INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION

Financials

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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

15213 BURBANK BLVD, VAN NUYS, CA 91411-3505

Signed the 990

Tiffany Harris, CEO

Phone

(818) 988-5676

Website

www.inclusionmatters.org

Return prepared by

Debra L Cohen

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-4760497 or by the name INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION.

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

The mission of Inclusion Matters by Shane's Inspiration is to create social inclusion for children with special needs through the creation of inclusive playgrounds and education programs that unite children of all abilities.

Program accomplishments

• TThe Catalyst Program: Through the Catalyst Program, Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspirations SVP of Design/Certified Landscape Architect and Chief Executive Officer/Co-Founder provide comprehensive Inclusive Playground design and development support to communities, municipalities, and families interested in creating inclusive play environments in their communities. The team provides assistance and guidance from conception through completion, including: building a stakeholder base, choosing the appropriate site, inclusive playground design, community outreach and fundraising, project and construction management, vendor selection, fiscal oversight, and comprehensive resource development. Once the playground is open, the program development team works with the community to implement Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration's successful inclusive play programs at that playground, ensuring impact and full utilization by the community. In addition to this vast array of services, the playground design and development team advocate and train organizations globally to ensure the inclusion of children with disabilities in community and school environments. Key accomplishments over the past twenty-five years include*Providing fundraising guidance that assisted communities in generating over $75 million in support of the development of Inclusive Playgrounds, as well as community and educational programs nationally and internationally;*Opening 80 Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration Inclusive Playgrounds throughout the United States, as well as in Russia, Ecuador, Israel, Mexico and Canada *Partnering with Too Small To Fail, a Clinton Foundation literacy initiative, to integrate early childhood literacy components into each inclusive playground design that Inclusion Matters by SI develops. *Creating an online training course that supplements the Social Inclusion Education Curriculum, which is now in 67 countries;*Securing international partners that are working toward establishing the first inclusive playgrounds in South Africa, Japan, Argentina, Armenia, and more;*Olympic/Paralympic Partnership - Designing three inclusive playgrounds in conjunction with the 2010 Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games in Canada and with the Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 to create the first inclusive playground in Sochi, Russia;*Advocating for and training partners in inclusive play/social inclusion best practices. This program, Together, We Are Able, has been in 250 schools, impacting over 55,000 students within Los Angeles County. Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspirations global advocacy impact includes countries such as Ecuador, Argentina, Russia, the Netherlands, and at the United Nations;*Transforming Los Angeles into the most playable city/county in the nation by working with city leaders to develop an inclusive playground initiative, part of which helped secure $9.5 million through Proposition 40 allocation. Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration has designed and developed 44 playgrounds in the Los Angeles region, serving millions of people annually.*Ecuador: Partnered with the U.S. Embassy to integrate the Together, We Are Able education program into university curriculum at universities throughout Ecuador. Partnered with MIDUVI (Ministry of Urban Development and Housing) to develop a modular design that will create over 40 inclusive playgrounds throughout the country of Ecuador.*Supporting the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks in developing and promoting new, inclusive recreation programming through their PlayLA initiative, supported by a $160M investment from LA28.*Receiving United Nations Special Consultative Status, creating a deeper opportunity for global advocacy.
  Expenses $498,783
• Education: For 23 years, Together, We Are Able, the education program provided free-of-charge by Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration, offers powerful, life-changing lessons for students with and without disabilities. It teaches character development skills that address the core issue of exclusion and bullying of children with disabilities in the school environment by bringing students of all abilities together through transformative, play-based social/emotional learning (SEL). The program has served more than 60,000 students in over 275 schools since its inception and reaches over 3,000 students in the Los Angeles region annually. The program includes the following steps: Step 1: A 60-minute classroom conversation explores how students define and perceive disabilities. Through a combination of activities, students gain a new awareness of the common ground they share with their peers with disabilities as well as real-world tools on how to engage with children who have cognitive/sensory/physical/communication differences.Step 2: Participating students with and without disabilities are paired at an Inclusion Matters playground in Los Angeles or on their school campus for interaction and play. This gives them the chance to learn from and with each other, overcoming misconceptions and strengthening social/emotional skills through play. Locally, in Los Angeles, the organization supports the cost of bus transportation for the field trips for public schools that serve children with complex disabilities, which can be a significant barrier to participation for them.Step 3: A wrap-up 45-minute workshop allows students to synthesize their new awareness and identify simple actions they can take each day to create inclusion in the hallways, cafeterias, and on the playgrounds.Step 4: Their team provides additional support via professional development, inclusion planning, and facilitating inclusive recess events to continue the interaction throughout the school year. Over 8,000 teachers, parents and education professionals have been trained by their team.The program has been replicated in the U.S. and as far away as Ecuador. Program milestones include:2012: A teachers guide and training video were released online, reaching 67 countries. The resources include:oStep-by-step