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Eat Learn Play Foundation
Eat Learn Play Foundation reported $22.8 million in revenue and $21.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $88.33 went to program services, $6.44 to management and general costs and $5.23 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 97.9% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $426,024 (CEO). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 1275% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $22MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $23MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 88.3% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 5.2% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.05 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 97.9% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $426,024 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.98% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.6 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 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 expenseEat. Learn. Play. Is dedicated to transforming the educational experience for a generation of oakland students. In collaboration with our community, partners, and donors, we provide essential resources, support, and opportunities that empower children and schools to thrivehelping them unlock their full potential both academically and in their broader lives, at home and within the community. During 2024, eat. Learn. Play. Achieved its mission through grants and programs that serve oakland youth in the areas of nutrition, literacy, and play. To ensure all ousd students are provided the…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $398,908 | $0 | $27,116 | $426,024 |
| CFO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $269,557 | $0 | $13,467 | $283,024 |
| COO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,159 | $0 | $29,329 | $252,488 |
| VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $186,724 | $0 | $51,682 | $238,406 |
| VP PHILANTHROPY & ADVOCACY Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $193,653 | $0 | $32,323 | $225,976 |
| CHIEF OF STAFF Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $163,353 | $0 | $17,974 | $181,327 |
| DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $139,378 | $0 | $16,378 | $155,756 |
| SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAMS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $120,119 | $0 | $15,165 | $135,284 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Eat Learn Play Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 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–1b9 · 9 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 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
- 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 519
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,000
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
15 private foundations reported grants to Eat Learn Play Foundation totaling $1.9M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Eat Learn Play 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 Eat Learn Play Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Eat Learn Play Foundation spent in 2024, $88.33 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Eat Learn Play Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Eat Learn Play Foundation reported that 88.3% of its $21.5 million in expenses went to program services, 6.4% to management and general and 5.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Eat Learn Play Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Eat Learn Play Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $426,024, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Eat Learn Play Foundation get its money?
Of $22.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 97.9% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Eat Learn Play Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 83-1373602 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 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 202543019349302904 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442349349301439 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333189349318463 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233199349314453 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142939349301004 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202041979349305194 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 83-1373602: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.