2025-12-30T13:22:06-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 272766069 ULTIMATE BLOCK PARTY INC ULTI 4258352209 4 HILL ROAD WILMINGTON DE 19806 SARAH LYTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2025-12-30 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-12-30 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PLAYFUL LEARNING LANDSCAPES ACTION NETWORK SARAH LYTLE 4 HILL ROAD WILMINGTON DE 19806 885722 0 X WWW.PLAYFULLEARNINGLANDSCAPES.COM X 2009 DE TO PROMOTE THE SCIENCE AND LEARNING OF PLAY AMONG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR FOSTERING LIFELONG LEARNING IN THE SCIENCES AND THE ARTS. 10 10 4 10 0 0 705663 862758 107540 16489 0 6475 0 0 813203 885722 315610 197885 0 0 275800 377852 0 0 0 329994 333006 921404 908743 -108201 -23021 1142834 1032815 467942 256944 674892 775871 PLAYFUL LEARNING LANDSCAPES TRANSFORMS THE PLACES WHERE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GATHER EVERY DAY INTO THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED HUBS FOR MEANINGFUL PLAY AND CONNECTION. 0 0 728979 197885 16489 PLAYFUL LEARNING LANDSCAPES PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. AND BEYOND TO TURN EVERYDAY PLACES INTO VIBRANT HUBS OF LEARNING AND CONNECTION FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES. USING A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH CALLED PLAYFUL LEARNING, WE DESIGN AND BUILD INTERACTIVE INSTALLATIONS THAT CREATE A NEW KIND OF PUBLIC SQUARE WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN, GUIDED BY ADULTS, CAN DEVELOP THE COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL SKILLS THEY NEED TO THRIVE. 0 0 0 728979 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 AK AR CA CO KY LA ME NC ND NH OH OK OR SC VA WA X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 SARAH LYTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X 160500 0 0 VALORA WASHINGTON CHAIR 1 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL YOGMAN CHAIR 1 X X 0 0 0 SHELLY KESSLER CHAIR 1 X X 0 0 0 ROSEMARIE TRUGLIO SECRETARY 1 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN MAGSAMEN BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 SARA WATSON BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR AFFLECK BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 ANDREW ACKERMAN BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 RICK DIMINO BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 KATHY HIRSH-PASEK BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 160500 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 862758 0 862758 CONSULTING INCOME 900099 16489 16489 0 0 0 0 0 0 16489 6475 0 0 6475 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 885722 16489 0 6475 X 195714 195714 2171 2171 160500 108608 51892 186356 126104 60252 5120 4705 415 25876 17415 8461 15047 15047 27003 27003 208250 203551 4699 32966 29606 3360 648 140 508 2328 2328 38127 38127 1075 1075 233 233 5149 87 5062 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 2180 1676 504 0 908743 728979 179764 0 878144 758321 180119 264690 89885 3526 1197 233 964 1142834 1032815 467942 19947 236997 467942 256944 X 70601 327722 604291 448149 674892 775871 1142834 1032815 -23021 0 0 0 124000 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 305107 860418 1113632 705663 862758 3847578 305107 860418 1113632 705663 862758 3847578 2639757 1207821 58 6475 6533 50 50 3854161 188313 0.31338 0.27967 X ULTIMATE BLOCK PARTY, INC. IS SUPPORTED BY A MIX OF PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND EARNED REVENUE THROUGH CONSULTING. SOME OF OUR SUPPORT FROM PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS COMES IN THE FORM OF SUBCONTRACTS FROM COMMUNITYBASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE THE PRIMARY GRANT RECIPIENTS. ULTIMATE BLOCK PARTY, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS PLAYFUL LEARNING LANDSCAPES ACTION NETWORK (PLLAN), FOSTERS THE CREATION OF PLAYFUL LEARNING INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES IN THE EVERYDAY SPACES WHERE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES GATHER. BY INFUSING OUR CITIES WITH PLAYFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WE CAN IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND ENHANCE CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, BETTER PREPARING THEM FOR SUCCESS IN THE 21ST-CENTURY. IT IS CLEAR THAT CHILDREN'S EARLY EXPERIENCES PROVIDE AN IMPORTANT FOUNDATION FOR LEARNING AND LATER MILESTONES, INCLUDING SCHOOL READINESS, THIRD GRADE READING, AND HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. ALTHOUGH HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS ARE A CRITICAL PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, CHILDREN IN THE US SPEND ONLY 20% OF THEIR TIME IN FORMAL LEARNING SETTINGS. PLLAN SEEKS TO CAPITALIZE ON THE OTHER 80% OF CHILDREN'S TIME BY CREATING PLAYFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVE AND PLAY. PLLAN WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES TO TRANSFORM SPACES LIKE CORNER LOTS, LAUNDROMATS, AND BUS STOPS INTO PLAYFUL LEARNING INSTALLATIONS THAT ARE BASED ON THE LATEST SCIENCE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT. IN THIS WAY, PLLAN HARNESSES THE RICH CAPACITIES OF COMMUNITIES TO GIVE ALL CHILDREN THE BEST START IN LIFE. IN RECENT YEARS, PLLAN HAS WORKED WITH COMMUNITIES TO CREATE MORE THAN 70 PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE PLAYFUL LEARNING INSTALLATIONS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AROUND THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. WE