Play Safe

Analysis

Play Safe is a registered charity in United States, based in Anderson, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Play Safe reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $3.5m to $1.9m (-47%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Play Safe sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Nevada Soccer Association ($1.9m), Rising Stars Inc ($1.9m) and Nashville Elite Hockey Club Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $489k against liabilities of $7,852, net assets of $482k. It reported 47 employees.