Beyond the Ball Nfp

Chicago, IL · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Youth Development

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$1.5M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$225K
FY2022$541K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2022$362K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +33%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2022$477K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$983K
FY2025$1.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBeyond the Ball Nfp
EINHdr · item D26-1440472
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CChicago, IL
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.beyondtheball.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.05
Program services69%$841K
Management & general26%$311K
Fundraising5%$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -68% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -11% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +33%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$268K
FY2022$500K
FY2023$504K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.4M
Total liabilities
$50K
FY2025▲ +27%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$3K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$50K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$322K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$50K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$1.5M
Investment income$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$474K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $250K · Operating expenses/yr $1.2M
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $841K · Total expenses $1.2M
69%
Management & General
Management & general $311K · Total expenses $1.2M
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $60K · Total expenses $1.2M
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $36K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $801K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.5M · Total revenue $1.5M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $474K · Total revenue $1.5M
31%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $1.5M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $1.5M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $1.2M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.5M · Prior year $1.4M
+10%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $225K · FY2024 $1.5M
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.5M · Expenses $1.2M
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.4M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.3M · Total assets $1.4M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.4M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Castaneda · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $101K · Total expenses $1.2M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $627K · Total expenses $1.2M
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 4%——
Revenue growth 10%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$100,780Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Robert Castaneda’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Robert Castaneda$100,780$94,921$61,750$61,750$55,000
Jesus Martinez————$34,583

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 7Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 7Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Uses sport and play to reclaim space, unite communities, and create opportunity.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $841K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Sports Based Youth Development

Our sports-based youth development programs aim to enhance the physical health, social skills, and personal growth of young individuals. Under this initiative, we offer several programs including bitty ball, elementary sports, BTB girls, and BTB boys.

$465Kprogram expense
02

Public Space Work

Our public space work, which includes project play and our little village, emphasizes the importance of publicly owned places in creating safe spaces for the community. Through these initiatives, we cater to over 4,500 unique individuals throughout the year with numerous activations.

$279Kprogram expense
03

Strategy

Our strategy program is a collaborative initiative where we partner with city partners, local organizations, and elected youth to create a strategic plan of work. Through this initiative, we hold monthly convenings to gather insights and collect data from local organizations to better support the needs of our youth and community.

$97Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $37K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$36,861

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.2M+10% 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M+109% 990 PDF
FY2023 $668K$672K+23% 990 PDF
FY2022 $541K$362K+140% 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $225K$266K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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