Mission
Educational enrichment for children, using technology. Inspire students to explore and understand educational and career pathways in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
Public Charity
PLAYING AT LEARNING
PLAYING AT LEARNING is a Public Charity headquartered in San Jose, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $616K revenue, $510K expenses, $491K total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $603K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 201241878
San Jose, CA
Engineering & Technology
NTEE: U40
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$616K
Total Expenses$510K
Total Assets$491K
Grant Records23
Funding Total$603K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Playing at Learning
How Playing at Learning divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $96 for programs
$47
The Play Space
$27
Northern California FIRST Tech Challenge
$20
Northern California FIRST LEGO League
Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
$103,086
GENERAL SUPPORT
$36,722
GENERAL SUPPORT
$36,722
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$8,500
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
director
Heather Van Cura
President
Jill Wilker
Vice President
Mark Edelman
director
Rathish Jayabarathi
director
Sandy Yu
director
Spencer Greene
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $616K | $510K | $491K |
| 2024 | $491K | $485K | $385K |
| 2023 | $349K | $422K | $392K |
| 2022 | $353K | $310K | $429K |
| 2021 | $226K | $263K | $403K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $226K to $616K (+172%), with total assets most recently reported at $491K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.