Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
4 people listed on the 990-EZ; $55K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).
John Soler’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · 990-EZ Part IV
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Soler | $67,500 | $65,000 | $61,667 | $55,000 | $55,000 | $38,722 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Provides young people with creative, artistic, and educational opportunities.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990-EZ, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 14, 2026 | $227K | $221K | $7K | $66K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2025 | $188K | $185K | $2K | $60K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Jun 3, 2024 | $132K | $57K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 5, 2023 | $93K | $70K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Feb 14, 2022 | $80K | $66K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2021 | $100K | $60K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file FY2022 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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