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
75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
7 people listed on the 990; $95K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Beyond the Ball Nfp executive salaries →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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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.
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.
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.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $344K | $701K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $140K | $212K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $506K | $1.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $28K | $39K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $479K | $983K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $95K | $57K | $30K | $8K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $389K | $235K | $121K | $33K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $23K | $14K | $8K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $37K | $22K | $13K | $3K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $8K | $0 | $8K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8K | $4K | $4K | $415 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $20K | $15K | $4K | $967 |
| TravelLn 17 | $35K | $17K | $18K | $0 |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $22K | $16K | $4K | $1K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $10K | $7K | $3K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $410K | $409K | $754 | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $12K | $5K | $6K | $941 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.1M | $801K | $218K | $49K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 27, 2026 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $322K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2025 | $1.4M | $1.1M | $328K | $983K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $668K | $672K | −$5K | $476K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 24, 2023 | $541K | $362K | $179K | $477K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 3, 2021 | $225K | $266K | −$41K | $265K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,396,365 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,396,365 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,067,899 across 12 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,022,121 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $982,760 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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