Beyond the Ball Nfp

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 26-1440472

Beyond the ball is an organization that uses the power of sport and play to reclaim space, unite the community, and develop a culture of opportunity, through which we cultivate hope and change lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 22 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $157K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$101K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 73% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $452K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $841K Management & general 26% · $311K Fundraising 5% · $60K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $101K paid to officers and key staff.

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

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

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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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$841K
Managementcol C$311K
Fundraisingcol D$60K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$474K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$198K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$693K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$701K$250K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$212K$693K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$983K$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$37K$37K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$101K$61K$32K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$452K$272K$142K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$25K$14K$8K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$28K$17K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$0$25K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$30K$15K$13K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$18K$5K$1K
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$2K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$19K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$10K$4K$213
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$400K$344K$54K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$7K$4K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$841K$311K$60K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.2M$322K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.1M$328K$983K 990 PDF
FY2023 $668K$672K−$5K$476K 990 PDF
FY2022 $541K$362K$179K$477K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $225K$266K−$41K$265K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,534,320 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$473,748
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,058,017
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,531,765
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,555$2,555
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,555$1,534,320
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,212,431 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $36,861$36,861
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,639 · Management $31,714 · Fundraising $8,427$100,780
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $272,091 · Management $142,300 · Fundraising $37,812$452,203
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,480 · Management $8,488 · Fundraising $1,997$24,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,439 · Management $16,671 · Fundraising $3,922$49,032
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $25,043 · Fundraising $0$25,043
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,120 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,120
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,056 · Management $13,372 · Fundraising $1,486$29,914
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,132 · Management $4,828 · Fundraising $1,207$24,167
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,950 · Management $1,862 · Fundraising $0$6,812
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $19,040 · Management $5,077 · Fundraising $1,269$25,386
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,743 · Management $4,118 · Fundraising $213$14,074
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $344,362 · Management $53,555 · Fundraising $1,991$399,908
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,958 · Management $4,078 · Fundraising $2,130$13,166
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $840,871 · Management $311,106 · Fundraising $60,454$1,212,431
Part X · Balance sheet $1,354,446 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $701,134$197,520
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$52,635
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $109,122$410,931
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $211,865$693,360
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,022,121$1,354,446
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $39,361$49,797
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,361$49,797
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $907,860$919,567
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,900$385,082
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $982,760$1,304,649
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,022,121$1,354,446
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,304,649 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,534,320
XI-2 Total expenses$1,212,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$321,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$982,760
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,304,649

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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