NonprofitsKaboom Inc

Recreation & Sports

Kaboom Inc

BETHESDA, MD

Total revenue

$21.5M

Total expenses

$23.6M

Net assets

$18.4M

Grants received

$53.0M

208 grants

EIN

521970904

Tax year

2024

Mission

Kaboom!, inc. Is the national nonprofit, that works to end playspace inequity. See schedule o.

Programs

1 program

Thought leadership - through media opportunities, conference attendance and developing relationships with funders, city leaders, community advocates, and other key stakeholder. Kaboom! Seeks to lead the conversation and drive communications to raise the awareness of playspaces as an equity issue and to educate and inspire stakeholders and communities to take action to ensure kids have the opportunities to thrive. See schedule o.

Expenses: $1.6M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$12.2M
Program service revenue$8.1M
Investment income$1.2M
Other revenue
Total revenue$21.5M

Expenses

Grants paid$261K
Salaries & benefits$9.4M
Fundraising$897K
Other expenses$14.0M
Total expenses$23.6M
Total assets$29.0M
Net assets$18.4M

People

16 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LYSA RATLIFF

CEO

Board

$422K

53 hrs/wk

GEORGE MEGAS

CFO

Board

$261K

45 hrs/wk

TIFFANY MANUEL PHD

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

LYNN M ROSS

BOARD CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERIC ROTHMAN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1.75 hrs/wk

