Nonprofit · EIN 20-4103240
RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,707,432 | $3,107,778 | -$400,346 | $2,802,158 | $341,891 | $2,460,267 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,156,321 | $3,171,537 | -$15,216 | $2,837,065 | $266,338 | $2,570,727 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $1,326,381 | $1,366,134 | -$39,753 | $2,969,603 | $148,934 | $2,820,669 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,210,198
- of which government grants
- $14,291
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $61,272
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$1,719
- Net income from fundraising events
- $37,277
- Net income from gaming
- $1,398,685
- Other revenue
- $1,435,962
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,442,774
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,376
- Travel
- $18,164
- Depreciation
- $10,859
- Program services (functional)
- $2,760,926
- Management and general (functional)
- $30,419
- Fundraising (functional)
- $316,433
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,837,065
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,802,158
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $341,891
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,460,267
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,026
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,551,760
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,339,465
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $120,802
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,321,992
- Gross receipts
- $4,156,692
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 39
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HIGGINS | CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JENNIFER TRAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| BILL WIENER | PRESIDENT (TERM END 1/11/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIAN AULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| JEANE DRURY | DIRECTOR (TERM START 1/11/2024) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| GARY GOLDRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| ANTHONY RIOLES | DIRECTOR (TERM START 1/11/2024) Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STEPHEN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN HIGGINS | CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/TREASUR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| BILL WIENER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JENNIFER TRAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIAN AULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| GARY GOLDRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STEPHEN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL WIENER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JENNIFER TRAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| JOHN HIGGINS | CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.25 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SILVERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| BRIAN AULD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| GARY GOLDRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| STEPHEN THOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1 TROPICANA DR, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705-1703
- In care of
- % KAREN SANBORN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOHN HIGGINS, TROPICANA FIELD ONE TROPICANA DRIVE, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33705
- Signed the 990
- JOHN HIGGINS, CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Phone
- (727) 825-3145
- Return prepared by
- CBIZ ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION AND ROWDIES SOCCER FUND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY GRANTSTHE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION PROVIDED MORE THAN $1,200,000 TO LOCAL NONPROFITS IN THE TAMPA BAY REGION THROUGH VARIOUS GRANT PROGRAMS. THESE GRANTS HELP SUPPORT THEIR MISSIONS AND AREAS IN WHICH THEY EXCEL SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY.Expenses $1,255,243 · grants $1,249,983
- DISASTER RELIEFTHE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION COMMITTED $1 MILLION TO HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF THE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY HURRICANES HELENE AND MILTON, COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SERVING THE AREA WITH EXPERTISE IN DELIVERING AID.Expenses $903,779 · grants $903,779
- SCHOLARSHIPSTHE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION AWARDED $205,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH NONPROFIT PARTNERS FOR STUDENTS IN HILLSBOROUGH, PINELLAS, PASCO, MANATEE, AND SARASOTA COUNTIES.Expenses $205,000 · grants $205,000
- RAYS JERSEY PROGRAMSINCE 2014, THE RAYS JERSEY PROGRAM HAS OUTFITTED MORE THAN 105,000 TAMPA BAY AREA TEE-BALL PLAYERS AND COACHES WITH JERSEYS AND CAPS. THE PROGRAM COVERS MORE THAN 80 DIFFERENT LEAGUES IN NINE AREA COUNTIES AND HAS SAVED THE LEAGUES MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN EQUIPMENT COSTS. AS A RESULT OF THESE SAVINGS, OFFICIALS FROM SOME OF THE PARTICIPATING LEAGUES HAVE NOTED THAT THEY NOW HAVE THE ABILITY TO PASS THESE SAVINGS ALONG TO PARTICIPANT FAMILIES. THEY HAVE ALSO BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR THEIR SCOREBOARDS, PROVIDE UPGRADES TO DUGOUTS, ADD FENCING FOR FIELDS, PURCHASE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT AND GROUNDS CREW SUPPLIES AND REPAIR CONCESSION STANDS AND OTHER AREAS OF THEIR FACILITIES. DURING 2024, THE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION PROVIDED MORE THAN $120,000 WORTH OF UNIFORMS FOR LOCAL TEE-BALL PLAYERS AND COACHES IN THE SURROUNDING 9 COUNTIES.Expenses $120,433
