2025-11-14T12:45:39-06:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 22314 990 2024-01-01 472451505 UMPS CARE CHARITIES INC UMPS 4103539674 4185 CARVEL LANE EDGEWATER MD 21037 JENNIFER SKOLOCHENKO-PLATT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4103539674 2025-11-14 1 0 ADAM KUCZYNSKI CPA P01560606 6082744020 2025-11-11 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER SKOLOCHENKO-PLAT 4185 CARVEL LANE EDGEWATER MD 21037 927014 0 X UMPSCARE.COM X 2014 AZ TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR POOR, DISTRESSED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN BY PROVIDING MEMORABLE BASEBALL EXPERIENCES THAT STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AT-RISK YOUTH AND ADULTS WORKING TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES, HOST EVENTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF CHILDREN COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS, AND PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES OF FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRES COPING WITH FINANCIAL DISTRESS. 12 12 4 150 0 0 728514 805694 0 0 9128 20911 -175 -37776 737467 788829 93008 110993 0 0 289292 297509 0 0 45968 254114 306210 636414 714712 101053 74117 1007916 1075063 53897 41569 954019 1033494 X THE UMPS CARE MISSION PUTS INTO ACTION OUR ESTABLISHED CREED, "HELPING PEOPLE IS AN EASY CALL". THROUGH OUR YOUTH-BASED PROGRAMS, PROFESSIONAL UMPIRES ENRICH THE LIVES OF AT-RISK YOUTH, CHILDREN COPING WITH SERIOUS ILLNESS AND MILITARY FAMILIES BY PROVIDING MEMORABLE, ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME, BASEBALL EXPERIENCES. UMPIRES MAKE BASEBALL MAGIC ON BASEBALL FIELDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GIVE CHILDREN REASON TO CHEER BY BRINGING BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP EXPERIENCES TO THEM WHILE THEY ARE UNDERGOING RIGOROUS MEDICAL TREATMENT AT HOSPITALS. THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVE, WE OFFER FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN ADOPTED LATER IN LIFE. OUR NEWEST INITIATIVE, THE OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, TEACHES SPORTSMANSHIP, LEADERSHIP AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH THE LENS OF BASEBALL. WE ALSO PROVIDE ON-THE-FIELD UMPIRE MECHANICS LESSONS TO THESE TEENS FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 0 0 172153 0 0 BLUE FOR KIDS - THE BLUE FOR KIDS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PROGRAM BRINGS A CREW OF MAJOR LEAGUE UMPIRES TO THE BEDSIDE OF CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES. EACH CREW BRINGS A BUILD-A-BEAR WORKSHOP RIGHT TO THE HOSPITAL ROOM. WHILE A HOSPITAL STAY CAN BE A FRIGHTENING TIME FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE BLUE FOR KIDS PROGRAM LIFTS THE SPIRITS OF ALL INVOLVED. CHILDREN MAKE STUFFED TEDDY BEARS, PUPPIES, DINOS OR MONKEYS WHILE SHARING HIGH-FIVES AND WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT WITH BLUE FOR KIDS CREW. SINCE INCEPTION, UMPIRES HAVE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 23,500 BEARS. IN 2024 WE HOSTED 17 VISITS TO HOSPITALS IN MLB AND MILB MARKETS. 170951 0 0 OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP - UMPS CARE DEVELOPED A NEW PROGRAM WHICH WE PILOTED IN 2021 CALLED THE OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM. THERE IS A GROWING CRISIS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH A SHORTAGE OF SPORTS OFFICIALS IMPACTING ALL YOUTH SPORTS. THROUGH THE OFFICIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, UMPS CARE WILL BE PART OF THE SOLUTION BY TEACHING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING SKILLS AND UMPIRING MECHANICS WHILE PROVIDING MENTORSHIP AND A DIRECT LINE TO EMPLOYMENT TO TEENS IN UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. IN 2021 WE ADMINISTERED THE PROGRAM IN 3 MLB CITIES AND HAVE GROWN TO 8+ CITIES IN 2024 TRAINING MORE THAN 500 TEENAGE STUDENTS. 140277 82536 0 ALL-STAR SCHOLARSHIP - THE UMPS CARE CHARITIES ALL-STAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS FOR CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM FOSTER CARE IN ORDER TO HELP PROVIDE A COLLEGE EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WHO OTHERWISE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ONE. UMPS CARE CHARITIES AWARDED MORE THAN $75,000 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING IN 2024 AND MORE THAN $400,000 SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED. ALL-STAR SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OPEN TO CHILDREN ADOPTED AT OR AFTER THE AGE OF 13 YEARS OR OLDER TO PROVIDE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCED EDUCATION. 