LADAN MANTEGHI

BOARD VICE-CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ERIC WAYNE

BOARD TREASURER

Board

1.75 hrs/wk

NATALIE VEGA O'NEIL

BOARD SECRETARY

Board

1.75 hrs/wk

MICHAEL ARATEN

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

JEWEL JAMES SIMMONS

BOARD MEMBER

Board

1.75 hrs/wk

VINCENT J LUMIA

BOARD MEMBER

Board

2 hrs/wk

CARLYNE CARDICHON

VP FINANCE & OPERATIONS

Staff

$230K

49 hrs/wk

RONDA JACKSON

VP POLICY, ADVOCACY & IMPA

Staff

$221K

40 hrs/wk

DANIELLE TURNAGE

VP PROGRAM OPERATIONS

Staff

$211K

44 hrs/wk

JAMES SIEGAL

SENIOR FELLOW

Staff

$210K

40 hrs/wk

CAREY PALMQUIST

CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

Staff

$207K

48 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

INTEGRATED LAND DESIGN

DESIGN SERVICES

$135K

THREESPOT MEDIA LLC

WEBSITE ENHANCEMENTS

$121K

BRUMIDI GROUP LLC

STRATEGIC CONSULTING

$120K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$4.0M
RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
2024
$1.4M
BUILDING PLAYGROUNDS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
2024
$470K
GREEN SCHOOLYARDS
2024
$367K
To support community nonprofit organization in conducting its charitable purpose for the public
2024
$315K
MORGAN STANLEY AND KABOOM!: PARTNERING TO ADDRESS PLAYSPACE INEQUITY
2024
$175K
In and Out of School Programming
2024
$160K
RESTRICTED TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF A PLAYGROUND IN CT OR MIAMI, FL
2024
$137K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2024
$75K
Support for Pursuing the Environmental Protection Agency Community Change Grant Program with Municipal Partners
2024
$72K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2024
$63K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$50K
SERVING COMMUNITIES
2024
$40K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
Diamond Project
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
OPERATIONS
2024
$4K
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$2.3M
RENOVATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAY SPACES AT OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
2023
$1.5M
PLAY EVERYWHERE CHALLENGE ROUND 2
2023
$1.3M
BUILDING PLAYGROUNDS IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
2023
$385K
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
2023
$290K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$285K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$243K
PLAYFUL LEARNING STORY TRAILS
2023
$159K
70% OF THE 2023 PLAYSPACE PROJECT
2023
$146K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2023
$136K
PLAYSPACE BUILD
2023
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$104K
MAPCOGIVEBACK PLAYGROUND BUILD
2023
$100K
KABOOM! Playspace Project
2023
$100K
Support operations
2023
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$75K
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PLAYGROUND AT PARK ON 2100 S JACKOSN ST. SEATTLE, WA 98144
2023
$75K
25% OF 2024 PLAYSPACE PROJECT
2023
$75K
25% OF 2023 PLAYSPACE PROJECT
2023
$40K
Creating a playspace in Maricopa County for underserved communities.
2023
$37K
25% OF 2023 PLAYSPACE PROJECT
2023
$35K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$20K
KABOOM! GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2023
2023
$15K
creation of a new playspace in Hyattsville, MD
2023
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT - PETER MARSHALL PARK
2023
$15K
ENDING PLAYSPACE INEQUITY
2023
$15K
5% OF 2023 PLAYSPACE PROJECT
2023
$10K
VOLUNTEER INCENTIVE PROGRAM
2023
$7K
LAST PAYMENT FOR KABOOM! BUILD REMAINING 5%
2023
$7K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$5K
SUPPORT FOR ENGAGING COMMUNITIES TO BUILD PLAYSPACES
2023
$5K
Loma Linda School Playground
2023
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$1K
FOR CHILDRENS RECREATION
2023
$1K
WE AMPLIFY THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO BUILD INSPIRING PLAYSPACES THAT SPARK UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY KID, EVERYWHERE.
2023
$500
General & Unrestricted
2023
$100
UNRESTRICTED GIFT TO CHARITABLE ORG
2023
$799K
NATIONAL
2022
$720K
PLAY - PLAYGROUND PROJECT
2022
$469K
2022 KABOOM! WOP Build Projects
2022
$464K
CHILDREN'S HEALTH
2022
$425K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$360K
PLAYFUL LEARNING STORY TRAILS
2022
$360K
PLAYFUL LEARNING STORY TRAILS
2022
$354K
TO PROMOTE KIDS ACTIVE PLAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN AND WESTERN NEW YORK .
2022
$334K
2022 FIESTA BOWL GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2022
$178K
RESTRICTED TO SPECIFIC PROGRAM
2022
$165K
TO CREATE A PLAY SPACE FOR PLAY THERAPY AND HEALING FOR CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY AT DELEON PARK IN UVALDE, TEXAS.
2022
$165K
TO CREATE A PLAY SPACE FOR PLAY THERAPY AND HEALING FOR CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY AT DELEON PARK IN UVALDE, TEXAS.
2022
$149K
COLONIAS PLAYGROUND
2022
$123K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$121K
PLAYSPACE BUILD
2022
$120K
2022 PLAYGROUND PROJECT
2022
$104K
MAINTAIN HEALTHY BODIES
2022
$100K
SUPPORT FOR THE PLAYGROUND PROJECT AT NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE.
2022
$100K
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$93K
TO SUPPORT THE PLAYGROUND PROJECT
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$40K
25% OF 2022 PLAYSPACE PROJECT
2022
$35K
Youth Development
2022
