Led by former baseball greats, Cal Ripken, JR. And bill Ripken, the Cal Ripken SR. Foundation, INC., through active community partnerships with america's most successful youth service organizations, teaches underserved children from america's most distressed communities the importance of choosing a healthy lifestyle and making smart, productive decisions in their young lives. The Foundation uses sports to grab the attention of these underserved children while teaching them that embracing lifelong character traits such as perseverance, commitment, developing good nutritional habits and giving back to their communities will expose them to opportunities and experiences that will help them become successful, contributing members of society. The Foundation not only trains local community leaders to be successful mentors to children and to implement the foundation's youth development programs, but also provides funding, character education materials and equipment to these communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,884 volunteers and 31 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $482K a year · 2% 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
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
$3.1M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $91K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.7M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
47
of 49 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$28.4M
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$25.7M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$22.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$28.4M
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14.8M
FY2021$16.4M
FY2022$18.8M
FY2023$34.9M
FY2024$28.4M
Expenses
$25.7M
FY2024▼ -28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$14.5M
FY2021$21.6M
FY2022$18.3M
FY2023$35.7M
FY2024$25.7M
Net assets
$22.7M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28.5M
FY2021$21.0M
FY2022$20.9M
FY2023$20.4M
FY2024$22.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $20.9M Management & general 13% · $3.3M Fundraising 6% · $1.5M

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

64 people listed on the 990; $3.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$643,520Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$379,019Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Strategic Initiatives
$327,663Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer, CFO, Director (part Year)
$326,756Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Stem & Outcome Measurement
$284,574Pt VII · Sec A
SR. VP, Admin. & Chief of Staff
$278,521Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Resource Development
$245,436Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Programs
$148,255Pt VII · Sec A

Stephan Salem’s $644K as President & CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3683 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephan Salem$643,520$637,131$635,120$684,384$600,789
Carrie Lebow$379,019$361,448$337,944$289,425$279,558
Charles Brady$327,663$319,004$292,754$271,039$264,163
Irvin H Bisnov$326,756$317,802$125,962$113,750—
Joseph Rossow$284,574$272,742$258,656$254,701$246,976
Joellen Malstrom$278,521$281,276$270,777$237,740$205,955
Marie Elise Lee$245,436$199,436$181,856$179,001$129,954
Randall Acosta——$144,048$203,241$200,326

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Uses sports-based youth development programs, camps, and mentor training to teach healthy lifestyles and character-building skills to underserved children nationwide.

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3 programs · $20.9M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provide cash and equipment funding to organizations working with youth in their communities. The foundation also engages law enforcement officials in these and other communities (including the U.S. Marshals service) to act as mentors and coaches for youth as part of the foundation's "badges for baseball" program.

$10.9Mprogram expense
02

Design and facilitate the creation of youth development parks, throughout the country which are in need of a safe place for children to play and grow. The foundation partners with local organizations to build multi-purpose, synthetic surface facilities that serve as classrooms for many of the lessons the foundation teaches through our…

$8.5Mprogram expense
03

Provide a "major league-style" overnight camp experience for youth from around the country at the foundation's youth baseball facility in aberdeen, MD. Foundation staff teach baseball the "ripken way" while reinforcing the values taught in the "healthy choices, healthy children" curriculum.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 194 grants · $3.6M · 2020–2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$28.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$607K
Money outPt IX
$25.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.9M
Managementcol C$3.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$22.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$11.1M
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
64
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a49
IndependentVI 1b47
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$28.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$7.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$607K
Gains on assetsLn 7$88K
Total revenueLn 12$28.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8.8M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$11.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$22.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 531
VolunteersI 64,884
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$11.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.6M$4.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$26.1M$28.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M$22.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1.2M$1.2M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3.0M$1.6M$904K$531K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$1.1M$833K$542K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$63K$33K$4K$27K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$19K$40K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$250K$148K$36K$66K
Legal feesLn 11b$24K$280$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$125K$125K
Investment management feesLn 11f$50K$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$488K$323K$125K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$141K$11K$30K$100K
Office expensesLn 13$801K$397K$351K$54K
Information technologyLn 14$196K$12K$181K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$469K$141K$328K
TravelLn 17$577K$404K$115K$59K
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$310K$279K$31K
InsuranceLn 23$139K$87K$52K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14.9M$14.8M$24K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$346K$296K$38K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.7M$20.9M$3.3M$1.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $28.4M$25.7M$2.8M$22.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $34.9M$35.7M−$846K$20.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $18.8M$18.3M$567K$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $16.4M$21.6M−$5.2M$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $14.8M$14.5M$310K$28.5M 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 $28,438,019 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $34,945,982$28,540,403
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $369,999$607,454
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$455,945−$709,838
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,860,036$28,438,019
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,027,215$1,192,142
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,443,154$5,960,441
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $29,236,093$18,528,027
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $35,706,462$25,680,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$846,426$2,757,409
Part VI · Governance 47 of 49 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body49
VI-1b Independent voting members47
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $28,438,019 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,817,341
VIII-1e Government grants$7,796,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,926,597
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,260,602
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$28,540,403
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $519,898$519,898
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $194,024$194,024
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $87,556$87,556
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$927,876−$927,876
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $24,014$24,014
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$102,384$28,438,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,680,610 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,159,642$1,159,642
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $32,500$32,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,588,778 · Management $904,454 · Fundraising $531,270$3,024,502
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,114,022 · Management $832,903 · Fundraising $541,853$2,488,778
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,525 · Management $3,611 · Fundraising $26,758$62,894
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,769 · Management $39,569 · Fundraising $75,549$133,887
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $148,457 · Management $35,554 · Fundraising $66,369$250,380
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $280 · Management $23,908$24,188
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $125,128$125,128
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $50,068$50,068
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $323,236 · Management $125,442 · Fundraising $39,254$487,932
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,410 · Management $29,613 · Fundraising $100,271$141,294
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $397,080 · Management $350,560 · Fundraising $53,758$801,398
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,199 · Management $180,828 · Fundraising $3,295$196,322
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $140,647 · Management $327,959$468,606
IX-17 TravelPrograms $403,512 · Management $114,838 · Fundraising $58,567$576,917
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,294$3,294
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $279,348 · Management $31,039$310,387
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $87,169 · Management $51,823$138,992
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,825,399 · Management $24,414 · Fundraising $7,206$14,857,019
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $295,517 · Management $38,365 · Fundraising $12,600$346,482
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,873,784 · Management $3,290,076 · Fundraising $1,516,750$25,680,610
Part X · Balance sheet $28,355,145 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,047,652$8,827,802
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,536,927$2,289,004
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $10,177,920$8,093,150
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $303,416$564,267
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$741,210
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $791,510$945,337
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,376,723$1,086,638
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,212,289$4,167,409
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $429,587$591,080
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,201,474$1,049,248
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,077,498$28,355,145
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,470,211$3,085,770
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $102,927$281,074
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,114,376$2,315,182
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,687,514$5,682,026
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,526,831$4,704,571
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,863,153$17,968,548
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,389,984$22,673,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,077,498$28,355,145
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,673,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$28,438,019
XI-2 Total expenses$25,680,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,757,409
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,389,984
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$233,349
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$707,623
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,673,119

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