CONSERVATIVELY ESTIMATE THAT INSTALLATIONS RECEIVE AN AVERAGE OF 1,000 FAMILIES VISITING PER YEAR, CREATING AN OVERALL REACH OF 70,000 FAMILIES PER YEAR. IN ADDITION TO REACH, MORE THAN TWO DOZEN SCIENTIFIC STUDIES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLAYFUL LEARNING LANDSCAPES, SHOWING MORE THAN A 40% INCREASE IN CAREGIVER-CHILD INTERACTIONS AFTER INSTALLATION AND SUPPORTING CHILDREN'S COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. PLLAN APPLIES FOR GRANTS INDIVIDUALLY AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THESE FUNDS SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND EVALUATION OF PLAYFUL LEARNING INSTALLATIONS. IN ADDITION, PLLAN HAS VARIOUS CONTRACTS WITH ARCHITECTS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR PROJECTS. INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS ARE SOLICITED ON OUR WEBSITE AND THROUGH QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A CORNERSTONE OF PLLAN'S WORK AND PROCESS FOR CREATING PLAYFUL LEARNING LANDSCAPES. EVERY PLAYFUL LEARNING INSTALLATION IS THE RESULT OF A CO-DESIGN PROCESS WITH COMMUNITIES. THIS PROCESS YIELDS DESIGNS THAT ARE CREATED BY THE COMMUNITY, FOR THE COMMUNITY, AND REFLECT EACH COMMUNITY'S UNIQUE CHARACTER. THIS PROCESS ALSO SERVES AS CAPACITY-BUILDING FOR COMMUNITIES AS THEY GET ACCESS TO PLLAN TOOLS, TRAININGS, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. AS A RESULT, PLLAN HAS CULTIVATED DEEP RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US AND INTERNATIONALLY. AT THE CORE OF PLLAN'S WORK IS THE BELIEF THAT COMMUNITIES HAVE A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES THAT CAN BE HARNESSED TO PROVIDE ALL CHILDREN - PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO LIVE IN UNDER-INVESTED COMMUNITIES - OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH-QUALITY PLAYFUL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. PLLAN USES A ROBUST PROCESS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT CENTERS THE COMMUNITY AT EACH STAGE OF THE PROJECT. THIS PROCESS AIMS TO UNCOVER THE LEARNING GOALS, VALUES, AND CULTURE THAT THE COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT IN PLAYFUL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN. PLLAN USES AN ITERATIVE CYCLE TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND DESIGNERS TO CREATE AND ADAPT PLAYFUL LEARNING INSTALLATIONS THAT ARE UNIQUELY RESPONSIVE TO EACH COMMUNITY. COMMUNITIES ARE ALSO PART OF THE EVALUATION PROCESS, HELPING TO DESIGN AND COLLECT DATA FROM THE INSTALLATION. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES, PLLAN WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FORMING MORE THAN 35 PARTNERSHIPS IN RECENT YEARS. THESE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS SERVE AS A KEY PARTNER FOR PROJECTS, RECRUITING COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND ENCOURAGING THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE IN THE CO-DESIGN PROCESS. PLLAN ALSO WITH ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS, AND HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN 70 ARCHITECTS WITH PLAYFUL LEARNING TRAINING SO THEY CAN USE PLAYFUL LEARNING PRINCIPLES IN THEIR DESIGN WORK. A DIVERSE COALITION OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, ARCHITECTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IS A HALLMARK OF EACH PLAYFUL LEARNING INSTALLATION. Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1197 233 964 964 0 REFUNDABLE ADVANCES 236997 236997 1 WATCHDOG REAL ESTATE PROJECT MANAGEMENT 2218 RACE ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19103 78599 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEE DREXEL UNIVERSITY 3141 CHESTNUT ST PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 231352630 501(c)(3) 34375 FUNDING BUDGET. POP-UP PLAY LLC 351 WOODLYN DRIVE COLLEGEVILLE PA 19426 25000 SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING, COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING WRT LLC 123 BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19109 10000 WPF GRANT EAST PARKSIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 4168 POPLAR STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 9000 COMMUNITY PARTNER STIPEND CENTENNIAL PARKSIDE CDC 3479 WEST GIRARD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19104 474815728 501(c)(3) 6300 STAFF TIME AND OVERHEAD FOR PARTICIPATION IN DREXEL PLAYFUL LEARNING COURSE 2 4 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 REQUIRES ANNUAL REPORTS OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS SPENT RELATIVE TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SARAH LYTLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 160500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 160500 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE ORGANIZATION REGULARY MONITORS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THEIR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 THE UBP BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES AN ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF COMPENSATION FOR TOP EMPLOYEES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, THEN REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE, AND DETERMINES COMPENSATION DURING EXECUTIVE SESSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL FILING ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. 990 FORMS CAN BE ACCESSED VIA IRS.GOV AND VIA GUIDESTAR.ORG. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g T&TA CONSULTANT, DESIGN CONSULTANT, PLAYBOOK CONSULTANT.