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Playing Hardball Against Als Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 46-1448861

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on May 09, 2024

Organization ProfileWWW.PHAALS.ORG
155 Champion DriveFort Jennings, OH 45844

(419) 235-1908

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

17th percentile

-24%

Higher net margin than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

-9.6%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

62nd percentile

16%

Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$87,769

Down $9,306 (-9.6%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$87,769

Down $9,306 (-9.6%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin17th percentile

Revenue

Up

$38,970

Up $5,244 (+16%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$48,276

Up $25,258 (+110%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$9,306

Down $20,014 (-187%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth32nd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$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

2023

Assets$87,769
Liabilities-
Net Assets$87,769
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth62nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2023

Revenue$38,970
Expenses$48,276
Net Income-$9,306
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
May 9, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$44,452
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.$45,000$46,903
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th 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$38,795$7,500$4,642$2,858
Total Events$38,795$7,500$5,482$2,018
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
2024-05-09
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: 45,000”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 975 office expenses 118 internet support 129 insurance 1,194 state filing fees 50 total 2,466”

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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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$87,769
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$87,769
Revenue
$38,970
Expenses
$48,276
Net income
-$9,306
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