- BIG GAME JAMES CLUBTHE BIG GAME JAMES CLUB, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE HOME RUN CLUB, CONTINUES TO OFFER A SENSE OF STABILITY AND BELONGING TO HUNDREDS OF FOSTER CHILDREN AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT TAMPA BAY. EACH SEASON, WITH THE HELP OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERVIES, FAMILY RESOURCES, GUARDIAN AD LITEM, THE HEART GALLERY, READY FOR LIFE AND YOUTH ALTERNATIVES, OVER 500 FOSTER CHILDREN HAVE BECOME CLUB MEMBERS AND ATTENDED A SERIES OF HOME GAMES IN THE SUITE. FURTHERING THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT FOR FOSTER CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THE BALLPARK ALSO PLAYS HOST TO A PERMANENT HEART GALLERY EXHIBIT, DISPLAYING PROFESSIONAL PORTRAITS AND PERSONAL BIOGRAPHIES OF CHILDREN WAITING TO BE ADOPTED.Expenses $96,369
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC COMMUNITY ENDEAVORSTHE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION COORDINATED RENOVATIONS ON ESCUELA BASICA PATRIA MIRABAL, A PRIMARY SCHOOL ADJACENT TO THE RAYS BASEBALL ACADEMY IN GUERRA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE RENOVATIONS ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO GO TO SCHOOL IN A SAFE AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT AFTER A NEW ROOF AND A BATHROOM WERE CONSTRUCTED. ADDITIONALLY, SCHOOLS SUPPLIES AND UNIFORMS WERE SUPPLIED TO THE STUDENTS.Expenses $71,725 · grants $54,012
- READING WITH THE RAYSSINCE 2006, THE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION'S SUMMER READING PROGRAM, READING WITH THE RAYS PRESENTED BY SUNCOAST CREDIT UNION, HAS ENCOURAGED KIDS TO AVOID SUMMER READING LOSS BY PARTICIPATING IN A FUN AND INTERACTIVE READING PROGRAM OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. MORE THAN 555,000 TAMPA BAY AREA STUDENTS FROM NINE SURROUNDING COUNTIES HAVE PARTICIPATED SINCE ITS INCEPTION. THE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TAMPA BAY TIMES NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION, THE RAYS AND PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS IN CHARLOTTE, CITRUS, HERNANDO, HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, POLK AND SARASOTA COUNTIES.Expenses $51,886
- TEAM SMILESINCE 2018, THE RAYS HAVE PARTNERED WITH TEAM SMILE, AN ADVOCACY GROUP THAT PARTNERS DENTAL PROFESSIONALS WITH PROFESSIONAL ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING DENTAL CARE TO UNDERSERVED CHILDREN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN 2024, TEAM SMILE PROVIDED FREE DENTAL CARE TO 162 CHILDREN AND EDUCATED 171 CHILDREN FROM THE LOCAL BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS AT TROPICANA FIELD. THE CHILDREN RECEIVED DENTAL WORK COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE, INCLUDING X-RAYS, SCREENINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ON HOW TO PROTECT THEIR TEETH VALUED AT MORE THAN $73,000. THE VALUE OF CARE PROVIDED SINCE 2018 HAS TOTALED NEARLY $298,000.Expenses $24,903 · grants $20,000
- SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEEDURING 2024, THE RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION SERVED AS A REGIONAL PARTNER OF THE SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE. AS A REGIONAL PARTNER, THE FOUNDATION HOSTED A REGIONAL SPELLING BEE AT TROPICANA FIELD OPEN TO ALL SCHOOLS IN THE TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY. THE AREA CHAMPION, SPONSORED BY RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION AND ROWDIES SOCCER FUND, ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL SPELLING AND WON IN A DRAMATIC TIEBREAKER SPELL-OFF, CORRECTLY SPELLING 29 WORDS IN 90 SECONDS.Expenses $15,358
- ROWDIESTHE ROWDIES SOCCER FUND IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY, FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON EDUCATION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THROUGH PROGRAMMING AND NONPROFIT GIVING, THE ROWDIES SOCCER FUND STRIVES TO ENERGIZE OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MAGIC OF ROWDIES SOCCER.Expenses $11,995 · grants $10,000
- STEMRAYS BASEBALL OPERATIONS STAFF TAUGHT STEM CURRICULUM AT ACADEMY PREP CAMPUSES IN LAKELAND, TAMPA, AND ST. PETERSBURG. ACROSS FIVE DAYS AT EACH CAMPUS, STAFF MEMBERS TAUGHT OVER 1,600 HOURS OF LESSONS FROM THE RAYS SCIENCE OF BASEBALL PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES SUBJECTS SUCH AS GEOMETRY, PHYSIOLOGY, AND STATISTICS. THE PROGRAM CULMINATED WITH A CAREER DAY AT TROPICANA FIELD.Expenses $3,100
- WEEK OF GIVINGTHE RAY BASEBALL FOUNDATION ANNUAL 'WEEK OF GIVING' RETURNED THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 9, 2024 WITH A FOCUS ON VOLUNTEER EFFORTS. THE FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH A NUMBER OF LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH A WEEK OF HOLIDAY DONATIONS AND EVENTS FOR LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.Expenses $1,135
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
- 20-4103240
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,802,158
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,156,692
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,707,432 | $3,107,778 | $2,802,158 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $3,156,321 | $3,171,537 | $2,837,065 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,835,399 | $1,656,118 | $2,799,147 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $1,326,381 | $1,366,134 | $2,969,603 | XML |
| 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 20-4103240).
Questions about RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC is 20-4103240.
- Is RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION 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 RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION 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 RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION 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 RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOHN HIGGINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RAYS BASEBALL FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,707,432, expenses of $3,107,778 and total assets of $2,802,158 at year end.
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