instructions for facilitating the 3-step programoA detailed inclusive play guide for the interactive play eventsoA modular education DVD that shows a day-in-the life of 3 students with students with disabilitiesoSupplemental literacy support to continue the inclusion conversationoA 60-minute, modular video training2022/2026: A university inclusion training program was launched in partnership with the US Embassy & Consulate in Ecuador, reaching over 1,900 university students, professors, and practicing teachers and 5,000 children throughout the country. The organization developed its powerful curriculum and training tools into an online course in Spanish that teaches future and practicing teachers how to facilitate social inclusion on their campuses and continues.2023/2026: Via a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), the organization continues to co-host the largest Inclusive Schools Week celebration in LAUSD, an annual, national celebration held during the first week of December. During the past three years, over 200 Pre-K-12 schools have participated. The weeklong series of events feature inclusion celebrations on campuses that vary from adaptive sports, Paralympic athlete presentations, to the arts and beyond. The organization has directly facilitated inclusion for over 2,500 students during those events. This initiative has parlayed into partnerships that expand mission impact through increased services, community/school donations, corporate sponsors, and much more.2024-2026: The organization developed Inclusive STEPS: an early childhood inclusion training program. The self-paced, online course gives educators tools to facilitate inclusive social/emotional learning through play, serving a growing population of young students with disabilities. The course was launched in August 2024 and has had over 200 participants engaged to date. Thanks to a partnership with Lakeshore Learning, educators can access interactive social/emotional learning toys and books. In addition, via a partnership with the Dell Pro Bono Grant Program, Dell employees created an outreach strategy that will allow the initiative to scale up statewide throughout California in 2026. With the guidance of key Board Members, Inclusive STEPS will be implemented throughout school districts and local education agencies via a Google Ad grant program, featured speaking engagements at conferences, and continued outreach.
  Expenses $308,391
• Community Outreach: Each year, Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration hosts bi-monthly My Play Club events. My Play Club is a free, inclusive social recreation program for children of ALL abilities and their families that is held at one of their 44 Inclusive Playgrounds throughout the greater Los Angeles region. Face painting, arts & crafts, and snacks are provided, along with inclusive play on the playgrounds. Sponsors such as Crowe LLP, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Disney provide special activities or entertainment at the events. Community partners volunteer their valuable time and talents at each event, providing adaptive recreation and art-based activities, volunteers, peer buddies with typical abilities, and wellness information. This program was created in 2002 and is based on the belief that play is the common ground of childhood. Since that time, it has been replicated in communities throughout the United States and worldwide and has reached tens of thousands of children with disabilities and their caregivers.Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration participates in national/international speaking engagements that promote the power of social inclusion and inclusive play environments including the United Nations Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, International Disability Alliance Summit, the World Urban Parks Summit, to name a few. As a vital partner in Too Small to Fail, Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration has woven cutting-edge early childhood literacy programming into inclusive playground designs nationwide. The team has provided advocacy and public education seminars that teach social inclusion best practices to more than 600 educators, partner organizations, and professionals.Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration has received the following recognition: the first "Heroes for Health Award" by Good Housekeeping Magazine and General Electric; Council on Disability Award; Architectural Landscaping Design Award from the L.A. Business Council; and "Best Playground" from Los Angeles Magazine; Founders Catherine Curry Williams and Tiffany Harris received the Game Changer award from Los Angeles Magazine; National Eagle Award from the Disabilities Rights Advocates; the L.A. Parent Award for Outstanding Playgrounds (received multiple years in a row); and the Local Heroes Award from Bank of America. Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration has been featured with Matt Lauer on "The Today Show", CNN, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Sunset Magazine, Los Angeles Family Magazine and the Jewish Journal. To support the continued growth of the organizations mission, Inclusion Matters has grown their Professional Advisory Board, which is comprised of health care professionals, child advocates, professors, and parents of children with disabilities. This prestigious group lends their expertise to ensure that the mission serves the social, physical, cognitive, and developmental needs of all children.
  Expenses $147,670

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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

95-4760497

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

1999

Accounting year ends

March

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Recreation and sports (N32)

Assets (IRS master file)

$503,811

Income (IRS master file)

$1,468,166

Filing history

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 95-4760497).

Questions about INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION

What is the EIN of INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION?

The employer identification number (EIN) of INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION is 95-4760497.

Is INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.

Are donations to INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION 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 INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.

Who are the officers and directors of INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION?

The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,433 (Tiffany Harris, CEO/Co-founder).

How much revenue does INCLUSION MATTERS BY SHANES INSPIRATION have?

On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,272,341, expenses of $1,255,224 and total assets of $503,811 at year end.

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