Phantoms Charities EIN 46-2727544 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Develops children and adults through youth health, fitness, sports, and education programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $208K in revenue, $190K in expenses, and $266K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Allentown, PA
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$208KFY2025
Expenses
$190K
Net assets
$266K
People
13
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-2727544 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Allentown, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops children and adults through youth health, fitness, sports, and education programs.
Leadership
Robert Brooks JR · President & Treasurer
Money in and out
$208K revenue, $190K expenses
Bottom line
39% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$190K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$266K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.39 Management & general $0.61
Program efficiency
39%
of spending reaches programs▼ -25% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -16% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -71% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$208K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses
$190K
FY2025▲ +55%
Total assets
$340K
FY2025▲ +36%
Total liabilities
$74K
FY2025▲ ×35
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$190K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$266K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$340K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B39%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPhantoms Charities
EINHdr · item D46-2727544
Principal addressHdr · item CAllentown, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $31K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Phantoms charities works with other nonprofits to allocate hockey game tickets for intended purposes where the tickets are often "earned" by the children and their families. For example, tickets may be reward for attendance and reading incentives for students.

$14Kprogram expense
02

The grants program empowers other area nonprofit organizations to make a difference in the community by providing grant funding to select lehigh valley-based 501(c)(3) organizations for education or charitable tax exempt purposes that align closely with the mission statement of phantoms charities.

$10Kprogram expense
03

The phys ed program provides floor hockey sports equipment and a detailed curriculum to area schools in an effort to encourage students to be active. Phantoms charities donates floor hockey equipment including hockey sticks, goals, balls, pucks, cones, jerseys and an organizer hauler, along with a detailed curriculum designed to benefit…

$7Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$152K · 73%
Contributions & grants$57K · 27%
Other revenue73%$152K
Contributions & grants27%$57K
Total revenueLn 12$208K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.39 Management & general $0.61
Program services39%$74K
Management & general61%$116K
Total functional expensesLn 25$190K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Total assetsLn 16$340K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$74K
Total net assetsLn 32$266K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $146K · Operating expenses/yr $190K
9.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $74K · Total expenses $190K
39%
Management & General
Management & general $116K · Total expenses $190K
61%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $190K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $65K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $57K · Total revenue $208K
27%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $208K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $208K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $208K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $190K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $208K · Prior year $175K
+19%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $139K · FY2024 $208K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $266K · Beginning of year $249K
+7%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $208K · Expenses $190K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $74K · Total assets $340K
22%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $266K · Total assets $340K
78%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $340K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Brooks JR · Reported title PRESIDENT & TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $190K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $86K · Total expenses $190K
45%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 39%
Overhead ratio 61%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 19%
Legal fee ratio 0.6%
Accounting fee ratio 6%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$61K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2021–2021
The Kindness ProjectPA · FY2021$5,500

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$208K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$175K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$138K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$78K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$139K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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