Top Bins Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 93-4969096)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$750K
FY2024	$281K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$0
FY2024	$60K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$750K
FY2024	$840K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2025.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

56%

44%

Program services 56% · $34K Management & general 44% · $26K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

James Gerdes

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Enriches children's lives through soccer, improving their classroom performance and social skills.

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3 programs · $27K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Contribution to final third foundation

$15Kprogram expense

02

Ran free soccer camps in inner city areas in columbus, ohio and created after-school programs in city schools in colimbus, oh and set up a literacy program for columbus international school, where we also held weekly soccer practices and reading workshops.

$7Kprogram expense

03

Created soccer training sessions in favelas in rio de janeiro.

$6Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$281K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K

Investment incomeLn 3$31K

Money outPt IX

$60K

Ln 25

Programscol B$34K

Managementcol C$26K

Owns and owesPt X

$840K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K

Total assetsLn 16$840K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a1

IndependentVI 1b1

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K

Investment incomeLn 3$31K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$587

Total revenueLn 12$281K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$8K

SavingsLn 2$240K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$592K

Total assetsLn 16$840K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$840K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 61

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$750K	$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$592K
Total assetsLn 16	$750K	$840K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$750K	$840K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$6K		$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$2K		$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K		$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$10K		$10K
Information technologyLn 14	$821		$821
TravelLn 17	$7K	$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$29K	$26K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$60K	$34K	$26K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$281K	$60K	$221K	$840K	990 PDF
FY2023	$750K	$0	$750K	$750K	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

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Part I · Summary $280,729 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $750,000$250,000

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$30,729

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $750,000$280,729

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$59,785

I-18 Total expenses$59,785

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $750,000$220,944

Part VI · Governance 1 of 1 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1

VI-1b Independent voting members1

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $280,729 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,000

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $31,316$31,316

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$587−$587

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $30,729 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$280,729

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $59,785 across 7 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,433$6,433

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,714$1,714

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,000$5,000

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,905$9,905

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $821$821

IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,334$7,334

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,168 · Management $2,410$28,578

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,502 · Management $26,283 · Fundraising $0$59,785

Part X · Balance sheet $840,331 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $750,000$7,848

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$240,169

X-11 Publicly traded securities$592,314

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $750,000$840,331

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $750,000$840,331

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $750,000$840,331

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $750,000$840,331

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $840,331 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$280,729

XI-2 Total expenses$59,785

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$220,944

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$750,000

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$130,613

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$840,331

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

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