Wordplay Cincy EIN 45-3969713

Wordplay Cincy FY2021 filing

EIN  45-3969713 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Cincinnati, OH Founded 2012
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering youth through creative programs that build strengths and self-determination.
Leadership
Amy Tuttle · Executive Director · $71K
Money in and out
$600K revenue, $375K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Empowering youth through creative programs that build strengths and self-determination. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $600K in revenue, $375K in expenses, and $1.3M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$375K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $225K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+37%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$600K
FY2021▼ -36%
Expenses
$375K
FY2021▼ -36%
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$269K
FY2021▼ -1%
Total revenue
$600K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$375K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$225K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 315
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $488K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Provides creative literacy opportunities to young people across Cincinnati through community- and school-based programs.

$244Kprogram expense
02

Provides creative literacy opportunities to young people across Cincinnati through community- and school-based programs.

$243Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWordplay Cincy
EINHdr · item D45-3969713
Principal addressHdr · item CCincinnati, OH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wordplaycincy.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2012
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a15
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$71,077Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$71,077Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wally Hart’s $17K as Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2021FY2020
Amy Tuttle$89,000$71,077
Elizabeth T Hunter$71,077
Elizabeth Hunter$66,462
Wally Hart$16,615
Wally Hart$16,615
Desirae Hosley$7,115

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$505K · 84%
Other revenue$69K · 12%
Program service revenue$26K · 4%
Contributions & grants84%$505K
Other revenue12%$69K
Program service revenue4%$26K
Investment income$85
Total revenueLn 12$600K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.16
Program services65%$244K
Management & general19%$73K
Fundraising16%$59K
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$393K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$269K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed12.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $393K · Operating expenses/yr $375K
12.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $243K · Total expenses $375K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $375K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $59K · Total expenses $375K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $106K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $489K
$0.22 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $505K · Total revenue $600K
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $600K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $26K · Total revenue $600K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $85 · Total revenue $600K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $26K · Total expenses $375K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $600K · Prior year $931K
-36%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $600K · Expenses $375K
+37%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.3M · Total assets $1.6M
83%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amy Tuttle · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $71K · Total expenses $375K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $270K · Total expenses $375K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth -36%
Accounting fee ratio 0%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Millstone FundFY2024$20K
GE FoundationFY2024$250
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$77K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $18K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$18,324

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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$271K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$363K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$711K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$600K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$931K 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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