Public Charity

KABOOM INC

Based in BETHESDA, MD, KABOOM INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $21.5M in revenue, $25.1M in expenses, $24.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 152 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $49.3M.

EIN: 521970904 BETHESDA, MD Parks & Playgrounds NTEE: N32 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$21.5M
Total Expenses$25.1M
Total Assets$24.7M
Grant Records152
Funding Total$49.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

KABOOM!, INC., WHICH WE REFER TO AS KABOOM!, IS THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO END PLAYSPACE INEQUITY BY UNITING WITH COMMUNITIES TO BUILD KID-DESIGNED PLAYSPACES THAT CAN SPARK JOY AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR THE KIDS WHO ARE OFTEN DENIED OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE.

Where $100 goes at Kaboom Inc

How Kaboom Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$81
Direct impact offerings
91% of program spending
$8
Thought leadership
9% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
FLOOD RECOVERY GENERAL SUPPORT
$247,176
2024
RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
$4,030,359
2024
GREEN SCHOOLYARDS
$470,000
2024
In and Out of School Programming
$175,000

Showing up to 5 of 152 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS Carlyne Cardichon
SENIOR STRATEGIST Carrie Leovy
CHIEF OF STAFF Danielle Turnage
BOARD MEMBER - UNTIL 11/2025 Eric Rothman
BOARD TREASURER Eric Wayne
CFO George Megas

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Top Grant Purposes

Human & Social Services
$15,339,323 12 grants
General Support
$12,646,626 83 grants
Education
$6,760,011 8 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$4,263,806 5 grants
Health & Medicine
$801,050 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $21.5M $25.1M $24.7M
2024 $21.5M $23.6M $29.0M
2023 $21.5M $25.1M $32.8M
2022 $14.8M $17.6M $34.1M
2021 $27.5M $12.5M $33.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $27.5M to $21.5M (-22%), with total assets most recently reported at $24.7M.

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