Ball-Out Academy INC

Tax-deductible

Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Since 2019Recreation & SportsEIN 84-2674749Revenue $298K in FY2025

On file with the IRSballoutacademy.org3609 Bradshaw Rd Ste H, 95827-3275 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Jul 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to improve self-esteem, academic achievement and social competence of youth. To instill an undeniable sense of belief and self-worth so they become prductive individuals who understand the value of giving back and improving their home communities. As an organization, we are committed to providng sacramento youth with a safe space, access to resources vital for personal development, and opportunities that will empower them to accomplish their goals and dreams.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 3 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $30K a year · 10% 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
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$26K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$298K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$289K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$21K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$70K
FY2024$323K
FY2025$298K
Expenses
$289K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2024$391K
FY2025$289K
Net assets
$21K
FY2025▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$24K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$21K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $289K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $26K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
$26,007Pt VII · Sec A

Kenneth Duncan JR’s $26K as Founder and Chief Executive Officer is at the 42nd 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Kenneth Duncan JR$26,007$30,243

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

Offers basketball programs and empowerment workshops for youth.

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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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Money outPt IX
$289K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$289K
Owns and owesPt X
$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Government grantsLn 1e$298K
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 63
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$39K$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$0
Net assetsLn 32$31K$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$26K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$101K$101K
Legal feesLn 11b$105$105
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$76K$76K
Total functional expensesLn 25$289K$0$289K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $298K$289K$8K$21K 990 PDF
FY2024 $323K$391K−$69K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $70K$24K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $297,658 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $322,712$297,658
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $322,717$297,658
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,381$29,441
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $357,034$259,925
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $391,415$289,366
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$68,698$8,292
Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members1
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 $297,658 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$297,658
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,658
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$297,658
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $289,366 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $26,007$26,007
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,157$1,157
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,277$2,277
IX-11a Management feesManagement $100,644$100,644
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $105$105
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,930$38,930
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $6,978$6,978
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $15,420$15,420
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,539$6,539
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,322$3,322
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,262$12,262
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $75,725$75,725
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $289,366 · Fundraising $0$289,366
Part X · Balance sheet $20,591 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,456$19,591
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 $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,000$1,000
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 $39,456$20,591
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,500$0
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 $8,500$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,196$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $30,956$20,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,456$20,591
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,658
XI-2 Total expenses$289,366
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,292
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$30,956
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,591

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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