Positive Coaching Alliance FY2021 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)Since 1998EducationEIN 77-0485946Revenue $9.0M in FY2021

On file with the IRSpositivecoach.org66 Franklin St Ste 300, 94607-3734 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Jul 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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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.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.2M
66% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 66% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.0M
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$7.3M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.0M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$9.0M
FY2022$9.5M
FY2023$10.0M
FY2024$14.8M
FY2024$12.1M
Expenses
$7.3M
FY2021▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.5M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$12.0M
FY2024$13.6M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2021▲ ×44
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$39K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$6.5M
FY2024$5.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $4.9M Management & general 19% · $1.4M Fundraising 13% · $967K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO (to 4/21)
$321,741Pt VII · Sec A
Founder & CEO Emeritus (to 10/2020)
$202,563Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$177,500Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Central Territory
$150,408Pt VII · Sec A
VP, East Territory
$132,920Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Partner Development
$118,882Pt VII · Sec A
VP, External Relations
$115,560Pt VII · Sec A
VP, West Territory
$102,386Pt 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
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 2No
  • 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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2 programs · $4.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Partnership Sales and Training Fulfillment

Pca generates roughly 25% of its operating budget from earned income (schools and youth sports organizations who pay for programming for their coaches, athletes, administrators and parents).

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Program Delivery

Pca conducts two awards programs annually, one that recognizes outstanding coaches who strive to win, while, more importantly, teaching life lessons through sports, and a second that honors high school student-athletes who work to make themselves better, their teammates better and the GAME/COMMUNITY better.

$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
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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$463
Money outPt IX
$7.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.9M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Fundraisingcol D$967K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$173K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$463
Gains on assetsLn 7$463
Total revenueLn 12$9.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5223
VolunteersI 624
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$3.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K$25K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M$4.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.3M$3.2M
Net assetsLn 32−$39K$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$19K$19K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$158K$158K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$711K$421K$164K$125K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$2.2M$856K$653K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$365K$216K$84K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10−$6K−$4K−$1K−$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$516K$495K$3K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$96K$59K$785$36K
OccupancyLn 16$324K$177K$55K$92K
TravelLn 17$76K$49K$4K$23K
InterestLn 20$519$519
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$15K$5K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$22K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.4M$992K$195K$166K
All other expensesLn 24e−$133K$71K$22K−$227K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.3M$4.9M$1.4M$967K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $14.8M$12.0M$2.9M$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.0M$11.8M−$1.7M$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.5M$10.0M−$474K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $9.0M$7.3M$1.7M$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.4M$9.5M−$2.1M−$39K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,977,782 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,752,740$7,439,217
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,929,511$1,833,879
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$426$463
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$281,339−$295,777
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,400,486$8,977,782
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $199,536$177,250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,380,113$4,773,289
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,957,404$2,355,762
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,537,053$7,306,301
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,136,567$1,671,481
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $8,977,782 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,034 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,316,281
VIII-1e Government grants$1,160,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,962,336
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$173,150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,439,217
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,833,879$1,833,879
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $463$463
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$308,073−$308,073
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,798 · Excluded from tax $4,532$13,330
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,841,643 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$303,078$8,977,782
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,306,301 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,750$18,750
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $158,500$158,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $421,405 · Management $164,410 · Fundraising $125,434$711,249
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,194,080 · Management $856,016 · Fundraising $653,086$3,703,182
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $216,188 · Management $84,346 · Fundraising $64,350$364,884
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms −$3,570 · Management −$1,393 · Fundraising −$1,063−$6,026
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $9,000$9,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $58,609$58,609
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $495,202 · Management $2,894 · Fundraising $17,829$515,925
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $59,262 · Management $785 · Fundraising $36,242$96,289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $177,471 · Management $55,007 · Fundraising $91,607$324,085
IX-17 TravelPrograms $48,936 · Management $3,789 · Fundraising $23,440$76,165
IX-20 InterestManagement $519$519
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,780 · Management $4,600 · Fundraising $2,916$22,296
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,513 · Management $6,695 · Fundraising $4,245$32,453
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $991,944 · Management $195,256 · Fundraising $166,343$1,353,543
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $71,497 · Management $22,175 · Fundraising −$226,794−$133,122
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,944,567 · Management $1,395,099 · Fundraising $966,635$7,306,301
Part X · Balance sheet $4,870,091 assets, 17 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,466,757$3,716,635
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $486,027$671,300
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $45,519$239,304
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,728$7,487
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $164,738$156,263
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $34,275$25,228
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,163$53,874
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,253,207$4,870,091
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $583,645$624,424
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,081,102$1,050,994
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,160,600$1,062,800
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $466,642$499,174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,291,989$3,237,392
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$858,673$156,087
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $819,891$1,476,612
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$38,782$1,632,699
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,253,207$4,870,091
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,632,699 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,977,782
XI-2 Total expenses$7,306,301
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,671,481
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$38,782
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,632,699

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