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Builds inclusive playgrounds and programs for children and adults with special needs. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $46K in revenue, $21K in expenses, and $101K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Pennsauken, NJ
Website
buildjakesplace.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$46KFY2021
Expenses
$21K
Net assets
$101K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-1608282 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Pennsauken, NJ
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds inclusive playgrounds and programs for children and adults with special needs.
Leadership
Arthur Aston · Executive Director · $16K
Money in and out
$46K revenue, $21K expenses
Bottom line
0% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$46K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$21K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $25K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Management & general $1.00
Program efficiency
0%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
56.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+54%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$46K
FY2021▼ -13%
Expenses
$21K
FY2021▼ -15%
Total assets
$101K
FY2021▲ +32%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$46K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$21K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$101K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$25K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$101K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B0%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COur View
EINHdr · item D26-1608282
Principal addressHdr · item CPennsauken, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jbuildjakesplace.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$16,200Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Arthur Aston’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Arthur Aston$18,000$12,500$16,200$16,200$16,200

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Jake's place buys equipment to build all inclusive playgrounds and then gifts the equipment to the county for their own use, maintenance, and insurance. Jake's place also manages the camden county NJ miracle baseball league for people with disabilitities (of all ages).

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants117%$54K
— government grantsLn 1e$15K
Total revenueLn 12$46K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Management & general $1.00
Management & general100%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$101K
Total assetsLn 16$101K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$101K
Months of cash on handcomputed56.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $101K · Operating expenses/yr $21K
56.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $0 · Total expenses $21K
0%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $21K
100%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $21K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $50K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $54K · Total revenue $46K
117%
Government reliance
Government grants $15K · Total revenue $46K
32%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $46K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $46K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $21K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $46K · Prior year $53K
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $101K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $46K · Expenses $21K
+54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $101K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $101K · Total assets $101K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $101K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Arthur Aston · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $16K · Total expenses $21K
76%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $16K · Total expenses $21K
76%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Overhead ratio 100%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -13%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$102K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$71K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$31K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$46K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$53K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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