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ATHLETES WHO CARE INC

EIN 88-3849591 CAZENOVIA, NY

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Revenue 2023
$1,852,756
Expenses 2023
$2,245,451

Program services were 98.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Street
5191 EAST LAKE ROAD

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO UTILIZE THE PRESTIGE OF THE ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING ATTENTION AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED UNDER 501(C)(3) WHICH COULD BENEFIT FROM THE PUBLICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ATHLETES. THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES CAN NOT ONLY GARNER POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERISM AND MONETARY SUPPORT FROM ADULTS, BUT ALSO BENEFIT LOCAL CHILDREN. THE ATHLETES ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS HEROES AND ROLE MODELS BY CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS OF SYRACUSE. BY AVAILING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND 501(C)(3) RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES, THESE STUDENTS CAN BE MOTIVATED IN A MANNER THAT CAN HAVE A LASTING POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LIVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO SUPPORT VARIOUS CHARITIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE PRESTIGE OF THE ATHLETES WHO PARTICIPATE IN ITS PROGRAMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DRAWING ATTENTION AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE ORGANIZATIONS RECOGNIZED UNDER 501(C)(3) WHICH COULD BENEFIT FROM THE PUBLICITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE ATHLETES. THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES CAN NOT ONLY GARNER POTENTIAL VOLUNTEERISM AND MONETARY SUPPORT FROM ADULTS, BUT ALSO BENEFIT LOCAL CHILDREN. THE ATHLETES ARE OFTEN REGARDED AS HEROES AND ROLE MODELS BY CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS OF SYRACUSE. BY AVAILING THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND 501(C)(3) RECOGNIZED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS OF THE INVOLVEMENT OF THESE ATHLETES, THESE STUDENTS CAN BE MOTIVATED IN A MANNER THAT CAN HAVE A LASTING POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THEIR LIVES.

  • ATHLETES WERE COMPENSATED FOR HOURS SPENT AT THE RESCUE MISSION DURING THE YEAR. BY ATHLETES ENGAGING WITH THE RESCUE MISSION, THEY PROVIDED VALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE ORGANIZATIONS' DIRECT PROGRAMS AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. WHILE AT THE RESCUE MISSION FACILITIES, ATHLETE'S PROVIDED HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN OF THE SYRACUSE AREA. THEIR FOCUS WAS ON PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER, CLOTHING, AND MEALS TO THOSE IN NEED. MANY OTHER KEY SERVICES WERE PROVIDED WHILE ATHLETE'S WERE THERE INCLUDING HELPING AT THRIFTY SHOPPER STORES, AT SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SERVING OR DELIVERING FOOD.

    Expenses $122,000

  • ATHLETES WERE COMPENSATED FOR HOURS SPENT AT THE SAMARITAN CENTER. WHILE SPENDING TIME AT SAMARITAN CENTER, ATHLETE'S WERE LENDING THEIR NAME AND REPUTATION TO A CAUSE, HELPING RAISE AWARENESS AND GENERATE INTEREST IN THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. ADDITIONALLY, THEY USED THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROMOTE THE ORGANIZATION AND ENCOURAGE THEIR FOLLOWERS TO GET INVOLVED. WHILE AT THE SAMARITAN CENTER IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE, ATHLETES SERVED ABOUT 150 MEALS TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TWICE DAILY. IN ADDITION TO PREPARING, SERVING FOOD, AND CLEANING UP, ATHLETES WERE SPENDING TIME WITH AND GIVING HOPE TO THOSE IN NEED.

    Expenses $6,175

  • ATHLETES WERE COMPENSATED FOR HOURS SPENT AT THE SYRACUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB. WHILE AT THE SYRACUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, ATHLETES ASSISTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR AREA YOUTH BY INSTILLING A SENSE OF COMPETENCE, USEFULNESS, BELONGING AND INFLUENCE THROUGH PROGRESSIVE PROGRAMMING. ATHLETES ASSISTED IN OFFERING YOUTH MANY VARYING LIFE ALTERING PROGRAMS AIMED AT HELPING THE YOUTH FOCUS ON PREPARING FOR REAL-LIFE CHALLENGES. WHILE THERE THE STUDENT ATHLETES HELP WITH THE YOUTH BY SPENDING TIME PLAYING, STUDYING, AND PREPARING AND WORKING AT THE ANNUAL 'HOOPS FOR HOPE' FUNDRAISING DINNER. THE INVOLVEMENT OF ATHLETES AND SUCH INFLUENTIAL COMMUNITY FIGURES GREATLY ENHANCED THE IMPACT AND REACH OF THE SYRACUSE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB AND THEIR PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $34,937 · Grants $30,000

  • Expenses $2,047,049

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Cliff Ensley

    CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Howie Phanstiel

    VICE-CHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Sue McFee-Ensley

    SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $1,852,756
    Expenses
    $2,245,451
    Contributions
    $1,852,756
    Grants paid
    $30,000
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $1,275,000
    Expenses
    $294,635
    Contributions
    $1,275,000
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Grants made

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.