Puzzle Play INC

Tax-deductible

High Point, NC501(c)(3)EducationEIN 83-3673641

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To enrich and empower children and adults with asd through providing access to education, activity, social skills, life skills, and employment opportunities while encouraging inclusion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 22 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $28K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$724K
51% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 51% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$1.3M
×22 vs prior year
Spent
$671K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$703K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ ×22
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$60K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$703K
FY2024▲ ×13
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$56K
FY2024$703K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

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% · $544K Management & general 18% · $120K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CEO, President
$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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Provides education, activities, and skills to empower children and adults with ASD.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $544K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Puzzle play summer camp serves children with disabilities ages 4 and up who are developmentally, socially, AND/OR physically delayed. Puzzle play's camp at QS corner offers structured, curriculum-based programming with recreational aspects in order to make a lasting impression on campers.

$544Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$28K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$671K
Ln 25
Programscol B$544K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$703K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$706K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$724K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$706K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$706K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$721K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$724K
Net assetsLn 32$703K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K$706K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$721K
Total assetsLn 16$56K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$724K
Net assetsLn 32$56K$703K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$59K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$998$798$200
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$424K$339K$85K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$331$331
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$126K$126K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$626$626
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$15K$25K
Total functional expensesLn 25$671K$544K$120K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$671K$647K$703K 990 PDF
FY2023 $60K$56K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,317,853 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,304,548
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$90
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,304,638
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,215$13,215
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,317,853
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $671,027 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,105$59,105
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,852$4,852
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $798 · Management $200$998
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $339,070 · Management $84,767$423,837
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $6,917$6,917
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $331$331
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,235$1,235
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $125,777$125,777
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,150$3,150
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,389$4,389
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $626$626
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,549 · Management $25,261$39,810
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,151 · Management $119,959 · Fundraising $6,917$671,027
Part X · Balance sheet $1,426,591 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,889$705,993
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$720,598
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $55,889$1,426,591
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$695,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$723,876
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $55,889$702,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $55,889$702,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $55,889$1,426,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $702,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,317,853
XI-2 Total expenses$671,027
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$646,826
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$55,889
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$702,715

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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