Public Charity

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INC

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD INC, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $7.6M in revenue, $6.8M in expenses, $4.1M in total assets. 90 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 452682632 WASHINGTON, DC Support N.E.C. NTEE: N19 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$6.8M
Total Assets$4.1M
Grant Records90
Funding Total$2.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD GIVES UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENJOY THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL BENEFITS OF YOUTH SPORTS PARTICIPATION. WE DO THIS THROUGH THE DONATION OF USED AND EXCESS SPORTING EQUIPMENT TO PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.OUR DONATIONS ALLOW PROGRAMS TO ALLOCATE FUNDS SAVED BY LOWERING REGISTRATION FEES, EXPANDING THEIR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, ENHANCING THEIR EXISTING ATHLETIC PROGRAM AND/OR DEVELOPING NEW ONES.

Where $100 goes at Leveling the Playing Field Inc

How Leveling the Playing Field Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$23 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 $77 for programs

$77
Collection and distribution program:the majority of the equipment in our warehouse is a result of our collection program that brings in donated sporting goods from individual donors
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$16,836
2025
NEIGHBORHOOD
$15,000
2025
NEIGHBORHOOD
$10,000
2025
TO PROVIDE KIDS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES WITH FREE SPORTS EQUIPMENT.
$7,500

Showing up to 5 of 90 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alisha Greenberg
DIRECTOR Arden Phillips
DIRECTOR Betsy O'brien Anderson
SECRETARY Brent Gurney
DIRECTOR Daniel Murphy
DIRECTOR Devin Keller Compo

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,664,621 55 grants
Human & Social Services
$450,900 8 grants
Youth Development
$155,000 4 grants
Sports & Recreation
$82,500 4 grants
Unspecified
$228,284 13 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $7.6M $6.8M $4.1M
2023 $6.0M $5.7M $3.6M
2022 $5.2M $5.0M $2.7M
2021 $4.2M $3.6M $2.0M
2020 $2.0M $2.8M $1.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.0M to $7.6M (+273%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.1M.

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