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Can Play FY2020 filing

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West Des Moines, IA501(c)(3)Since 2012Recreation & Sports EIN 46-1443733Revenue $598K in FY2020

On file with the IRScan-play.org6500 Grand Ave, 50266-5357 · West Des Moines, IATax-exempt since Feb 2013Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mission: Can Play brings adapted and no cost recreational programs to our communities by removing barriers to Play.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$68K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$68K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$598K
Spent
$436K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$418K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$598K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$598K
FY2021$526K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$671K
FY2024$519K
FY2025$461K
Expenses
$436K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$436K
FY2021$452K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$706K
FY2025$512K
Net assets
$418K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$418K
FY2021$540K
FY2022$678K
FY2023$828K
FY2024$653K
FY2025$479K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $354K Management & general 10% · $43K Fundraising 9% · $39K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $68K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Melissa Clarke-Wharff’s $84K as Co-Founder is at the 86th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Clarke-Wharff$83,500$79,000$79,000$80,000$74,000$68,496
Dylan Declerck Left Dec 2024—$69,257————
Dylan Declerck——$67,258$67,582$63,239—

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

Programs and updates

Offers adaptive sports for children and adults with disabilities, illness, or challenges to play at full speed.

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1 program · $354K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Can play provides adaptive recreational sports and fitness programming for children and adults with disabilities, illnesses, and emotional challenges. The facility provides an adaptive fitness room, sensory gym, adaptive rock climbing wall, turf field for kickball, wiffleball, and soccer, as well as basketball and volleyball courts.

$354Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Gabus Family FoundationFY2025$10K
Henry Family Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$598K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$394K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Money outPt IX
$436K
Ln 25
Programscol B$354K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$418K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K
Total assetsLn 16$433K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$394K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$60K
Total revenueLn 12$598K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$181K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$433K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$418K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6375
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$213K$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$257K$433K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$15K
Net assetsLn 32$257K$418K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$56K$7K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$104K$83K$10K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$420$420
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$13K$4K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$7K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$17K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$4K$4K$495
OccupancyLn 16$16K$14K$2K$18
TravelLn 17$10K$4K$4K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$23K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$1K$634
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$114K$106K$1K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$753$452$301
Total functional expensesLn 25$436K$354K$43K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $461K$512K−$51K$479K 990 PDF
FY2024 $519K$706K−$187K$653K 990 PDF
FY2023 $671K$538K$133K$828K 990 PDF
FY2022 $655K$505K$150K$678K 990 PDF
FY2021 $526K$452K$74K$540K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $598K$436K$162K$418K 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 $597,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $233,759$393,770
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $112,923$143,130
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$35,870$1,341
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $66,058$59,697
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $376,870$597,938
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $247,397$194,303
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $245,525$241,713
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $492,922$436,016
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$116,052$161,922
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $597,938 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$73,333
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,500
VIII-1e Government grants$19,400
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$298,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$393,770
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,130$143,130
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,341$1,341
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $59,697$59,697
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,130 · Excluded from tax $61,038$597,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $436,016 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,441 · Management $7,055 · Fundraising $7,055$70,551
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $83,251 · Management $10,406 · Fundraising $10,406$104,063
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,357 · Management $420 · Fundraising $420$4,197
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,394 · Management $1,549 · Fundraising $1,549$15,492
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,797 · Management $3,656 · Fundraising $1,828$18,281
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,175 · Management $2,050 · Fundraising $1,025$10,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,275 · Management $2,468 · Fundraising $4,936$24,679
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,584 · Management $4,432 · Fundraising $495$8,511
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,983 · Management $1,556 · Fundraising $18$15,557
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,365 · Management $3,708 · Fundraising $2,136$10,209
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,854 · Management $2,689 · Fundraising $1,344$26,887
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,783 · Management $1,269 · Fundraising $634$12,686
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,761 · Management $1,276 · Fundraising $6,863$113,900
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $452 · Management $301$753
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $354,472 · Management $42,835 · Fundraising $38,709$436,016
Part X · Balance sheet $433,425 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $70,159$169,394
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $143,171$181,005
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$208
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $43,421$16,535
X-15 Other assets$66,283
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $256,751$433,425
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$1,228
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$15,228
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,751$418,197
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,751$418,197
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $256,751$433,425
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $418,197 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$597,938
XI-2 Total expenses$436,016
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$161,922
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,751
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$476
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$418,197

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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