Playworks Education Energized
Playworks Education Energized reported $27.9 million in revenue and $32.3 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $77.32 went to program services, $9.32 to management and general costs and $13.36 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 62.9% of the total. Government grants made up 13.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $265,460 (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 14% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $32MFor context, the median across 212 covered youth development charities: $83.69 programs, $11.78 management, $4.53 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $28MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 77.3% | 82.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.3% | 11.6% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 13.4% | 4.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.42 | $0.07 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 36.5% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 13.3% | 5.5% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 62.9% | 6.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $265,460 | $274,234 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.82% | 1.76% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 54 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 5.9 | 15.4 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePlayworks provided full-time, onsite coaches and site-coordinators in 264 low-income and urban schools in 15 regions across the country. Playworks provided physical activity opportunities through play before, during, and after school. At each school, playworks' coaches and site coordinators: (I) create a safe, active, and inclusive environment by coordinating a variety of playground games during recess and lunch; (ii) work with individual classes and with classroom teachers to introduce games and physical activity into the school curriculum; (iii) develop and coordinate after school physical…
Playworks provided group training and technical assistance to schools and organizations that serve youth through the playworks pro service offering. The program trained adults from nearly 1,141 schools and community-based organizations. To complement the school-based program and further, the organization's mission, playworks pro provides customized staff trainings to schools, after school programs, summer camps, recreation centers, and various other youth service organizations
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $243,392 | $0 | $22,068 | $265,460 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,082 | $0 | $10,210 | $233,292 |
| CHIEF DEV OFFICER (THRU 1/2025) Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $204,271 | $0 | $7,061 | $211,332 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, FIELD OPS - ARIZONA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,050 | $0 | $11,873 | $167,923 |
| PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,071 | $0 | $15,386 | $166,457 |
| HEAD OF PARTNERSHIPS GROWTH Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,533 | $0 | $3,800 | $164,333 |
| HEAD OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $156,391 | $0 | $7,937 | $164,328 |
| VP, FIELD OPS - NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $152,656 | $0 | $4,574 | $157,230 |
54 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Playworks Education Energized (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $674K (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
FY2025 · 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–1b13 · 13 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 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5497
- Volunteers Part I, line 6134
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| SCRUBBEDNET LLC Accounting, bookkeeping, payroll service | $538,584 |
| SUCCESS ACCELERATORS LLC Consulting services | $204,154 |
| MOSS ADAMS LLP Audit & tax services | $108,380 |
| BAKER TILLY US LLP Audit & tax services | $102,083 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
34 private foundations reported grants to Playworks Education Energized 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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Of every $100 Playworks Education Energized spent in FY2025, $77.32 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Playworks Education Energized's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Playworks Education Energized reported that 77.3% of its $32.3 million in expenses went to program services, 9.3% to management and general and 13.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Playworks Education Energized pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Playworks Education Energized reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $265,460, for the role of CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Playworks Education Energized get its money?
Of $27.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 36.5% came from contributions and grants (including 13.3% from government grants) and 62.9% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Playworks Education Energized a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 94-3251867 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
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202640139349303189 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510179349301306 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202303559349300120 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202320129349301912 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202133509349300118 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202100569349300100 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 94-3251867: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.