Play recognizes the need for stronger diversity and inclusion in Marin county. We believe that the unique experiences of different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds serves to enhance our larger community. We intentionally give kids of diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds the opportunity to learn, grow and Play together. Being able to understand and appreciate others who are different from you is vital to the advancement of our society. We see Play as a vehicle to this end. We aim to counter the negative narrative that exist about certain communities within Marin (namely Marin city and the canal). Highlighting the talent, compassion and kindness that exist in those communities, affords other Marin communities an opportunity to experience how amazing these communities are. We will achieve this by engaging families from the larger Marin area with families from these communities. United through Play, Marin will move past tolerance and become a more inclusive place to live.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$627K
+118% vs prior year
Spent
$554K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$240K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$627K
FY2023▲ +118%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$371K
FY2022$288K
FY2023$627K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$582K
Expenses
$554K
FY2023▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$371K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$554K
FY2024$629K
FY2025$641K
Net assets
$240K
FY2023▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$305K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$240K
FY2024$281K
FY2025$222K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $511K Management & general 1% · $5K Fundraising 7% · $37K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Founder & Ce
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 1017 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects diverse children through play to foster understanding and appreciation.

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1 program · $511K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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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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
Futures ProjectFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $62K · 2023–2023
San Francisco Physicians for SocialFY2023$55,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$627K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$627K
Money outPt IX
$554K
Ln 25
Programscol B$511K
Managementcol C$5K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$240K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$627K
Government grantsLn 1e$139K
Total revenueLn 12$627K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$221
Total assetsLn 16$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$240K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$181K$255K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$663$221
Total assetsLn 16$181K$255K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$166K$240K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$90K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$134K$134K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$17K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$442$442
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$116K$95K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$70K$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$554K$511K$5K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $582K$641K−$59K$222K 990 PDF
FY2024 $670K$629K$41K$281K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $627K$554K$74K$240K 990 PDF
FY2022 $288K$427K−$139K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 $371K$371K−$536$305K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $627,471 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $287,916$627,471
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,916$627,471
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $233,475$249,988
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $193,254$303,636
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $426,729$553,624
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$138,813$73,847
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $627,471 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$139,033
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$488,438
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$627,471
VIII-12 Total revenue$627,471
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $553,624 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,000$90,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,249$134,249
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,537$5,537
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,202$20,202
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,530$8,530
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,468 · Fundraising $15,900$33,368
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $18,172$18,172
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,787 · Management $5,366$11,153
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,702$20,702
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $442$442
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,194$25,194
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $95,124 · Fundraising $21,111$116,235
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $69,840$69,840
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $511,247 · Management $5,366 · Fundraising $37,011$553,624
Part X · Balance sheet $255,029 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,730$254,808
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $663$221
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,393$255,029
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $14,757$15,021
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,232$15,021
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $166,161$240,008
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,393$255,029
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $240,008 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$627,471
XI-2 Total expenses$553,624
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$73,847
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$166,161
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$240,008

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