The Skatepark Project helps underserved communities create safe and inclusive public skateparks for youth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $709K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
22
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$802K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$7.0M
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024−$654K

From the FY2020 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 Jun 2001.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $1.6M Management & general 3% · $58K Fundraising 15% · $288K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Bashein’s $233K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Benjamin Bashein$232,986$162,827$147,166$140,578
Rachel Williams-Feuerstein$142,600$125,718——
Alexandra Poole$140,956———
Rachel Williams——$132,457—
Jon Derek Croteau$120,655———
Trevor Staples$116,424———
Alec Beck$104,000———
Lily Schwimmer———$100,596

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps underserved communities build safe, inclusive public skateparks for youth while training diverse young advocates through mentorship and project design fellowships.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Built to Play Program

With matching-grant funds of up to $250,000 and a supplemental grant of up to $50,000 to encourage environmentally friendly design and construction, the built to play skatepark program supports community groups and municipal entities seeking to create free, public skateparks for underserved communities in southeast michigan and western…

$810Kprogram expense
02

The organization's technical assistance program is the educational component of its work. Communities pursuing new public skate parks call, e-mail, or write the skatepark project with a range of questions about the skate park-development process.

$548Kprogram expense
03

The grant program is the organization's financial assistance to communities building free, public skate parks. Twice annually the board of directors meets to review grant applications and select recipients based on several criteria, including median household income, current access to skate parks, scope of proposed project, demonstrated…

$255Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 67 grants · $4.3M · 2020–2024
Brooklyn Bridge ManhattanNY · FY2024$27,000
Lockport Community Services INCFY2024$25,000
Environmental Hood Restoration INCFY2024$15,000
Rose City RollersOR · FY2024$15,000
Social Impact FundCA · FY2024$15,000
Tutifruti Skate INCFL · FY2024$12,430
Earthhub TvMA · FY2024$10,000
The Harold Hunter FoundationNY · FY2024$10,000
Super Skate PosseCA · FY2024$8,000
Village of AlleganyFY2024$7,500
Town of GreeceFY2023$250,000
SkateistanWA · FY2023$30,940
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$275K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$288K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$802K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$275K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$802K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 621
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$22K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$802K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$947K$947K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$559K$393K$30K$135K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$30K$2K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$4K$712$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$26K$10K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$40K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$677$181$496
Office expensesLn 13$17K$8K$2K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$30K$2K$10K
TravelLn 17$55K$2K$53K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K$396
InsuranceLn 23$37K$28K$2K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$88K$5K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$51K$13K$3K$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.6M$58K$288K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.7M$7.0M−$4.3M−$654K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.9M−$137K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.0M$4.0M−$14K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$1.9M$107K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.8M$2.0M$847K$3.5M 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,805,522 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,266,304$2,523,153
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,752$7,545
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,771$274,824
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,340,827$2,805,522
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,735,061$947,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $486,411$601,152
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $440,026$410,278
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,661,498$1,958,430
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$320,671$847,092
Part VI · Governance 15 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,805,522 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $274,824 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,523,153
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,523,153
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,545$7,545
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $282,369$2,805,522
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,958,430 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $947,000$947,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $393,499 · Management $30,024 · Fundraising $135,133$558,656
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,933 · Management $2,284 · Fundraising $10,279$42,496
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,273 · Management $712 · Fundraising $2,136$7,121
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,290 · Management $10,078 · Fundraising $7,449$43,817
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $40,016 · Fundraising $4,946$44,962
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $181 · Fundraising $496$677
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,150 · Management $2,180 · Fundraising $6,450$16,780
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,583 · Management $2,257 · Fundraising $10,159$41,999
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,786 · Fundraising $53,152$54,938
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,567 · Fundraising $396$3,963
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,607 · Management $1,969 · Fundraising $7,192$36,768
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,924 · Management $5,195 · Fundraising $15,583$108,702
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,090 · Management $3,168 · Fundraising $34,293$50,551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,612,899 · Management $57,867 · Fundraising $287,664$1,958,430
Part X · Balance sheet $4,259,226 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,794,733$3,627,484
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,166,748$538,389
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,814$5,399
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,080
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,461$5,498
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $22,152$81,376
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,004,908$4,259,226
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $194,319$109,751
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,209,365$581,365
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$111,267
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,403,684$802,383
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,087,241$2,851,741
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $513,983$605,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,601,224$3,456,843
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,004,908$4,259,226
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,456,843 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,805,522
XI-2 Total expenses$1,958,430
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$847,092
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,601,224
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,527
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,456,843

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