Change the Play INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-2705059)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$232K
FY2023	$151K
FY2024	$315K
FY2025	$259K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$229K
FY2023	$199K
FY2024	$304K
FY2025	$264K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$62K
FY2023	$46K
FY2024	$56K
FY2025	$52K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $234K Management & general 11% · $30K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Jason Teal

CEO

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers practical career training and guidance for non-athletes and non-entertainers.

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1 program · $234K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Our programs highlight lesser known career and entrepreneurial paths as pratical alternations to being on the field, ball court, or stage.

$234Kprogram 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 · FY2024

Meriden FoundationFY2024$13K

Boston Foundation INCFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$259K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K

Money outPt IX

$264K

Ln 25

Programscol B$234K

Managementcol C$30K

Owns and owesPt X

$52K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K

Total assetsLn 16$68K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a0

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K

Government grantsLn 1e$259K

Total revenueLn 12$259K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$45K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K

Total assetsLn 16$68K

LiabilitiesLn 26$17K

Net assetsLn 32$52K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 62

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$52K	$45K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$22K	$22K
Total assetsLn 16	$76K	$68K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$19K	$17K
Net assetsLn 32	$56K	$52K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$67K	$51K	$16K	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K	$4K	$1K	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$138K	$138K	$0	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$1K	$383	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$15K	$11K	$4K	$0
Information technologyLn 14	$6K	$5K	$2K	$0
TravelLn 17	$5K	$4K	$1K	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$4K	$1K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K	$15K	$5K	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$585	$529	$56	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$264K	$234K	$30K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$259K	$264K	−$5K	$52K	990 PDF
FY2024	$315K	$304K	$11K	$56K	990 PDF
FY2023	$151K	$199K	−$48K	$46K	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021	$232K	$229K	$4K	$62K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $258,686 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $257,208$258,686

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $57,804$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $315,012$258,686

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $63,892$66,803

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $240,355$196,779

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $304,247$263,582

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $10,765−$4,896

Part VI · Governance 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0

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 $258,686 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$258,686

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$258,686

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$258,686

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,582 across 10 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $50,770 · Management $16,033 · Fundraising $0$66,803

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,277 · Management $1,351 · Fundraising $0$5,628

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $138,172 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$138,172

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,211 · Management $383 · Fundraising $0$1,594

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,319 · Management $3,575 · Fundraising $0$14,894

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,823 · Management $1,523 · Fundraising $0$6,346

IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,905 · Management $1,233 · Fundraising $0$5,138

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,517 · Management $1,110 · Fundraising $0$4,627

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,044 · Management $4,751 · Fundraising $0$19,795

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $529 · Management $56 · Fundraising $0$585

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,567 · Management $30,015 · Fundraising $0$263,582

Part X · Balance sheet $68,373 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $52,298$44,876

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,437$1,126

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,060$22,371

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $75,795$68,373

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $12,484$12,484

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,818$4,292

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,302$16,776

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,493$51,597

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $75,795$68,373

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $51,597 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$258,686

XI-2 Total expenses$263,582

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,896

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,493

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$51,597

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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