47427 0 0 BREW CREW TICKETS - MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL UMPIRES OFFER MEMORABLE BASEBALL EXPERIENCES FOR CHILDREN AWAITING ADOPTION, AT-RISK YOUTH IN MENTORING PROGRAMS, CRITICALLY-ILL CHILDREN, AND MILITARY FAMILIES THROUGH THE BLUE CREW TICKETS PROGRAM. EACH BLUE CREW TICKETS VIP EXPERIENCE INCLUDES GREAT SEATS TO THE BALLGAME, A GOODY BAG OF 'ALL THINGS BASEBALL, AND THE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO STEP ONTO THE FIELD FOR A SOUVENIR BASEBALL AND PHOTO. THE BASEBALL EXPERIENCE IS DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS OF AT-RISK YOUTH AND ADULT CAREGIVERS. SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED IN 2006, MLB UMPIRES HAVE WELCOMED MORE THAN 9,000 GUESTS TO GAMES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. 40917 28457 0 FAMILY CARE - THE UMPS CARE CHARITIES FAMILY CARE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED TO AID FORMER PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL UMPIRES WHO HAVE FALLEN ON HARD TIMES AND ARE MOST IN NEED AND HAVE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE "BASEBALL FAMILY AND AMATEUR UMPIRES. THROUGH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS, THE FAMILY CARE PROGRAM IS THERE TO ASSIST THOSE WITH SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL NEEDS AND HELPS BRIDGE THE GAP UNTIL A PERMANENT, LONG-LASTING SOLUTION IS IN PLACE. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE ALSO CREATED THE 'COVERING THE BASES' COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM -UMPS CARE CHARITIES IS DEDICATED TO HELPING ORGANIZATIONS THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT UNDER-SERVED INDIVIDUALS IN THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE AVENUE OF OFFICIATING. SPORTS STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND UMPIRING CAN OFFER AN AVENUE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT. APPLY FOR A MINI-GRANT ($250-$1500) TO SUPPORT BASEBALL/SOFTBALL UMPIRES AND THEIR TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. 88344 28457 0 571725 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X JAIME THOMPSON -NICHOLYNN ADVISORS 4437714196 137 LOG CANOE CIRCLE STEVENSVILLE MD 21666 GARY DARLING PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JIM REYNOLDS VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL EMMEL SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES BOWMAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS GUCCIONE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEN ARIMITSU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FIELDIN CULBRETH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE BENGSTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DUANE FILEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM HOLBROOK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GENE LA SUER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA PAULS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SKOLOCHENKO-PLATT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 96600 0 5304 96600 0 5304 0 0 0 0 0 180139 625555 805694 20911 20911 74334 180139 133871 -59537 -59537 14646 3004 11642 11642 11429 1310 10119 10119 788829 0 0 -16865 19688 19688 91305 91305 101904 71333 15285 15286 165700 129370 22179 14151 3696 2772 517 407 6143 4607 860 676 20066 15050 2809 2207 4949 4949 1589 1589 34779 34779 1872 320 1552 57509 31899 25610 15027 11276 2105 1646 23422 13876 9546 72765 61170 11595 139 139 8009 8009 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 83045 83045 3105 1235 1870 714712 571725 97019 45968 324012 118398 0 21920 32654 35273 500 4041 513077 693803 137673 201628 1007916 1075063 4579 4719 49318 36850 53897 41569 X 876019 1033494 78000 0 954019 1033494 1007916 1075063 74117 5358 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 406133 577607 735615 728514 805694 3253563 406133 577607 735615 728514 805694 3253563 318144 2935419 2251 4996 5545 9128 20911 42831 3296394 441689 0.89050 0.85780 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 MONEY MARKET FUNDS 201628 F 201628 GOLF CLASSIC 117756 90902 26854 2473 9099 17755 22190 FAIRWAY TO THE ROCKIES GOLF 49944 35708 14236 262 844 13392 11902 3 86773 53529 33244 522 1395 10011 23233 20793 254473 180139 74334 3257 1395 19954 54380 54885 133871 -59537 AZ VA IA FL 0 ARIZONA AND FLORIDA DO NOT REQUIRE LICENSURE. VIRGINIA DOES NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD THAT WOULD REQUIRE A LICENSE. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT RECEIVE AN EVENT LICENSE FOR IOWA. 0 0 0 1.00000 JENN SKOLOCHENKO-PLATT 4185 CARVEL LANE EDGEWATER MD 21037 0 0 1 FAMILY CARE SUPPORT GRANTS 7 8769 ALL STAR SCHOLARSHIPS 10 82536 PART I, LINE 2: UMPS CARE CHARITIES PROVIDES OPERATING ASSISTANCE TO VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS SELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. UMPS CARE CHARITIES ALSO OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM FOSTER CARE ADOPTED AT OR AFTER THE AGE OF 13. THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE CHARITY AND FUNING IS DIRECTLY PAID TO THE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ATTEND. THE SCHOLARSHIP PAYS OUT $10,000 ANNUALLY PER RECIPIENT AND CAN BE RENEWED FOR THREE T0 FOUR ADDITIONAL YEARS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE DIRECTORS REVIEWED DATA ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS FOR SIMILAR SERVICES TO DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.