Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 47-2246042 • 501(c)3 • Brookline, MA
Profile
We are a brigade of volunteers, corporation and community leaders dedicated to creating opportunities for inclusive play, recreation, and sports where everyone participates and belongs regardless of age or ability. We also advocate for disability equity and inclusion in healthcare and education. Not for profit, but for the common good. Our mission goes beyond just giving a wheelchair a curb cut. It gives a communinty a life. The play brigade believes that inclusion, the idea that everyone participates and everyone belongs, is the corenerstone of community. As such, the work we do is inclusive rather than "specialized, and we raise the bar beyond ada compliant. We create awareness of inclusion as a social problem, illustrating how individuals and entire communities benefit when every person has the opportunity to participate and belong. So we empower.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
95th percentile
Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
93rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
94th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$221,072
Up $117,523 (+113%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Up$221,072
Up $117,523 (+113%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$152,934
Up $94,026 (+160%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$35,411
Down $23,734 (-40%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$117,523
Up $117,760 (+49688%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
We're a brigade of volunteers, corporations and community leaders dedicated to creating opportunities for inclusive play, recreation, and sports, where everyone participates and belongs, regardless of age or ability. Not for profit, but for the common good.our mission goes beyond just giving a wheelchair a curb cut. It gives a community life. The play brigade believes that inclusion, the idea that everyone participates and everyone belongs, is the cornerstone of community. As such, the work we do is inclusive, rather than "specialized," and we raise the bar beyond ada compliant. We create awareness of inclusion as a social problem, illustrating how individuals and entire communities benefit when every person has the opportunity to participate and belong. So we empower.
We are a brigade of volunteers, corporation and community leaders dedicated to creating opportunities for inclusive play, recreation, and sports where everyone participates and belongs regardless of age or ability. We also advocate for disability equity and inclusion in healthcare and education. Not for profit, but for the common good. Our mission goes beyond just giving a wheelchair a curb cut. It gives a communinty a life. The play brigade believes that inclusion, the idea that everyone participates and everyone belongs, is the corenerstone of community. As such, the work we do is inclusive rather than "specialized, and we raise the bar beyond ada compliant. We create awareness of inclusion as a social problem, illustrating how individuals and entire communities benefit when every person has the opportunity to participate and belong. So we empower.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION - ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED: PROVIDING CONTINUED SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUSION AND ITS IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. PROVIDING CONSULTING SERVICES TO BOSTON BUSINESS LEADERS TO DEMONSTRATE HOW INCLUSION-MINDED PLANNING CAN INCREASE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT SATISFACTION AND BUSINESS REVENUE. CONTINUING TO DEVELOP A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF FUN, RECREATIONAL AND SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES THE BOSTON AREA, WITH A "PLAY GRADE" ON FEATURES RELEVANT TO THOSE IN THE DISABILITIES WORLD.PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THE FIRST FULL-SCALE EFFORT TO MAKE ART CARTS ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS AT THE ANNUAL BURNING MAN FESTIVAL. | $0 | $23,290 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN S OATES | President And CEO | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JUSTIN E OATES | Treasurer And CFO | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID JENSEN | Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: depreciation. Amount: 843.”
“Description: program fees. Amount: 16,404. Description: website operations. Amount: 910. Description: registration fees. Amount: 36. Description: meals. Amount: 1,150. Description: supplies. Amount: 1,161. Description: travel. Amount: 4,574. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 24,235.”
“Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 3,374.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | WE ARE A BRIGADE OF VOLUNTEERS, CORPORATION AND COMMUNITY LEADERS DEDICATED TO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INCLUSIVE PLAY, RECREATION, AND SPORTS WHERE EVERYONE PARTICIPATES AND BELONGS REGARDLESS OF AGE OR ABILITY. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR DISABILITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION. NOT FOR PROFIT, BUT FOR THE COMMON GOOD. OUR MISSION GOES BEYOND JUST GIVING A WHEELCHAIR A CURB CUT. IT GIVES A COMMUNINTY A LIFE. THE PLAY BRIGADE BELIEVES THAT INCLUSION, THE IDEA THAT EVERYONE PARTICIPATES AND EVERYONE BELONGS, IS THE CORENERSTONE OF COMMUNITY. AS SUCH, THE WORK WE DO IS INCLUSIVE RATHER THAN "SPECIALIZED, AND WE RAISE THE BAR BEYOND ADA COMPLIANT. WE CREATE AWARENESS OF INCLUSION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM, ILLUSTRATING HOW INDIVIDUALS AND ENTIRE COMMUNITIES BENEFIT WHEN EVERY PERSON HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND BELONG. SO WE EMPOWER. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 0 | 23290 |
| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 843. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM FEES. AMOUNT: 16,404. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE OPERATIONS. AMOUNT: 910. DESCRIPTION: REGISTRATION FEES. AMOUNT: 36. DESCRIPTION: MEALS. AMOUNT: 1,150. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,161. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 4,574. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 24,235. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,374. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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