PROJECT BACKBOARD
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $971K · expenses $993K · assets $221K
- EIN
- 47-5245280
- Address
- 53 CHRISTAMON S, IRVINE, CA 92620-1833
- Website
- www.projectbackboard.org
- NTEE code
- N32
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2015
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Project Backboard is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to renovate public basketball courts and install large scale works of art on the surface in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment. Project Backboard renovates public basketball courts and collaborates with artists to install large scale works of art on the surface.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peterson | Project Manager | 2021-2025 | $80,000 | $434,114 | 1 |
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 2020-2025 | $46,000 | $247,967 | 1 |
| Shelton Hawkins (former) | Manager | 2023 | $28,979 | $28,979 | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $126K · 3 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peterson | Project Manager | 35 | $80,000 | $0 | $0 | $80,000 | 1 |
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 30 | $46,000 | $0 | $0 | $46,000 | 1 |
2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $232K · 3 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peterson | Project Manager | 35 | $75,000 | $0 | $75,000 | $150,000 | 1 |
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 30 | $41,000 | $0 | $41,000 | $82,000 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $135K · 3 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peterson | Project Manager | 40 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $70,000 | 1 |
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 20 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| Shelton Hawkins | Manager | 20 | $28,979 | $0 | $0 | $28,979 | 1 |
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $134K · 2 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peterson | Project Manager | 40 | $83,430 | $0 | $0 | $83,430 | 1 |
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 30 | $50,192 | $0 | $0 | $50,192 | 1 |
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $84K · 2 employees · 100 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Peterson | Project Manager | 40 | $50,684 | $0 | $0 | $50,684 | 1 |
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 30 | $33,775 | $0 | $0 | $33,775 | 1 |
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees · 75 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Peterson | Director | 30 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
2025 · 1 contractor · $222K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Weiger | Visalia, CA | Sports surfacing contractor | $221,967 |
2024 · 2 contractors · $230K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Weiger | Visalia, CA | Sports surfacing contractor | $122,777 |
| Margarella Industrial Construction Corp | Staten Island, NY | General asphalt and sports resurfacing contracting. | $107,369 |
2023 · 2 contractors · $330K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Weiger | Visalia, CA | Sports surfacing contractor | $189,605 |
| SAVE Surfacing LLC | Simi Valley, CA | General sports resurfacing contracting. | $140,083 |
2022 · 1 contractor · $251K
| Name | Location | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAVE Surfacing LLC | Simi Valley, CA | General sports resurfacing contracting. | $250,686 |
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $970,612 | $993,116 | $220,617 | $220,617 | $970,612 | $0 | $126,000 | 3 | 100 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,144,178 | $1,123,188 | $243,121 | $243,121 | $1,144,178 | $0 | $116,000 | 3 | 100 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,147,053 | $1,214,012 | $222,131 | $222,131 | $1,147,053 | $0 | $134,979 | 3 | 100 |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,162,534 | $1,589,551 | $274,543 | $274,543 | $1,162,534 | $0 | $133,622 | 2 | 100 |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,087,515 | $539,525 | $701,560 | $701,560 | $658,869 | $428,646 | $84,459 | 2 | 100 |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $273,096 | $228,936 | $153,570 | $153,570 | $273,096 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 75 |
Funders of this organization
14 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,380,680 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENDAOMENT | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021-2024 | 4 | $1,869,373 | 2024 | $507,500 | show |
| RAINBOW PRIVATE FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BACKBOARD” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $210,000 | 2024 | $160,000 | show |
| INSPIRE BRANDS FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $108,399 | 2022 | $108,399 | show |
| THE MIDDLETON FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BACKBOARD” | 2023 | 1 | $39,550 | 2023 | $39,550 | show |
| NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS ASSOC FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2015-2016 | 2 | $30,000 | 2016 | $20,000 | show |
| LIDS FOUNDATION | Public charity | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $29,000 | 2023 | $29,000 | show |
| THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Project Backboard” | 2016 | 1 | $25,000 | 2016 | $25,000 | show |
| ALO GIVES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BACKBOARD” | 2023 | 1 | $21,000 | 2023 | $21,000 | show |
| IN OUR BACKYARDS INC | Public charity | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $20,054 | 2019 | $20,054 | show |
| VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $20,000 | 2024 | $20,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $5,129 | 2019 | $5,129 | show |
| CREAG FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BACKBOARD” | 2019 | 1 | $2,000 | 2019 | $2,000 | show |
