Nonprofit · EIN 83-1373602
EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94607
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $22,810,906 | $21,509,441 | $1,301,465 | $17,188,713 | $5,272,542 | $11,916,171 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $20,441,332 | $17,250,652 | $3,190,680 | $14,513,296 | $3,898,590 | $10,614,706 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $22,321,003
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $485,213
- Net rental income
- $13,000
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$8,327
- Other revenue
- $4,690
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,508,913
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,607,244
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,007,423
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,898,919
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $24,613
- Accounting fees
- $53,699
- Occupancy
- $346,860
- Travel
- $60,407
- Depreciation
- $60,020
- Program services (functional)
- $18,998,543
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,384,895
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,126,003
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,513,296
- Total assets, end of year
- $17,188,713
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,272,542
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,916,171
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $373,580
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,967,774
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,948,397
- Gross receipts
- $22,828,989
- Employees
- 19
- Volunteers
- 1,000
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS HELFRICH | CEO Officer | 40 | $398,908 | $27,116 |
| WILLIAM MISENHIMER | CFO Officer | 40 | $269,557 | $13,467 |
| COURTNEY HARVEY | COO Officer | 40 | $223,159 | $29,329 |
| SIDNEY GRIFFIN | VP MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $186,724 | $51,682 |
| MARISSA TRAMBLEY | VP PHILANTHROPY & ADVOCACY Key employee | 40 | $193,653 | $32,323 |
| MEI WU | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $163,353 | $17,974 |
| KRISTIN FACK | DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,378 | $16,378 |
| ANDRA CHAO | SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,119 | $15,165 |
| JESSICA RUSSELL | SR. MANAGER, MARKETING & COMM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,907 | $5,545 |
| STEPHEN CURRY | CO FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AYESHA CURRY | CO FOUNDER & PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALREDO BD SILVA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER AAKER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK ZECCA | TREASURER (THRU 12/18/24), DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANEEL BHUSRI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARNE DUNCAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| YVETTE RADFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROBIN WASHINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HELFRICH | CEO Officer | 40 | $360,228 | $22,068 |
| COURTNEY HARVEY | COO Officer | 40 | $217,166 | $26,902 |
| SIDNEY GRIFFIN JR | VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS Key employee | 40 | $176,175 | $45,574 |
| WILLIAM MISENHIMER | CFO Officer | 40 | $186,686 | $9,334 |
| MARISSA TRAMBLEY | VP, PHILANTHROPY & ADVOCACY Key employee | 40 | $163,478 | $27,353 |
| MEI WU | CHIEF OF STAFF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $150,188 | $16,198 |
| CAMMY NESS | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR - FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,770 | $19,558 |
| KRISTIN FACK | SENIOR MANAGER, PEOPLE & OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,025 | $14,827 |
| MONICA WHITE | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,042 | $19,592 |
| ANDRA CHAO | SENIOR MANAGER, PROGRAMS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,463 | $5,783 |
| STEPHEN CURRY | BOARD CHAIR & CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AYESHA CURRY | VICE CHAIR & CO-FOUNDER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK ZECCA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER AAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ARNE DUNCAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| YVETTE RADFORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALFREDO SILVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 647 4TH ST, OAKLAND, CA 94607-3556
- In care of
- % OFS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER HELFRICH, 647 4TH STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607
- Signed the 990
- WILLIAM MISENHIMER, CFO
- Phone
- (510) 775-2003
- Website
- WWW.EATLEARNPLAY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HOOD & STRONG LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 83-1373602 or by the name EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
EAT. LEARN. PLAY IS AN OAKLAND-BASED CHARITY FOUNDED IN 2019 BY STEPHEN AND AYESHA CURRY WITH THE BELIEF THAT EVERY KID DESERVES MORE AND SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND SUPPORT TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. EAT. LEARN. PLAY. IS ON AN INDELIBLE MISSION TO UPLIFT AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF YOUTH, TAKING A WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH IN TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION OF KIDS IN OAKLAND PROVIDING HEALTHY MEALS AND FRESH FOOD, HELPING KIDS LEARN TO READ, MAKING THEIR DREAM PLAY SPACES COME TRUE, AND PARTICIPATING IN YOUTH SPORTS.
