Carry on Foundation FY2023 filing

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To support youth in their mental health by utilizing action sports to teach resilience and to foster the development of confidence, competence, connection, and character.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
38¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$22K 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
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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 19% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
38%
of spending
Concern: 38% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $44K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$290K
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$188K
To programs
38%
Net assets
$171K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$290K
FY2023▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$163K
FY2023$290K
FY2024$300K
Expenses
$188K
FY2023▲ +82%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$103K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$315K
Net assets
$171K
FY2023▲ +148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$69K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$155K

From the FY2023 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 Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

38 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 38% · $71K Management & general 40% · $74K Fundraising 23% · $43K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$22,250Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tanner Cole Parkinson’s $60K as Executive Di is at the 70th 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Tanner Cole Parkinson$60,250$22,250

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

Uses action sports to build youth resilience, confidence, and character.

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1 program · $71K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Carry on educates youth about mental health skills while also coaching skateboarding techniques. In spring of 2023 carry on acquired a facility to offer skateboard programming to youth. During months june through august carry on served 107 total participants. We offered both group lesson programs and skateboard camps.

$71Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$44K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$290K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Money outPt IX
$188K
Ln 25
Programscol B$71K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$43K
Owns and owesPt X
$171K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$262K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$28K
Total revenueLn 12$290K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Accounts receivableLn 4$416
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Other assetsLn 15$86K
Total assetsLn 16$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$171K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 618
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$62K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$69K$182K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$12K
Net assetsLn 32$69K$171K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$23K$11K$2K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$94K$36K$53K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$4K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$500$500$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$85$3K
Office expensesLn 13$694$159$378$157
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$523$609
OccupancyLn 16$8K$3K$2K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$634$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$367$367
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$5K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$635$470$165
Total functional expensesLn 25$188K$71K$74K$43K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 $300K$315K−$16K$155K 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2024 $290K$188K$102K$171K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 7, 2023 $163K$103K$60K$69K 990 PDF

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 $289,920 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $267,568$261,779
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,709$28,210
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$126,799−$69
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $163,478$289,920
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $20,687$129,854
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$14,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $82,681$44,228
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $103,368$188,082
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $60,110$101,838
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $289,920 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$69 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$261,779
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$261,779
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,210$28,210
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,141$289,920
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,082 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $11,160 · Management $2,034 · Fundraising $10,222$23,416
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,556 · Management $53,073 · Fundraising $5,381$94,010
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,875 · Management $4,251 · Fundraising $1,302$12,428
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,375$8,375
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $14,000$14,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $500 · Management $500 · Fundraising $1,680$2,680
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85 · Fundraising $3,026$3,111
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $159 · Management $378 · Fundraising $157$694
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,139 · Management $523 · Fundraising $609$2,271
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,580 · Management $2,044 · Fundraising $3,526$8,150
IX-17 TravelPrograms $634 · Fundraising $1,405$2,039
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $367$367
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,972$5,972
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,295$1,295
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,087 · Management $1,740 · Fundraising $1,812$8,639
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $470 · Management $165$635
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $70,584 · Management $74,378 · Fundraising $43,120$188,082
Part X · Balance sheet $182,372 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,415$61,676
X-4 Accounts receivable$416
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,342$34,370
X-15 Other assets$85,910
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $68,757$182,372
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,777
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,777
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,757$170,595
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,757$170,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $68,757$182,372
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $170,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$289,920
XI-2 Total expenses$188,082
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,838
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,757
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$170,595

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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