| KAYLA MITCHELL FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BACKBOARD” | 2019 | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 | $1,000 | show |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PROJECT BACKBOARD” | 2016 | 1 | $175 | 2016 | $175 | show |
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Where the money went
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2025 · Form 990 · $993,116 spent · pay $160,554 · grants $0 · events $17,141
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Renovation Expenses/Contractors | $426,377 | $426,377 | $0 | $0 | 42.9% |
| Other (as described) | Materials/Other Supplies | $197,646 | $197,646 | $0 | $0 | 19.9% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $126,000 | $126,000 | $0 | $0 | 12.7% | |
| All other expenses | $77,336 | $77,336 | $0 | $0 | 7.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Artist Comissions | $73,211 | $73,211 | $0 | $0 | 7.4% |
| Payroll taxes | $34,554 | $34,554 | $0 | $0 | 3.5% | |
| Travel | $32,863 | $32,863 | $0 | $0 | 3.3% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Events/Content | $17,141 | $17,141 | $0 | $0 | 1.7% |
| Office expenses | $4,689 | $4,689 | $0 | $0 | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $3,299 | $3,299 | $0 | $0 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $993,116 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $1,123,188 spent · pay $149,220 · grants $0 · events $44,196
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Renovation Expenses/Contractors | $607,983 | $607,983 | $0 | $0 | 54.1% |
| Other (as described) | Materials | $191,344 | $191,344 | $0 | $0 | 17.0% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $116,000 | $116,000 | $0 | $0 | 10.3% | |
| Travel | $65,776 | $65,776 | $0 | $0 | 5.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Artist Commissions | $56,500 | $56,500 | $0 | $0 | 5.0% |
| Other (as described) Event | Unveiling Events/Content | $44,196 | $44,196 | $0 | $0 | 3.9% |
| Payroll taxes | $30,256 | $30,256 | $0 | $0 | 2.7% | |
| Office expenses | $5,101 | $5,101 | $0 | $0 | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $3,068 | $3,068 | $0 | $0 | 0.3% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $2,964 | $2,964 | $0 | $0 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $1,123,188 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $1,214,012 spent · pay $170,262 · grants $0 · events $65,705
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Renovation Expenses/Conractors, etc. | $678,315 | $678,315 | $0 | $0 | 55.9% |
| Other (as described) | Renovation Materials & Expenses | $214,088 | $214,088 | $0 | $0 | 17.6% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $134,979 | $134,979 | $0 | $0 | 11.1% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Unveiling Events | $65,345 | $65,345 | $0 | $0 | 5.4% |
| Other (as described) | Artist Comissions | $57,499 | $57,499 | $0 | $0 | 4.7% |
| Payroll taxes | $35,283 | $35,283 | $0 | $0 | 2.9% | |
| Travel | $10,393 | $10,393 | $0 | $0 | 0.9% | |
| Office expenses | $6,776 | $6,776 | $0 | $0 | 0.6% | |
| All other expenses | $6,574 | $6,574 | $0 | $0 | 0.5% | |
| Insurance | $4,400 | $4,400 | $0 | $0 | 0.4% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $360 | $360 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,214,012 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $1,589,551 spent · pay $173,345 · grants $0 · events $42,947
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Basketball Court Renovation Expeneses & Contractors | $942,338 | $942,338 | $0 | $0 | 59.3% |
| Other (as described) | Materials for Basketball Court Repair | $191,605 | $191,605 | $0 | $0 | 12.1% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $133,622 | $133,622 | - | - | 8.4% | |
| Travel | $122,154 | $122,154 | - | - | 7.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Artist Commissions | $102,152 | $102,152 | $0 | $0 | 6.4% |
| Other (as described) Event | Court Activations/Unveiling Events | $42,947 | $42,947 | $0 | $0 | 2.7% |
| Payroll taxes | $39,723 | $39,723 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Office expenses | $10,890 | $10,890 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Insurance | $4,120 | $4,120 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $1,589,551 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $539,525 spent · pay $124,915 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Basketball Court Renovations | $334,718 | $334,718 | $0 | $0 | 62.0% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $84,459 | $0 | $84,459 | $0 | 15.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Common Practice Publication | $42,436 | $42,436 | $0 | - | 7.9% |
| Payroll taxes | $28,039 | $0 | $28,039 | $0 | 5.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Asphalt Chronicles by Kevin Couliau | $15,791 | $15,791 | $0 | $0 | 2.9% |
| Office expenses | $12,913 | $0 | $12,913 | $0 | 2.4% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $12,417 | $0 | $12,417 | $0 | 2.3% | |
| Travel | $4,731 | $0 | $4,731 | $0 | 0.9% | |
| Insurance | $2,353 | $0 | $2,353 | $0 | 0.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Merchandise | $1,563 | $0 | $0 | $1,563 | 0.3% |
| Fees: accounting | $51 | $0 | $51 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Information technology | $29 | $0 | $29 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $25 | - | $25 | $0 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $539,525 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $228,936 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Subsurface Court Repairs/Local Contract Labor | $99,242 | $99,242 | $0 | $0 | 43.3% |
| Other (as described) | Artist Comissions | $41,026 | $41,026 | $0 | $0 | 17.9% |
| Other (as described) | Artwork Install Supplies and Materials | $34,035 | $34,035 | $0 | $0 | 14.9% |
| Other (as described) | Common Practice Book Expenses | $33,095 | $33,095 | $0 | $0 | 14.5% |
| All other expenses | $21,538 | $21,538 | $0 | $0 | 9.4% | |
| Total | $228,936 | 100% |