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← THE PLAYERS ALLIANCE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by THE PLAYERS ALLIANCE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,630,537
Total expenses
$8,756,800
Contributions and grants received
$1,670,877
Grants paid
$2,459,744
Program service revenue
$10,485,806
Investment income
$473,854
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$10,221,132
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,907,742
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,313,390
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,578,977
Management and general expenses
$1,177,823
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,578,977

Program services were 86.5% 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

    $1,670,877

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MLB PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $10,485,806 · related or exempt $10,485,806

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $473,854 · excluded $473,854

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,459,744 · program services $2,459,744

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $589,857 · program services $337,227 · management and general $252,630

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $98,258 · program services $29,757 · management and general $68,501

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,341 · program services $39,941 · management and general $10,400

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $38,901 · management and general $38,901

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $124,815 · management and general $124,815

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,021,014 · program services $766,374 · management and general $254,640

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $37,843 · program services $490 · management and general $37,353

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,721 · management and general $11,721

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $3,801 · management and general $3,801

  • 17 · Travel

    total $631,888 · program services $581,513 · management and general $50,375

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $114,690 · program services $76,780 · management and general $37,910

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $52,190 · management and general $52,190

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $82,777 · management and general $82,777

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EQUIPMENT

    total $1,945,089 · program services $1,945,089

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM UNIFORM/APPAREL

    total $516,430 · program services $516,430

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

    total $404,950 · program services $367,700 · management and general $37,250

  • 24d · Other expenses: COMMUNITY OUTREACH

    total $189,700 · program services $145,000 · management and general $44,700

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $382,791 · program services $312,932 · management and general $69,859

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year -$2

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,420,377 · end of year $9,003,790

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $9,285

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $96,289 · end of year $78,987

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

    $350,542

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

    $102,361

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $300,371 · end of year $248,181

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,245 · end of year $880,891

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,211,956 · end of year $3,194,929

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,198,619 · end of year $2,712,813

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,553,390

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $426,707 · end of year $760,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TPA'S MISSION IS TO ADDRESS BASEBALL'S SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO EQUITY & INCLUSION BY CREATING PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITIES ON AND OFF THE FIELD FOR AN UNDENIABLE PIPELINE OF BLACK TALENT.

  • EQUIP THE FUTURE: A MENTORING PROGRAM LEAD BY PRO BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYERS TARGETING THE GAMES LOSS OF TALENT STARTING AT MIDDLE SCHOOL. PRO PLAYERS USE THEIR JOURNEY TO HELP YOUTH CRAFT A SUCCESSFUL PATH OF THEIR OWN.FOCUS CITIES COMBINE TPA'S PROGRAMMING RESOURCES AND COLLABORATIONS IN A STRATEGIC APPROACH OF SERVING COMMUNITIES EXPERIENCING HIGH CHILDHOOD POVERTY AND LOW ACCESS TO THE GAME. TPA'S FOCUS CITIES EXPERIENCE POVERTY 2X TO 3X THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

    Expenses $3,645,785 · Grants $1,724,291 · Revenue $3,645,785

  • PLAYER INCUBATOR IS TPA'S PROGRAMMING LABORATORY WHERE SOLUTIONS ARE SUGGESTED, CRAFTED AND TESTED BY PRO PLAYERS FOR COMMUNITY IMPLEMENTATION. SOLUTIONS SUMMIT ARE FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN BASEBALLS INFLUENCERS AND THE TALENT AND OPPORTUNITY THE GAME SEEKS TO ENGAGE. EACH SUMMIT IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE LEARNING, COMMUNICATION AND PLANNING FOR TPA'S FUTURE.BATTER UP TRAININGS TARGETED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING FOR COMMUNITY BASED BASEBALL PROGRAMS IN FUNDRAISING, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCE GENERATION. TRAININGS SERVE AS A PRECURSOR TO PROGRAMS SEEKING FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

    Expenses $1,948,947 · Grants $417,853 · Revenue $1,948,947

  • GEAR FOR GOOD IS A PLAYERLED GIFT IN KIND PROGRAM. GIFTS OF EQUIPMENT, APPAREL AND ETC. ARE TRANSFERRED TO NEEDY SCHOOLS, TEAMS AND COMMUNITIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. DONATIONS STEM FROM PLAYERS AS INDIVIDUALS AND INFLUENCERS. SUPPLY IS SOURCED FROM PLAYERS VIA CLUBS AND MLB PARTNERS AND THEN MATCHED WITH INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY COMMUNITY COACHES REFLECTING TOP UNSUPPORTED NEEDS.

    Expenses $753,153 · Revenue $753,153

  • MLB PROGRAMS INCLUDING FANS2STANDS AND JACKIE ROBINSON DAY.OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE LEVEL UP LAB AND THE PLAY IN COLOR MURAL PROGRAM

    Expenses $1,231,092 · Grants $317,600 · Revenue $4,137,921

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

Listed in Part VII

  • CURTIS GRANDERSON

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • CC SABATHIA

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • EDWIN JACKSON

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349326069

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