$29K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2022
$28K
PLAY ACTIVATORS FOR PUBLIC SPACE
2022
$28K
PLAY ACTIVATORS FOR PUBLIC SPACE
2022
$26K
EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING
2022
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$25K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$20K
KABOOM! GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT - 2022
2022
$16K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2022
$10K
HUMAN SERVICES
2022
$8K
2021 PLAYSPACE PROJECT (ANDERSON, SC)
2022
$3K
TO HELP FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2022
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2022
$1K
WE AMPLIFY THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO BUILD INSPIRING PLAYSPACES THAT SPARK UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY KID, EVERYWHERE.
2022
$1K
CHILDRENS WELFARE
2022
$500
OFFLINE GIFT MATCHING GRANT
2022
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$250
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$14M
HUMAN SERVICES
2021
$1.9M
NATIONAL
2021
$1.5M
Conservation - Development of public playscapes in Walker County
2021
$115K
PLAYSPACE BUILD
2021
$56K
2022 KABOOM! WOP Build Projects
2021
$20K
2021 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR KABOOM!
2021
$10K
WORKS NATIONALLY TO END PLAYSPACE INEQUITY
2021
$10K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2021
$7K
PROVIDES SAFE PLACES FOR
2021
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$3K
TO HELP FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2021
$3K
TO CONTRIBUTE TO BUILDING PLAYSPACES FOR KIDS EXPERIENCING UNPRECEDENTED DISTRUPTIONS TO THEIR EDUCATION.
2021
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2021
$1K
WE AMPLIFY THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO BUILD INSPIRING PLAYSPACES THAT SPARK UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY KID, EVERYWHERE.
2021
$1K
CHILDRENS WELFARE
2021
$1.0M
NATIONAL
2020
$962K
PLAY EVERYWHERE CHALLENGE 2020; "UNIQUE BUILD" PLAYGROUND PROJECT, ADMINISTRATIVE
2020
$850K
CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE OF PLAY STRUCTURES
2020
$750K
PLAYGROUND DEVELOPMENT/CONSTRUCTION
2020
$500K
PLAY EVERYWHERE PHILADELPHIA CHALLENGE
2020
$400K
AbbVie 2020 Week of Possibilities KaBOOM! Projects
2020
$347K
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INITIATIVES
2020
$200K
Health Access Grant
2020
$200K
Health Access Grant
2020
$140K
PLAYGROUND BUILD AT EDGECOMBE CIRCLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2020
$112K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2020
$111K
Employee Campaign
2020
$34K
25% OF 2020 PLAYGROUND PROJECT
2020
$34K
DISASTER RELIEF
2020
$30K
REVITALIZATION OF TENNIS COURTS AT MARY BETHUNE PK-8 SCHOOL CAMPUS
2020
$25K
KABOOM! GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT 2020
2020
$20K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2020
$10K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2020
$5K
OPERATIONS
2020
$5K
WORKS NATIONALLY TO END PLAYSPACE INEQUITY
2020
$3K
TO HELP FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2020
$3K
MATCHING GIFTS GRANT
2020
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2020
$1K
CHILDREN'S WELFARE
2020
$1K
TO SUPPORT THE COVID AT-HOME PLAYGROUND KITS
2020
$1K
WE AMPLIFY THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES TO BUILD INSPIRING PLAYSPACES THAT SPARK UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES FOR EVERY KID, EVERYWHERE.
2020
$900K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2019
$875K
2019 PLAY EVERYWHERE CHALLENGE
2019
$237K
2019 FIESTA BOWL GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2019
$108K
GRANT FROM FUNDRAISING EVENT TO GO TOWARDS THE BUILDING OF A PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN IN A LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.
2019
$71K
PLAYGROUND BUILD
2019
$26K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$20K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2019
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
$500K
NATIONAL
2018
$500K
NATIONAL
2018
$397K
AbbVie Week of Possibilities Playground Projects
2018
$227K
2018 FIESTA BOWL GENERAL SUPPORT GRANT
2018
$109K
This grant is to invigorate a community affected by Hurricane Harvey with a playground built by volunteers.
2018
$48K
PLAYGROUND BUILD
2018
$22K
Colorado Shopneck Playground
2018
$20K
MAREE FARRING AWARD
2018
$20K
CHARITABLE
2018
$15K
General Support building
2018
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT
2018
$950
GENERAL PURPOSES
2018
$500
VOLUNTEER TEAM-BUILDERS & DRIVES
2018
$300
PROGRAM/OPERATING SUPPORT
2018
$192
Matching Grant
2018
$150
ASSOICATE MATCHING HOURS
2018
$87K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$53.0M from 99 funders · 208 grants · 2016–2024

National Philanthropic Trust

$14.0M · 2 grants · 2021–2022

Carmax Foundation

$7.4M · 9 grants · 2018–2024

Eat Learn Play Foundation

$7.0M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The William Penn Foundation

$3.0M · 7 grants · 2020–2023

Community Foundation For Greater Buffalo

$1.8M · 2 grants · 2019–2020

Community Foundation For Southeast

$1.6M · 2 grants · 2020

Morgan Stanley Foundation Inc

$1.5M · 5 grants · 2020–2024

The Powell Foundation

$1.5M · 1 grant · 2021

Details

EIN521970904
NTEE codeN320
Subsection03
Ruling date1996-05
Formed1996
Employees74
Volunteers9041
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