We Are g.a.m.e., INC is made up of a t.e.a.m. Of concerned community members strongly committed to empowering student-athletes with the tools and skills needed to be successful in traversing the world of amateur sports. The t.e.a.m. Serves a population of student athletes in dire need of many things, not the least of all being a sense of direction in their lives. The t.e.a.m. Has a common goal to prepare a Game plan for students by providing mentoring, interpersonal, and life skills training, that will lead to life- long achivement. The t.e.a.m. Believes that each student athlete can flourish on the field, the court and most importantly, in the classroom.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ 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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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$247K
Spent
$40K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$207K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

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Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $20K Management & general 7% · $3K Fundraising 43% · $17K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers student-athletes with skills and direction for success in sports and life.

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1 program · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides a mentorship process to at risk youth athletes from the 8TH grade until the athletes graduate college. Since the program began, several athletes have been successful completed their education and have been recruited to play professional sports.

$20Kprogram 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 · FY2019
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$247K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Money outPt IX
$40K
Ln 25
Programscol B$20K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$207K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$247K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$226K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$247K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$207K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$207K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$207K
Total assetsLn 16$0$207K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$207K
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$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$50$50
Management feesLn 11a$348$348
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$17K$17K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$391$391
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$19K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$423$423
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$699$699
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$40K$20K$3K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $247K$40K$207K$207K 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 $246,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$246,576
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$246,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$50
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$17,000
I-17 Other expenses$22,564
I-18 Total expenses$39,614
I-19 Revenue less expenses$206,962
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $246,576 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$246,576
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$226,036
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$246,576
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenue$246,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $39,614 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 staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $50$50
IX-11a Management feesManagement $348$348
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $17,000$17,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,218$1,218
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $391$391
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,485$19,485
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $423$423
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $699$699
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $19,876 · Management $2,738 · Fundraising $17,000$39,614
Part X · Balance sheet $206,962 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$206,962
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
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 $0$206,962
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$206,962
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$206,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$206,962
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $206,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$246,576
XI-2 Total expenses$39,614
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$206,962
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$206,962

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