiss

    VICE CHAIR (THRU 5/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ohemaa Nyanin

    SECRETARY (THRU 5/2025) / DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Antoniya Marinova

    SECRETARY (START 5/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pat Morrin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brigitte Addimando

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Evelyn Barahona

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandon Belford

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leslie Boissiere

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kuang Chen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valerie Cuevas

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Etienne Fang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Glymph-Austin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kanika Pasricha

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Seiler

    DIRECTOR (THRU 5/2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Stone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Elizabeth Cushing

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $265,460
    From this org
    $243,392
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,068
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,392
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,724
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,344
    Filer's total
    $265,460
  • Satoshi Steimetz

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $233,292
    From this org
    $223,082
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,210
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,082
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,582
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,628
    Filer's total
    $233,292
  • Michelle Serrano

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $166,457
    From this org
    $151,071
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,386
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,071
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,217
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,169
    Filer's total
    $166,457
  • Joe Martinez

    CHIEF DEV OFFICER (THRU 1/2025)

    Total calculated
    $211,332
    From this org
    $204,271
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,061
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,271
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,007
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,054
    Filer's total
    $211,332
  • Kerryann Tomlinson

    VICE PRESIDENT, FIELD OPS - ARIZONA

    Total calculated
    $167,923
    From this org
    $156,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,873
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,050
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,062
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,811
    Filer's total
    $167,923
  • Nekiesha Duff

    HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS GROWTH

    Total calculated
    $164,333
    From this org
    $160,533
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,800
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,533
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,198
    Nontaxable benefits
    $602
    Filer's total
    $164,333
  • Beth Eisen

    HEAD OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $164,328
    From this org
    $156,391
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,937
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,391
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,198
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,739
    Filer's total
    $164,328
  • Laura Medina Quintanar Powers

    VP, FIELD OPS - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

    Total calculated
    $157,230
    From this org
    $152,656
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,574
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $152,656
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,060
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,514
    Filer's total
    $157,230
  • Andrea Woolley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, COLORADO

    Total calculated
    $155,210
    From this org
    $150,668
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,542
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,668
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,028
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,514
    Filer's total
    $155,210

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 · 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640139349303189

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