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Playing Hardball Against Als Foundation

EIN 46-1448861 • 501(c)3 • Fort Jennings, OH

RevokedPub. 78 Eligible

Profile

To help fight for a cure for als and to enrich the lives of families affected by the disease

Revocation date: May 15, 2015

155 Champion DriveFort Jennings, OH 45844

www.phaals.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

9th percentile

-104%

Higher net margin than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

25th percentile

-35%

Faster asset growth than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

31st percentile

-24%

Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$57,099

Down $30,670 (-35%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$57,099

Down $30,670 (-35%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin9th percentile

Revenue

Down

$29,588

Down $9,382 (-24%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$60,258

Up $11,982 (+25%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$30,670

Down $21,364 (-230%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth25th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $107,651Net Assets 2015: $107,6512015Assets 2016: $71,407Net Assets 2016: $71,4072016Assets 2017: $110,279Net Assets 2017: $110,2792017Assets 2018: $97,648Net Assets 2018: $97,6482018Assets 2019: $144,588Net Assets 2019: $144,5882019Assets 2020: $82,647Net Assets 2020: $82,6472020Assets 2021: $86,367Net Assets 2021: $86,3672021Assets 2022: $97,075Net Assets 2022: $97,0752022Assets 2023: $87,769Net Assets 2023: $87,7692023Assets 2024: $57,099Net Assets 2024: $57,0992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$57,099
Liabilities-
Net Assets$57,099
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth31st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2015: $51,511Expenses 2015: $17,075Net Income 2015: $34,4362015Revenue 2016: $38,044Expenses 2016: $74,288Net Income 2016: -$36,2442016Revenue 2017: $54,494Expenses 2017: $15,622Net Income 2017: $38,8722017Revenue 2018: $49,090Expenses 2018: $61,721Net Income 2018: -$12,6312018Revenue 2019: $52,619Expenses 2019: $5,679Net Income 2019: $46,9402019Revenue 2020: $24,712Expenses 2020: $86,653Net Income 2020: -$61,9412020Revenue 2021: $31,833Expenses 2021: $28,113Net Income 2021: $3,7202021Revenue 2022: $33,726Expenses 2022: $23,018Net Income 2022: $10,7082022Revenue 2023: $38,970Expenses 2023: $48,276Net Income 2023: -$9,3062023Revenue 2024: $29,588Expenses 2024: $60,258Net Income 2024: -$30,6702024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$29,588
Expenses$60,258
Net Income-$30,670
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$57,099
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$57,099
Revenue
$29,588
Expenses
$60,258
Net income
-$30,670
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.57$0.30$0.60$0.31
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.88$0.39$0.48$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.97$0.97$0.34$0.23$0.11
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.86$0.86$0.32$0.28$0.04
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.83$0.25$0.87$0.62
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.45$1.45$0.53$0.06$0.47
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.98$0.98$0.49$0.62$0.13
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$1.10$0.54$0.16$0.39
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.71$0.71$0.38$0.74$0.36
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$1.08$0.52$0.17$0.34
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 6, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$34,964
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To help fight for a cure for als and to enrich the lives of families affected by the disease

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE PHAALS FOUNDATION EXISTS TO HELP FIGHT FOR A CURE FOR ALS ALSO KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE AND TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE DISEASE.$50,000$58,288
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
-CEO-$0--
JASON GROTHOUSEPresident-$0--
SUE KRINKEVice Preside-$0--
SHARON STECHSCHULTETreasurer-$0--
STEPHANIE HANNEMANSecretary-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Golf Outing$34,804$7,585$4,534$3,051
Total Events$34,804$7,585$5,376$2,209
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Playing Hardball Against Als Founda
EIN
46-1448861
Phone
4192351908
Address
155 CHAMPION DRIVE, FORT JENNINGS, OH 45844

Signing Officer

Name
Jeff R Swick
Title
CEO
Phone
4192351908
Signed
2025-05-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
SCHROEDER AND CO CPA'S LLC
Address
PO BOX 307, OTTAWA, OH 45875
Preparer
Steven J Gerken
Phone
4195236191
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Name: als therapy development institute address: 300 technology square, suite 400 cambridge, ma 02139 cash contribution: 50,000”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 300 office supplies 38 internet support 547 travel 3,925 insurance 1,373 state filing fees 50 diamond dreams 3,150 total 9,383”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To help fight for a cure for als and to enrich the lives of families affected by the disease”

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