Public Charity

EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION

EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION is a Public Charity headquartered in OAKLAND, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $22.8M revenue, $21.5M expenses, $17.2M total assets. IRS filings disclose 80 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $36.6M.

EIN: 831373602 OAKLAND, CA Fund Raising & Fund Distribution NTEE: T12 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$22.8M
Total Expenses$21.5M
Total Assets$17.2M
Grants Given80
Grant Total$36.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

EAT. LEARN. PLAY IS AN OAKLAND-BASED CHARITY FOUNDED IN 2019 BY STEPHEN AND AYESHA CURRY WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERY KID DESERVES MORE AND SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. EAT. LEARN. PLAY. IS ON AN INDELIBLE MISSION TO UPLIFT AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF YOUTH, TAKING A WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH IN TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF KIDS IN OAKLAND PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS AND FRESH FOOD, HELPING KIDS LEARN TO READ, MAKING THEIR DREAM PLAY SPACES COME TRUE, AND PARTICIPATING IN YOUTH SPORTS.

Sample Grants Given

BETHESDA, MD · 2024
RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
$4,030,359
OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
OAKLAND, CA · 2024
TIERED TUTORING LITERACY COORDINATOR AND EMERGENCY FLOWATER STATION AND ACCESS TO WATER BOTTLES DUE TO LEAD IN DRINKING FOUNTAIN WATER AND FOR OAKLAND CENTRAL KITCHEN AT THE OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$1,400,000
OPEN LITERACY LLC
PITTSBURGH, PA · 2024
1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
$1,200,000
IGNITE READING PBC
SAN FRANCISCO, CA · 2024
1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
$1,200,000
HOOT READING INC
OAKLAND, CA · 2024
1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT
$1,129,690

Showing up to 5 of 80 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Alredo Bd Silva
SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAMS Andra Chao
DIRECTOR Aneel Bhusri
DIRECTOR Arne Duncan
CO FOUNDER & PRESIDENT Ayesha Curry
CEO Chris Helfrich

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Top Grant Purposes

MEALS
$5,665,000 3 grants
RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
$4,030,359 1 grant
LEARN - GENERAL PURPOSES
$2,730,000 8 grants
1:1 READING TUTORING PILOT PROJECT IN OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
$2,400,000 2 grants
RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
$2,269,930 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $22.8M $21.5M $17.2M
2023 $20.4M $17.3M $14.5M
2022 $17.8M $16.4M $11.3M
2020 $14.5M $13.1M $3.3M
2019 $1.7M $1.5M $763K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $22.8M (+1275%), with total assets most recently reported at $17.2M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, MA, and 4 other states.

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