Program accomplishments
- EAT. LEARN. PLAY. IS DEDICATED TO TRANSFORMING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR A GENERATION OF OAKLAND STUDENTS. IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY, PARTNERS, AND DONORS, WE PROVIDE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, SUPPORT, AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER CHILDREN AND SCHOOLS TO THRIVEHELPING THEM UNLOCK THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND IN THEIR BROADER LIVES, AT HOME AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. DURING 2024, EAT. LEARN. PLAY. ACHIEVED ITS MISSION THROUGH GRANTS AND PROGRAMS THAT SERVE OAKLAND YOUTH IN THE AREAS OF NUTRITION, LITERACY, AND PLAY. TO ENSURE ALL OUSD STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED THE NUTRITIOUS FOOD THEY NEED TO THRIVE, ELP PROVIDED 16,310 NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND 44,576 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO FOOD-INSECURE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR EAT. LEARN. PLAY. BUS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND COMMUNITY KITCHENS.TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SUPPORTS THE NEED TO BECOME STRONGER READERS, WE PROVIDED $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR HIGH-IMPACT LITERACY TUTORING FOR 1,911 STUDENTS AT 33 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND EXTERNAL EVALUATION. TO SUPPORT STUDENT ACCESS TO QUALITY BOOKS, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 165,000 CHILDRENS BOOKS IN OAKLAND THROUGH THE EAT. LEARN. PLAY. BUS, LITTLE TOWN LIBRARIES, BOOK FAIRS, AND SCHOOL GRANTS WHICH INCLUDES AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY WE ALSO RENOVATED.TO GIVE STUDENTS ACCESS TO GREAT SCHOOLYARDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATE IN YOUTH SPORTS, WE GRANTED $5 MILLION FOR 8 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYARDS AND 6 MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL GYM RENNOVATIONS. DURING 2024, WE SUPPORTED OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENT WELL-BEING THROUGH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS MEALS, HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING, QUALITY READING MATERIALS, EXCELLENT SCHOOL FACILITIES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO PLAY AND BE ACTIVE. EAT. LEARN. PLAY. SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS DIRECT PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE LOW-INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OAKLAND. THROUGH OUR MOBILE RESOURCE CENTER AND PARTNERSHIP WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK, WE HOSTED 37 DISTRIBUTION EVENTS AT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE WE DISTRIBUTED BOOKS AND FOOD TO 11,345 STUDENTS.HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING WAS ALSO EXPANDED TO 1,911 STUDENTS AT 33 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND A PILOT FOR LIBRARY RENOVATIONS WAS COMPLETED. WE ALSO PLANTED 29 OF OUR LITTLE TOWN LIBRARY BOOK-SHARING UNITS, WHICH, ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, DISTRIBUTED OVER 14,000 CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS. INCLUDING BOOK GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND HOLIDAY GIVEAWAYS, WE'VE DONATED OVER 165,000 BOOKS IN 2024.EAT. LEARN. PLAY. CELEBRATED THE SPIRIT OF OAKLAND BY BRINGING UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCES TO KIDS FROM A KID'S FUN RUN AT THE OAKLAND MARATHON WHERE 1000 KIDS PARTICIPATED FOR FREE TO OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WITH THE CURRYS EVENT, WHICH PROVIDED GIFTS AND RESOURCES TO 1100 OAKLAND STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. TOGETHER WITH SPONSORS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WE PROVIDED GIFTS, BOOKS, FOOD, AND OTHER RESOURCES TOTALING MORE THAN $500,000.Expenses $18,998,543 · grants $10,508,913
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-1373602
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T12)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $17,188,713
- Income (IRS master file)
- $22,828,989
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $22,810,906 | $21,509,441 | $17,188,713 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $20,441,332 | $17,250,652 | $14,513,296 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $17,778,322 | $16,384,758 | $11,330,488 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 83-1373602).
Questions about EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION is 83-1373602.
- Is EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION 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 EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION 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 EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION 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 EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER HELFRICH.
- Who are the officers and directors of EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 18 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $398,908 (CHRIS HELFRICH, CEO).
- How much revenue does EAT LEARN PLAY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $22,810,906, expenses of $21,509,441 and total assets of $17,188,713 at year end.
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