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UMPS CARE CHARITIES INC

EIN 47-2451505 EDGEWATER, MD

Revenue 2024
$788,829
Expenses 2024
$714,712

Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
O50
Classification
1200
Street
4185 CARVEL LN

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 · 2024

Mission

THE UMPS CARE MISSION PUTS INTO ACTION OUR ESTABLISHED CREED, "HELPING PEOPLE IS AN EASY CALL". THROUGH OUR YOUTH-BASED PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL UMPIRES ENRICH THE LIVES OF AT-RISK YOUTH, CHILDREN COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS AND MILITARY FAMILIES BY PROVIDING MEMORABLE, ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME, BASEBALL EXPERIENCES. UMPIRES MAKE BASEBALL MAGIC ON BASEBALL FIELDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GIVE CHILDREN REASON TO CHEER BY BRINGING BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP EXPERIENCES TO THEM WHILE THEY ARE UNDERGOING RIGOROUS MEDICAL TREATMENT AT HOSPITALS. THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE, WE OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN ADOPTED LATER IN LIFE. OUR NEWEST INITIATIVE, THE OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, TEACHES SPORTSMANSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH THE LENS OF BASEBALL. WE ALSO PROVIDE ON-THE-FIELD UMPIRE MECHANICS LESSONS TO THESE TEENS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR POOR, DISTRESSED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN BY PROVIDING MEMORABLE BASEBALL EXPERIENCES THAT STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AT-RISK YOUTH AND ADULTS WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, HOST EVENTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF CHILDREN COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS, AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRES COPING WITH FINANCIAL DISTRESS.

  • BLUE FOR KIDS - THE BLUE FOR KIDS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROGRAM BRINGS A CREW OF MAJOR LEAGUE UMPIRES TO THE BEDSIDE OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES. EACH CREW BRINGS A BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP RIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM. WHILE A HOSPITAL STAY CAN BE A FRIGHTENING TIME FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE BLUE FOR KIDS PROGRAM LIFTS THE SPIRITS OF ALL INVOLVED. CHILDREN MAKE STUFFED TEDDY BEARS, PUPPIES, DINOS OR MONKEYS WHILE SHARING HIGH-FIVES AND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT WITH BLUE FOR KIDS CREW. SINCE INCEPTION, UMPIRES HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 23,500 BEARS. IN 2024 WE HOSTED 17 VISITS TO HOSPITALS IN MLB AND MILB MARKETS.

    Expenses $172,153

  • OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP - UMPS CARE DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM WHICH WE PILOTED IN 2021 CALLED THE OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THERE IS A GROWING CRISIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH A SHORTAGE OF SPORTS OFFICIALS IMPACTING ALL YOUTH SPORTS. THROUGH THE OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, UMPS CARE WILL BE PART OF THE SOLUTION BY TEACHING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS AND UMPIRING MECHANICS WHILE PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND A DIRECT LINE TO EMPLOYMENT TO TEENS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. IN 2021 WE ADMINISTERED THE PROGRAM IN 3 MLB CITIES AND HAVE GROWN TO 8+ CITIES IN 2024 TRAINING MORE THAN 500 TEENAGE STUDENTS.

    Expenses $170,951

  • ALL-STAR SCHOLARSHIP - THE UMPS CARE CHARITIES ALL-STAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS FOR CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM FOSTER CARE IN ORDER TO HELP PROVIDE A COLLEGE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ONE. UMPS CARE CHARITIES AWARDED MORE THAN $75,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING IN 2024 AND MORE THAN $400,000 SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED. ALL-STAR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OPEN TO CHILDREN ADOPTED AT OR AFTER THE AGE OF 13 YEARS OR OLDER TO PROVIDE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION.

    Expenses $140,277 · Grants $82,536

  • BREW CREW TICKETS - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRES OFFER MEMORABLE BASEBALL EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AWAITING ADOPTION, AT-RISK YOUTH IN MENTORING PROGRAMS, CRITICALLY-ILL CHILDREN, AND MILITARY FAMILIES THROUGH THE BLUE CREW TICKETS PROGRAM. EACH BLUE CREW TICKETS VIP EXPERIENCE INCLUDES GREAT SEATS TO THE BALLGAME, A GOODY BAG OF 'ALL THINGS BASEBALL, AND THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP ONTO THE FIELD FOR A SOUVENIR BASEBALL AND PHOTO. THE BASEBALL EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS OF AT-RISK YOUTH AND ADULT CAREGIVERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2006, MLB UMPIRES HAVE WELCOMED MORE THAN 9,000 GUESTS TO GAMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

    Expenses $47,427

  • FAMILY CARE - THE UMPS CARE CHARITIES FAMILY CARE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO AID FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRES WHO HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES AND ARE MOST IN NEED AND HAVE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE "BASEBALL FAMILY AND AMATEUR UMPIRES. THROUGH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE FAMILY CARE PROGRAM IS THERE TO ASSIST THOSE WITH SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL NEEDS AND HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP UNTIL A PERMANENT, LONG-LASTING SOLUTION IS IN PLACE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ALSO CREATED THE 'COVERING THE BASES' COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM -UMPS CARE CHARITIES IS DEDICATED TO HELPING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT UNDER-SERVED INDIVIDUALS IN THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE AVENUE OF OFFICIATING. SPORTS STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND UMPIRING CAN OFFER AN AVENUE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT. APPLY FOR A MINI-GRANT ($250-$1500) TO SUPPORT BASEBALL/SOFTBALL UMPIRES AND THEIR TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT.

    Expenses $40,917 · Grants $28,457

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • GARY DARLING

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JIM REYNOLDS

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PAUL EMMEL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAMES BOWMAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRIS GUCCIONE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEN ARIMITSU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FIELDIN CULBRETH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICOLE BENGSTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DUANE FILEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAM HOLBROOK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GENE LA SUER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RHONDA PAULS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JENNIFER SKOLOCHENKO-PLATT

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $101,904
    From this org
    $96,600
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,304
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $788,829
    Expenses
    $714,712
    Contributions
    $805,694
    Grants paid
    $110,993
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $737,467
    Expenses
    $636,414
    Contributions
    $728,514
    Grants paid
    $93,008
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $715,315
    Expenses
    $525,148
    Contributions
    $735,615
    Grants paid
    $67,028

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.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $576,736
    Expenses
    $407,098
    Assets (EOY)
    $770,368

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $446,082
    Expenses
    $358,047
    Assets (EOY)
    $535,762

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $420,901
    Expenses
    $390,931
    Assets (EOY)
    $495,022

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $431,604
    Expenses
    $344,984
    Assets (EOY)
    $444,698

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $295,763
    Expenses
    $287,250
    Assets (EOY)
    $385,776

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $269,531
    Expenses
    $256,577
    Assets (EOY)
    $345,396

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $569,688
    Expenses
    $283,165
    Assets (EOY)
    $327,770

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2014

Tax period
1 January 2014 to 31 December 2014
Principal officer
Jennifer Skolochenko-Platt
Mailing address
301 Holly RoadEdgewater MD 21037
Website
www.umpscare.com

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 26 October 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

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

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

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 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.