More Than Baseball INC

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Crystal River, FLUnknown exempt organization EIN 83-2355576Revenue $49K in FY2021

On file with the IRSmorethanbaseball.org8956 West Bass Lake Road · Crystal River, FL

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The objective of More Than Baseball (mtb) is to build a structured system of support for minor league Baseball players (milbps)

63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 4% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$49K
-96% vs prior year
Spent
$360K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$47K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$49K
FY2021▼ -96%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$49K
Expenses
$360K
FY2021▼ -55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$804K
FY2021$360K
Net assets
$47K
FY2021▼ -87%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$47K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on May 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $227K Management & general 37% · $133K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$17,088Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$5,750Pt VII · Sec A
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Supports minor league baseball players with a structured system of assistance.

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3 programs · $227K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Grant 2.0 was the first iteration of the MLBPA Grant Program. This was an extension of Grant 1 funded by the MLBPA. It helped approximately 500 players between December 2020 and March 2021.

$192Kprogram expense
02

Other More Than Baseball programs include the Adopt-a-Minor program, MTB Gaming, Player Ambassador, and Youth Program

$22Kprogram expense
03

MTB Kicks is the first of its kind program to bring together MLB players, baseball's biggest fans, and top of the line artwork.

$13Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$51K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $825K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$125,550
Unitemized GrantFY2021$25,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$246,617
Unitemized GrantFY2020$209,215
Unitemized GrantFY2020$208,510
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,332

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$49K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Money outPt IX
$360K
Ln 25
Programscol B$227K
Managementcol C$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$47K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$26K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$49K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$47K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$274K$55K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$524K$55K
LiabilitiesLn 26$166K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$358K$47K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$151K$151K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$45K$45K
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30$30
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$80K$80K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$31K$920
Total functional expensesLn 25$360K$227K$133K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $49K$360K−$311K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$804K$357K$358K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants F · Foreign O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $49,139 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,160,767$25,994
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$23,145
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,160,767$49,139
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $686,018$195,750
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,321$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $97,420$164,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,759$360,340
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $357,008−$311,201
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $49,139 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,994
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,994
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,145$23,145
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,145$49,139
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $360,340 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $151,050$151,050
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $44,700$44,700
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,759$2,759
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $35,558$35,558
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $12,149$12,149
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $30$30
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,669$1,669
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $80,280$80,280
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,225 · Management $920$32,145
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,975 · Management $133,365 · Fundraising $0$360,340
Part X · Balance sheet $55,108 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $273,939$55,108
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $250,000$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $523,939$55,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $165,850$8,220
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $165,850$8,220
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $358,089$46,888
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $358,089$46,888
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $523,939$55,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $46,888 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$49,139
XI-2 Total expenses$360,340
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$311,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$358,089
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$46,888

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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