To expand access and opportunity for youth through baseball, empowering them with life skills, academic pathways, and leadership beyond the game.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$8K 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$8K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $130K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$295K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$321K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$123K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$295K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$257K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$295K
FY2025$490K
Expenses
$321K
FY2024+0.08%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$149K
FY2022$332K
FY2023$321K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$438K
Net assets
$123K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$164K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$148K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$174K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $321K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $8K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$7,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeron Bookie a Gates’s $4K as President is at the 9th 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jeron Bookie Gates———$13,215$12,495
Jeron Bookie a Gates$3,743$7,500———
Jerson Bookie Gates——$2,025——

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering communities to achieve equal opportunity and success.

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2 programs · $321K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Baseball activities Through individual pathways for explorations, we work to increase exposure to the sport despite economic and social disparities. Baseball Beyond Borders not only has a focus on urban youth and the development of their baseball skills, but we are also devoting our resources to develop leaders and coaches in the…

$295Kprogram expense
02

Softball activities Through individual pathways for explorations, we work to increase exposure to the sport despite economic and social disparities. Baseball Beyond Borders not only has a focus on urban youth and the development of their softball skills, but we are also devoting our resources to develop leaders and coaches in the…

$26Kprogram 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
Mariners CareFY2024$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$130K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$295K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Money outPt IX
$321K
Ln 25
Programscol B$321K
Owns and owesPt X
$123K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Total revenueLn 12$295K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$130K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$130K
Total assetsLn 16$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$123K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 637
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K$130K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$130K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$8K
Net assetsLn 32$148K$123K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$59K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$550$550
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$47K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$814$814
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$181K$181K
Total functional expensesLn 25$321K$321K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $490K$438K$52K$174K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $295K$321K−$25K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023 $333K$321K$12K$148K 990 PDF
FY2022 $303K$332K−$29K$136K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$149K$108K$164K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $295,436 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $332,726$259,137
I-9 Program service revenue$36,299
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $332,726$295,436
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $53,285$71,635
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $267,371$249,277
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $320,656$320,912
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,070−$25,476
Part VI · Governance 3 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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $295,436 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$259,137
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$259,137
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $36,299$36,299
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $36,299 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$295,436
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $320,912 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,425$59,425
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $550$550
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,160$4,160
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $46,606$46,606
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,904$1,904
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,542$5,542
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,568$2,568
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,380$10,380
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $814$814
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $181,463$181,463
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,912 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$320,912
Part X · Balance sheet $130,009 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $147,985$130,009
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,985$130,009
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$7,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $147,985$122,509
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,985$130,009
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $122,509 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$295,436
XI-2 Total expenses$320,912
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,476
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$147,985
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$122,509

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