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PROJECT 99-PLAY FOR LIFE INC

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PROJECT 99-PLAY FOR LIFE INC

EIN 82-2186101 · Alliances & Advocacy - Mental Health (F01)

What they do

Held Our Lights for Life Suicide Prevention/education 5K On December 14, 2024 WithOver 250 Participants, With Involvement of The Students As Follows:- Had Students At MVHS Design and Manufacture The Medals- Had Students Paint Rocks With Positive Messages to Give Out At Race- Had Students Pack Race Bags and Hand Out Bags At Pick-up EventConducted Suicide Prevention Talks Throughout The Year:- Attended Various Mental Health Events Throughout The County- Conducted Various In Person Suicide Prevention Trainings Tailored to Each Groups Specific Needs. We Did Six of These 2-hour Trainings Last Year.-Continued to Update Our Online Presence and Updating Our Website As Needed.-Continued Our Social Media Presence On Instagram & Facebook to Reach Morestudents.-Continued to Partner With Schools to Do Rock Painting. Rocks Have Been Used to Create Inspiration Rock Gardens On Campuses and In The Community-Our 5K Continues to Grow and We Continue to Find New Ways to Partner and Include Students In The

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Of every $100 spent, about $4.40 was reported for mission work and $0.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

7.13%of revenue went to mission work4.4% of expenses · Program services
$163.04spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
$0.60in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
94.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$5,654
Mission workProgram services$4037.13% of revenue4.4% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Total expenses$9,218163.04% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 4.4% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 163.04% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 16.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 78.36% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 31.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 435.93% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 36.6% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 132.90% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 63.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 84.22% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$5,654
Expenses$9,218
Annual shortfall $3,564 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$403 · 4.4% of expenses
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Revenue$5,654
Expenses$9,218
Assets$5,533
Income$9,752
Contributions$5,366
Mission work (program services)$403
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (4)

ANNA OGAWASECRETARY

EDWARD VILLAREALCFO

MICHELLE MCCARTHYPRESIDENT

TAMARA DEWEYVICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2017
Location
23811 WASHINGTON AVE C110 395, MURRIETA, CA 92562
County
Riverside
In care of
MICHELLE MCCARTHY
Primary officer
MICHELLE MCCARTHY, President

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990EZ
Tax preparer
NIGRO & NIGRO PC
NTEE classification
Alliances & Advocacy - Mental Health (F01)
IRS tax category
Alliances & Advocacy - Mental Health

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