Program areas at Leveling the Playing Field
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. Below are the main avenues that equipment reached our warehouse through the collection program:-everyday people come to our warehouse to drop off equipment from their home. It ranges from a bag of gear to a full suv full of equipment.-we run collection drives during most weekends in the fall & spring. We partner with sports leagues, tournaments, school events, neighborhood events and other community events where we feel we can bring in a lot of donated equipment.-we have a large volunteer collection program where the community runs their own drives to benefit our mission. These often include eagle scout projects and mitzvah projects.-we have bins located throughout the community at local parks, ice rinks, sports goods stores, fitness centers and other venues.we also receive equipment from manufacturers such as under armour and stx. These are typically items the companies are looking to liquidate and write off. In addition to the manufacturers and some sports goods stores liquidating to us, we also receive equipment from professional sports teams and collegiate athletic departments throughout the year. Volunteers work in the warehouse to collect, sort, and inventory the donations. Most of these volunteers are in middle or high school, but we also regularly see corporate groups and college students. In a non-covid year, we will see about 1,000 volunteers per year in the warehouse. We typically distribute about $1.5m worth of equipment to around 400 programs annually. On average the breakdown looks like 50% schools, 35% youth development/after school programs and 15% pure sports teams and leagues. To receive equipment from us, programs have to submit an equipment request form and then conduct either a site visit or interview with our staff. Once approved, we invite programs to visit our warehouse as many times as they need without ever having to reapply. Some programs come once or twice a year and others we see literally every few weeks throughout the year.certain surplus items or items that are not size appropriate for the kids we serve are sold online or directly to a sporting goods consignment store such as play-it-again sports. We call with the gear 4 good program, however, it is not a standalone program, it's all part of the collection and distribution of sprots equipment.
Grants made by Leveling the Playing Field
Who funds Leveling the Playing Field
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Leveling the Playing Field
Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
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Max Levitt | Executive Director | $102,274 | 2023-10-19 |
Vivian Tang | Program Manager, Gear 4 | | 2021-04-02 |
Willie Tate | Treasurer | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Jaclyn Mahoney | Secretary | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
Matt Menashes | Vice Chair | $0 | 2022-12-31 |
...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Leveling the Playing Field
Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
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Total grants, contributions, etc. | $4,928,555 | $3,922,124 | 25.7% |
Program services | $282,547 | $235,859 | 19.8% |
Investment income and dividends | $0 | $0 | - |
Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
Total revenues | $5,211,102 | $4,157,983 | 25.3% |
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Data update history
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 16 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Bender Foundation November 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
July 16, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
June 14, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Amateur sports clubsSports organizationsCharities
Issues
Human servicesSports
Characteristics
Receives government fundingCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 9170 Brookville Rd
- Silver Spring, MD 20910
- Metro area
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- County
- Montgomery County, MD
- Website URL
- levelingtheplayingfield.org/Â
- Phone
- (301) 844-5620
IRS details
- EIN
- 45-2682632
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2011
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- N65: Football Clubs, Leagues
- NAICS code, primary
- 7113: Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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