Skip to main content
IRS-authorized e-file provider · not the IRS

Nonprofit · EIN 45-2295673

SANDBOX GROUP INC

Also known as THE SANDBOX

Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTE, NC 28277

Financials

$98K$127K2023$160K$126K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SANDBOX GROUP INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$160,267$125,537$34,730$944,553$1,237$943,316
December 31, 2023990$97,621$126,584-$28,963$854,523$20,247$834,276
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$130,906
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$29,361
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$24,248
Other salaries and wages
$45,900
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$75,973
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$1,150
Program services (functional)
$78,487
Management and general (functional)
$47,050

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$854,523
Total assets, end of year
$944,553
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,237
Net assets, end of year
$943,316
Net assets without donor restrictions
$943,316
Gross receipts
$160,267
Employees
0
Volunteers
70
Year formed
2011
State of legal domicile
NC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARA CAMPOLUNGOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
60$45,900
NEIL CAMPOLUNGOTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
BRIAN DULINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
PATRICE SINCLAIRVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Mara CampolungoPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
60$44,200
Wendy L BeckerDirector of Operations40$19,414
Neil CampolungoTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
25$0
Patrice SinclairVice President
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
Brian DulinDirector
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
9935 D REA ROAD 107, CHARLOTTE, NC 28277-6710
In care of
% NEIL CAMPOLUNGO
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARA CAMPOLUNGO, 9935 D REA ROAD 107, CHARLOTTE, NC 28277
Signed the 990
NEIL CAMPOLUNGO, TREASURER
Phone
(704) 201-3354
Return prepared by
LOTITO & LAZZARA PC

Mission

SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SANDBOX IN 2011, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 5,000 FAMILIES. IN THIS TIME, THE SANDBOX MISSION HAS REMAINED STEADFAST IN SERVING CHILDREN WITH CANCER, A LIFE-ALTERING, RARE OR TERMINAL ILLNESS. IN 2016, WE REFINED OUR VISION FOR CREATING THE MOST INTIMATE, IMPACTFUL LEVEL OF CARE, WHICH PROPELLED THE SANDBOX TO A NEW LEVEL OF SERVICE, A LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT MEETS EACH FAMILY WHERE THEY ARE IN THEIR JOURNEY AND PROVIDES AND ACCOUNTS FOR THEIR INDIVIDUALIZED NEEDS. OUR CARRE PROGRAM IS THE UMBRELLA TO WHICH ALL SUPPORT IS OFFERED. CARRE STANDS FOR CARING ABOUT REAL RELATIONSHIPS EMPATHETICALLY. BECAUSE SUPPORT CAN MEAN VERY DIFFERENT THINGS TO PEOPLE, THE SANDBOX STRIVES TO MEET THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND MATERIAL NEEDS OF THE ENTIRE FAMILY, NOT JUST THE HONOREE. THE SANDBOX IS COMMITTED TO WALKING ALONGSIDE FAMILIES WHO FACE THE REALITIES OF HAVING A CHILD WITH A DIAGNOSIS. THIS CAN MEAN HELPING WITH BASIC NEEDS, ARRANGING SPECIAL DAYS TO GET A BREAK FROM THE RIGORS O

