Positive Coaching Alliance

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To change the culture of youth sports so that every child, regardless of social or economic circumstance, has access to a Positive youth sports experience.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 77-0485946) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 24 volunteers and 223 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $231K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
81% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
3.0 mo
of spending, in cash
3.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.4M
33% of total assets
Liabilities are 33% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
24 of 24 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$12.1M
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$13.6M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$5.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$12.1M
FY2025▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$14.8M
FY2025$12.1M
Expenses
$13.6M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2025$13.6M
Net assets
$5.0M
FY2025▼ -24%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$39K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2025$5.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $11.0M Management & general 9% · $1.2M Fundraising 10% · $1.3M

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

32 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$342,090Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Community Impact Officer
$237,970Pt VII · Sec A
EVP, Revenue
$207,360Pt VII · Sec A
CEO (until 4/2025)
$192,248Pt VII · Sec A
VP, External Relations
$182,214Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Partner Development
$178,688Pt VII · Sec A
VP, People and HR Operations
$167,610Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Education and Product Officer
$150,247Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Sacks’s $342K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 72nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jason Sacks$342,090$276,560$253,524———
Chris Moore———$335,435$321,741$71,250
Janet Carter$192,248$301,560$242,316———
Jason Robert Sacks———$292,455$177,500$165,667
Pablo Garcia———$243,784——
Robert Lee Marcus$237,970$194,060————
James Thompson————$202,563$221,034
Jacob Wald$207,360$175,560$155,570$144,196$132,920—

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

Programs and updates

Transforms youth sports culture by training coaches and securing funding to ensure kids in under-resourced communities have equal access to quality athletic programs.

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1 program · $11.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Pca's unified program integrates partnership engagement and fulfillment, program expansion and enhancement, and community and coach engagement into a comprehensive approach to transforming the culture of youth sports.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 77-0485946) · Dispute this line
$11.0Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $991K · 2019–2024
Texas One Fund INCTX · FY2024$110,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$48,000
Travis High SchoolFY2024$18,620
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,000
Texas One Fund INCTX · FY2023$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$51,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$19,250
Austin Independent School DistrictFY2023$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2022$114,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,500
East Austin Yellow Jackets (eayf)FY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$136,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$24,000
Soa Village Housing INCCA · FY2021$10,000
Blp Enterprises LLCFY2021$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$156,000
North Community Football ProgramFY2020$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$2,500
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$12.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Money outPt IX
$13.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.0M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$5.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$351K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$134K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$12.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$2.2M
Accounts receivableLn 4$159K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$2K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$194K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Other assetsLn 15$234K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5223
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$351K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$10K$10K$10K$10K$10K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.0M$3.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.5M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$2.4M
Net assetsLn 32$6.5M$5.0M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$134K$134K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$62K$62K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$944K$529K$116K$300K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.8M$5.8M$495K$530K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$310K$260K$25K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$848K$693K$69K$86K
Payroll taxesLn 10$621K$511K$47K$63K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$211K$168K$18K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$1.1M$121K$167K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$366K$366K$364
Office expensesLn 13$51K$40K$6K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$194K$125K$12K$57K
TravelLn 17$841K$781K$14K$46K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$90K$72K$8K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$736K$405K$295K$35K
All other expensesLn 24e$239$239
Total functional expensesLn 25$13.6M$11.0M$1.2M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 7, 2026 $12.1M$13.6M−$1.6M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2025 $14.8M$12.0M$2.9M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 15, 2024 $10.0M$11.8M−$1.7M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 14, 2023 $9.5M$10.0M−$474K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 13, 2022 $9.0M$7.3M$1.7M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2021 $7.4M$9.5M−$2.1M−$39K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments G · Fundraising I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $12,079,712 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $12,948,211$9,261,441
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,830,686$2,872,866
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $155,128$135,282
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,107,308−$189,877
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $14,826,717$12,079,712
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $137,750$196,120
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,282,594$9,571,799
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,548,346$3,865,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,968,690$13,633,286
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,858,027−$1,553,574
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body24
VI-1b Independent voting members24
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 $12,079,712 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$8,157 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,086,601
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,174,840
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$351,323
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,261,441
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,872,866$2,872,866
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133,698$133,698
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,584$1,584
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$478,788−$478,788
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $297,068$297,068
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,167,367 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$349,096$12,079,712
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $13,633,286 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $134,120$134,120
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $62,000$62,000
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $528,987 · Management $115,675 · Fundraising $299,801$944,463
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,822,496 · Management $495,440 · Fundraising $529,600$6,847,536
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $259,846 · Management $25,047 · Fundraising $25,195$310,088
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $693,015 · Management $69,400 · Fundraising $85,995$848,410
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $510,705 · Management $47,403 · Fundraising $63,194$621,302
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,263$19,263
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $168,021 · Management $18,260 · Fundraising $24,343$210,624
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,061,810 · Management $120,656 · Fundraising $166,511$1,348,977
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $365,705 · Management $364$366,069
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,891 · Management $5,846 · Fundraising $5,469$51,206
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $125,306 · Management $11,769 · Fundraising $57,128$194,203
IX-17 TravelPrograms $780,913 · Management $13,986 · Fundraising $46,141$841,040
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,383$8,383
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $71,617 · Management $7,773 · Fundraising $10,363$89,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $405,454 · Management $294,754 · Fundraising $35,402$735,610
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $239$239
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,038,269 · Management $1,245,875 · Fundraising $1,349,142$13,633,286
Part X · Balance sheet $7,407,242 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,507,080$1,199,007
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,476,531$2,202,531
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,778,261$2,225,690
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $49,553$158,992
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,081$1,739
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $125,083$193,660
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,598$11,214
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,465,014$1,180,316
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $360,349$234,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,782,550$7,407,242
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $706,392$974,842
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,019,142$1,050,693
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $522,781$398,666
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,248,315$2,424,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,885,653$2,229,202
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,648,582$2,753,839
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,534,235$4,983,041
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,782,550$7,407,242
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,983,041 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,079,712
XI-2 Total expenses$13,633,286
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,553,574
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,534,235
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,380
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,983,041

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