Association for Play Therapy INC

Not tax-deductible

Clovis, CA501(c)(6)Since 1994EIN 77-0259621

To advance a mental health modality called play therapy and serve the clinical and professional interests of those engaged in IT.

41¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$450K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $144K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
41%
of spending
Concern: 41% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$450K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$377
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
41%
Net assets
$4.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$4.0M
FY2025$4.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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

Where the money goes

41 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 41% · $888K Management & general 38% · $827K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $450K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO
$276,020Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres & COO
$173,563Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathryn Lebby$276,020$264,119$250,556$243,183$217,390$196,987
Diane L Leon$173,563$159,375$150,000$138,317$124,017$114,151

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

Promotes play therapy and supports its practitioners' professional needs.

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2 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Education and Credentials

Magazine published quarterly, professional journal, and annual conference relating to the therapy of childs' play, continuing education, and credentials.

Pt IX · col B
02

Services

Peer networking opportunities, information and promotional materials.

Pt IX · col B

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$414K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$888K
Managementcol C$827K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$377
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$414K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$377
Net assetsLn 32$4.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$984K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$405$377
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M$4.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$450K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$356K$178K$178K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$18K$18K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$70K$35K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$59K$29K$29K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$66K$33K$33K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$14K$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$39K$19K$19K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$48K$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$66K$33K$33K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$472K$236K$236K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$326K$185K$141K
All other expensesLn 24e$57K$38K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$888K$827K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $2.4M$2.0M$439K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.0M$70K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$2.0M$89K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.7M$99K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.4M$25K$3.7M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,610,898 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $79,978 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,084,291 · Unrelated business $28,825$2,113,116
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $414,130$414,130
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $3,674$3,674
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,145,972 · Unrelated business $47,122 · Excluded from tax $417,804$2,610,898
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,164,944 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$449,583
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $177,758 · Management $177,758$355,516
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $18,337 · Management $18,337$36,674
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $34,903 · Management $34,903$69,806
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,437 · Management $29,437$58,874
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $32,913 · Management $32,913$65,826
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,143 · Management $2,142$4,285
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,838 · Management $6,837$13,675
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,160 · Management $18,160$36,320
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,718 · Management $8,717$17,435
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,364 · Management $19,364$38,728
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $23,837 · Management $23,836$47,673
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,834 · Management $32,833$65,667
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $236,063 · Management $236,062$472,125
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,243 · Management $2,243$4,486
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $22,631 · Management $22,631$45,262
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,673 · Management $141,168$325,841
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $37,582 · Management $19,586$57,168
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $888,434 · Management $826,927 · Fundraising $0$2,164,944
Part X · Balance sheet $4,467,427 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $983,927$1,046,772
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,883$11,432
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,040$1,480
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,152$5,667
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,019,397$3,402,076
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,023,399$4,467,427
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $405$377
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $405$377
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,022,994$4,467,050
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,023,399$4,467,427
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,467,050 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,610,898
XI-2 Total expenses$2,164,944
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$445,954
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,022,994
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,898
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,467,050

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