Providing Soccer and educational opportunities to under-served youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $530K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$94K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$3.8M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$6.3M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.9M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending July 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.8M Management & general 9% · $177K Fundraising 4% · $84K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director & Co-Founder
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & Oakland Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Tepper’s $144K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jennifer Tepper$143,866$97,844———
Mary Connor—$125,827$92,875$82,582$80,000
Emily Sherman$89,191$89,279———
Benjamin Gucciardi$70,400$67,602$64,675$65,000$65,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers soccer and education to underserved youth.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ran school year and summer, youth development programs for newcomer youth in the bay area, ca; king county, wa; baltimore city, and baltimore county, MD; greeley and aurora, co; and greater boston and springfield, ma providing 1,142 refugee, asylee, and immigrant youth with soccer, educational, and community activities.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Ran multiple projects to advance gender equality including two accelerator programs in east africa and the usa, girls in the game clinics across nicaragua, and the breaking barriers project in europe.

$257Kprogram expense
03

Ran year-round, youth development programs for underserved youth in granada, nicaragua and kampala, uganda, with a focus on girls' engagement, serving more than 740 youth ages 5-20.

$163Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$177K
Fundraisingcol D$84K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$739K
SavingsLn 2$698K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$18K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 530
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$993K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$273K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$146K$102K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$981K$94K$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$61K$7K$626
Payroll taxesLn 10$118K$102K$10K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$63K$40K$18K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$51K$2K
TravelLn 17$39K$39K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30K$30K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$558
InsuranceLn 23$18K$9K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$398K$390K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$11K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.8M$177K$84K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $5.8M$5.9M−$106K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.3M$5.2M$1.1M$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.3M$4.1M$203K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.8M$3.2M$626K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.9M$2.1M$802K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,879,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,350,092$2,877,235
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,653$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,283$4,549
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $631−$1,927
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,366,659$2,879,857
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,478,504$1,441,004
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $752,288$636,964
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,230,792$2,077,968
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $135,867$801,889
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,879,857 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,368
VIII-1e Government grants$1,291,745
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,527,122
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$34,853
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,877,235
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,549$4,549
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$1,927−$1,927
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,622$2,879,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,077,968 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,136 · Management $21,887 · Fundraising $21,887$145,910
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $980,733 · Management $93,844 · Fundraising $34,229$1,108,806
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $60,572 · Management $6,809 · Fundraising $626$68,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,219 · Management $9,613 · Fundraising $6,449$118,281
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,991$14,991
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,942 · Management $17,795 · Fundraising $4,837$62,574
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,143 · Management $1,900$53,043
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,779$38,779
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $29,574$29,574
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,001 · Management $558$3,559
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,566 · Management $9,767$18,333
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $389,671 · Fundraising $8,560$398,231
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,959 · Fundraising $6,921$17,880
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,817,295 · Management $177,164 · Fundraising $83,509$2,077,968
Part X · Balance sheet $1,910,252 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $297,938$738,908
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $694,615$697,562
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $252,287$398,735
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,802$32,297
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,370$24,530
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,820$18,220
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,286,832$1,910,252
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,039$24,048
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $30,000$70,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $229,478$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $272,517$94,048
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $847,415$1,621,018
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,900$195,186
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,014,315$1,816,204
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,286,832$1,910,252
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,816,204 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,879,857
XI-2 Total expenses$2,077,968
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$801,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,014,315
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,816,204

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