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Play Marin EIN 83-1737141

Play Marin FY2023 filing

EIN  83-1737141 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Sausalito, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects diverse children through play to foster understanding and appreciation.
Leadership
Paul Austin JR · Founder & Ce · $90K
Money in and out
$627K revenue, $554K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Connects diverse children through play to foster understanding and appreciation. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $627K in revenue, $554K in expenses, and $240K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$627K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$554K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$240K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $74K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
5.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$627K
FY2023▲ +118%
Expenses
$554K
FY2023▲ +30%
Total assets
$255K
FY2023▲ +41%
Total liabilities
$15K
FY2023▼ -1%
Total revenue
$627K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$554K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$240K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$255K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $511K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Provide extracurricular activities, including sports, for underserved populations in marin county, including a learning hub to help those children who needed extra support during online learning.

$511Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPlay Marin
EINHdr · item D83-1737141
Principal addressHdr · item CSausalito, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jplaymarin.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Paul Austin JR
Founder & Ce
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Roxie Baker
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bruce Edwards
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Austin JR’s $120K as Founder & Ce is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022
Paul Austin JR$119,791$102,083$90,000$90,000

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$627K
— government grantsLn 1e$139K
Total revenueLn 12$627K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.01 Fundraising $0.07
Program services92%$511K
Management & general1%$5K
Fundraising7%$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Total assetsLn 16$255K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$15K
Total net assetsLn 32$240K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $255K · Operating expenses/yr $554K
5.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $511K · Total expenses $554K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $5K · Total expenses $554K
1%
Fundraising
Fundraising $37K · Total expenses $554K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $12K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $382K
$0.03 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $627K · Total revenue $627K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $139K · Total revenue $627K
22%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $627K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $627K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $554K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $627K · Prior year $288K
+118%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $240K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $627K · Expenses $554K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $255K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $240K · Total assets $255K
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $255K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Paul Austin JR · Reported title FOUNDER & CE · Highest reported compensation $90K · Total expenses $554K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $250K · Total expenses $554K
45%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 1%——
Fundraising cost ratio 6%——
Revenue growth 118%——
Legal fee ratio 2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
McBurney FoundationFY2025$10K
Futures ProjectFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $62K · 2023–2023
San Francisco Physicians for SocialFY2023$55,000
Our Sister's KeeperFY2023$7,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$670K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$627K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$288K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$371K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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