Professional Athletes Foundation
Professional Athletes Foundation reported $10.6 million in revenue and $4.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $92.67 went to program services, $7.33 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 63.6% of the total. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $4.5MFor context, the median across 237 covered recreation & sports charities: $88.05 programs, $10.89 management, $1.06 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 92.7% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 7.3% | 10.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 35.3% | 25.2% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 61.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $365,322 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 2.14% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 104.3 | 14.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseProfessional Athletes Foundation provides grant assistance to support any former professional and amateur football player or his immediate family member in times of financial crisis. Professional Athletes Foundation also provides wellness initiatives, health screenings and other resources to improve quality of life. Additionally, the Professional Athletes Foundation provides scholarships to high school graduates that have confirmed plans to compete in collegiate activities
3 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 50
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Every number above is copied from Professional Athletes Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Professional Athletes Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Professional Athletes Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Professional Athletes Foundation reported that 92.7% of its $4.5 million in expenses went to program services, 7.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does Professional Athletes Foundation get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 35.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Professional Athletes Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-1205920 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503219349304175 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413199349314351 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313199349331401 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-1205920: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.