Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2011.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
23 people listed on the 990; $224K paid to officers and key staff.
Robert Witchel’s $224K as Executive Dir. from 02/02/2015 is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Witchel | $223,603 | $297,063 | $220,391 | $193,821 |
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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Teaches life skills and provides sports programs for children and youth nationwide.
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Indigenous Rookie League
This program is a unique inter-generational baseball program that increases physical and mental health outcomes for more than 1000 children and youth, while also promoting healing through innovative points systems, inter-generational connections, and collaboration among neighbouring communities.
Community Partners
Organizations dedicated to introducing kids to baseball or softball programming in a safe and inclusive way are invited to become a Jays Care Community Partner. As a partner, organizations can offer free or heavily subsidized programming, with a strong focus on belonging and implementation of a trauma-sensitive approach.
Field of Dreams
Field Of Dreams is Jays Care's granting program for infrastructure dedicated to youth life-skill development and physical activity. These grants provide funding to design, refurbish, and build safe spaces for children and youth to play baseball, develop life skills and learn from positive role models.
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $13.4M | $4.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $0 | $0 |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $141K | $98K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $19.7M | $18.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.9M | $2.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $17.8M | $15.9M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $0 | |||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $0 | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $11.0M | $11.0M | ||
| Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4 | $0 | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $224K | $128K | $27K | $68K |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $2.4M | $1.4M | $295K | $731K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $326K | $186K | $40K | $99K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $560K | $321K | $69K | $171K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $0 | |||
| Management feesLn 11a | $0 | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $0 | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $0 | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | |||
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | |||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $0 | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $0 | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $0 | |||
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $0 | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $0 | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $37K | $37K | ||
| 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 | $40K | $40K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $16K | $16K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $185K | $185K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $14.8M | $13.0M | $709K | $1.1M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $13.3M | $14.8M | −$1.5M | $15.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $16.8M | $11.7M | $5.1M | $17.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $11.5M | $8.2M | $3.2M | $12.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $9.2M | $5.9M | $3.3M | $10.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $5.8M | $5.5M | $301K | $6.8M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $13,334,223 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,334,223 across 9 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,791,308 across 30 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $18,110,873 assets, 24 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $15,871,016 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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