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • CARRE PROGRAM - AS WE REFLECT ON OUR JOURNEY OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE FIND OURSELVES DEEPLY MOVED BY THE UNWAVERING SUPPORT AND DEDICATION OF OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2022, WE CELEBRATED THE 12TH YEAR OF OUR CHARITY'S EXISTENCE, A TESTAMENT TO THE ENDURING COMMITMENT OF OUR SUPPORTERS, DONORS, AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE PLAYED PIVOTAL ROLES IN OUR CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION. THE CHALLENGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PROMPTED US TO REEVALUATE AND REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO THE CORE VALUES THAT DEFINE OUR CHARITY. IN RESPONSE TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS THAT EMERGED POST-COVID, WE RECOGNIZED AN INTENSIFIED DEMAND FOR MORE PERSONALIZED AND PINPOINTED SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THIS REALIZATION HAS PROMPTED A DELIBERATE SHIFT IN OUR FOCUS TOWARDS THE INTIMATE COMPONENTS OF OUR CHARITY, HEIGHTENING OUR DEDICATION TO PROVIDING TAILORED SUPPORT WHERE IT IS MOST DESPERATELY EEDED. WHILE THIS TAILORED APPROACH HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT THE HEART OF WHO WE ARE, THE PROFOUND IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC HAS EMPHASIZED ITS CRITICAL IMPORTANCE EVEN MORE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF THIS TRANSFORMATION HAPPENS WITH A SMALL BUT PASSIONATE TEAM. OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, ALONG WITH A DEDICATED CORPS OF VOLUNTEERS, WORK TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF OUR INITIATIVES. THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF THIS SMALL TEAM AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF OUR CHARITY, SHOWCASING WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH DEDICATION AND COMMUNITY OLLABORATION. AS WE STAND AT THE INTERSECTION OF OVER A DECADE OF SERVICE AND A NEW PHASE OF GROWTH AND INNOVATION, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE DEMAND FOR TAILORED SUPPORT HAS NEVER BEEN MORE APPARENT. OUR TEAM IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN STRATEGIC REFLECTION AND PLANNING, EXPLORING NNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ADDRESS THIS HEIGHTENED NEED IN OUR FORTHCOMING INITIATIVES. WHILE WE MAY NOT HAVE A FINALIZED EVOLUTIONARY PLAN TO PRESENT AT THIS PRECISE MOMENT, WE WANT TO ASSURE OUR SUPPORTERS THAT WE ARE DILIGENTLY GATHERING INSIGHTS, COLLABORATING WITH STAKEHOLDERS, AND EXPLORING CREATIVE SOLUTIONS. OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT REMAINS STEADFAST, AND WE ARE INVIGORATED BY THE PROSPECT OF CREATING TARGETED SOLUTIONS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY THE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WE SUPPORT. IN THIS JOURNEY OF STRATEGIC REFLECTION AND PLANNING, WE EXTEND A HEARTFELT INVITATION FOR OUR LARGER COMMUNITY TO JOIN US IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR CHARITY. CONTINUED COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENT ARE VITAL AS WE WORK TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT OUR INITIATIVES NOT ONLY REMAIN EFFECTIVE AND IMPACTFUL BUT ALSO STAY FINELY ATTUNED TO THE EVER-EVOLVING NEEDS OF THOSE WE SERVE. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR ALL WHO ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR STANDING WITH US AS WE NAVIGATE THE EXCITING PATH AHEAD. COMMUNITY COMMITMENT STRENGTHENS OUR RESOLVE TO MAKE A LASTING DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE.
    Expenses $78,487 · grants $24,248

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-2295673
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2012
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Human services (P60)
Assets (IRS master file)
$944,553
Income (IRS master file)
$160,267

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$160,267$125,537$944,553IRS
990December 2023$97,621$126,584$854,523XML
990December 2022$299,370$246,096$894,501IRS
990December 2021$355,270$255,543$812,936IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-2295673).

Questions about SANDBOX GROUP INC

What is the EIN of SANDBOX GROUP INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SANDBOX GROUP INC is 45-2295673.
Is SANDBOX GROUP INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
Are donations to SANDBOX GROUP INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SANDBOX GROUP INC file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of SANDBOX GROUP INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SANDBOX GROUP INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of SANDBOX GROUP INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARA CAMPOLUNGO.
Who are the officers and directors of SANDBOX GROUP INC?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $45,900 (MARA CAMPOLUNGO, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does SANDBOX GROUP INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $160,267, expenses of $125,537 and total assets of $944,553 at year end.

Other nonprofits in CHARLOTTE

All nonprofits in CHARLOTTE · North Carolina · Human services