Pogo Park transforms dispirited city parks and playgrounds into safe, healthy, and magical outdoor public spaces for children to play and for the community to gather.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 105 volunteers and 17 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $54K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$147K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $749K
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.8M
96% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 96% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$6.7M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$80K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2024▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$6.5M
Expenses
$6.7M
FY2024▲ +65%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$6.7M
Net assets
$80K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9K
FY2021$310K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$92K
FY2024$80K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 2010.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $6.3M Management & general 5% · $303K Fundraising 1% · $70K

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; $147K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ed/Secretary
$147,400Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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

Toody Maher’s $147K as Ed/Secretary is at the 63rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Toody Maher$147,400$146,776$114,796$115,402$104,712
Darrell Harris———$100,579—

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 15aYes

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Transforms abandoned parks into safe, green play spaces by empowering local residents.

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1 program · $6.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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- Welcomed over 8,500 visitors who live in Richmond's Iron Triangle, one of this citys most underserved communities, to Elm Playlot, a safe, green, and clean city park that provides free enrichment programs and services for children and youth on a drop-in basis.- Used Elm Playlot as a trusted public space to provide 6,103 free meals to…

$6.3Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$6.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$303K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$80K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$545K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$496K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$182K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$80K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6105
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$624K$545K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$258$3K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$346K$182K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$1.8M
Net assetsLn 32$684K$80K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$165K$66K$98K$1K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$720K$714K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$16K$16K$86
Other employee benefitsLn 9$83K$72K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$73K$66K$7K$32
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$66K$9K$57K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.1M$4.1M$18K$55K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$4K$405$2K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$30K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$144K$135K$9K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$343$537
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$16K$14K$1K$379
InterestLn 20$9K$566$9K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$41K$41K
InsuranceLn 23$119K$78K$40K$664
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$997K$2K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.7M$6.3M$303K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.5M$6.7M−$195K$80K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$4.0M−$279K$92K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.4M−$2K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.2M$298K$310K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.4M−$92K$9K 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 $6,461,061 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,867,047$6,426,677
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,445$21,456
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,590$12,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,896,082$6,461,061
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $982,939$1,058,357
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,680,724$5,597,757
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,663,663$6,656,114
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $232,419−$195,053
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,461,061 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$4,767,983
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,658,694
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,426,677
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,456$21,456
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $12,928$12,928
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $34,384$6,461,061
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,656,114 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,036 · Management $97,879 · Fundraising $1,176$165,091
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $714,443 · Management $5,752$720,195
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,410 · Management $86$16,496
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $71,931 · Management $11,329$83,260
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,997 · Management $7,286 · Fundraising $32$73,315
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,064 · Management $56,751$65,815
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,073,735 · Management $17,844 · Fundraising $54,592$4,146,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,362 · Management $405 · Fundraising $2,041$6,808
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,769 · Management $2,715 · Fundraising $2,792$35,276
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $134,639 · Management $9,485$144,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,783 · Management $343 · Fundraising $537$7,663
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,103 · Management $1,228 · Fundraising $379$15,710
IX-20 InterestPrograms $566 · Management $8,718$9,284
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $41,435$41,435
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $78,032 · Management $40,172 · Fundraising $664$118,868
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $996,608 · Management $1,817 · Fundraising $8,178$1,006,603
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,282,478 · Management $303,245 · Fundraising $70,391$6,656,114
Part X · Balance sheet $1,924,056 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,522$48,973
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $611,491$496,335
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $498,848$1,013,321
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $398,805$180,564
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $346,210$181,650
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $258$3,213
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,868,134$1,924,056
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $164,638$933,482
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,019,256$910,194
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,183,894$1,843,676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $550,050−$112,324
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $134,190$192,704
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $684,240$80,380
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,868,134$1,924,056
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $80,380 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,461,061
XI-2 Total expenses$6,656,114
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$195,053
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$684,240
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$105
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$408,912
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$80,380

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