Tickets for Kids Charities
Tickets for Kids Charities
EIN: 02-0559825
as of September 2023
as of September 18, 2023
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The impact cultural experiences have on shaping a child's life is profound, and shouldn't be missed because the price of admission is too high. Tickets for Kids Charities facilitates free access for disadvantaged kids, so they, too, can share in – and benefit from – the cultural wealth of their community. We meet our mission through partnership with social service agencies serving disadvantaged communities, providing them with donated tickets to a variety of venues and events that enhance their programming and advance their work. The opportunities provided by our program work to close the ever-widening opportunity gap that is excluding these children from the arts, cultural, educational, and recreational activities and experiences that are so critical to their successful development.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
TFK Cultural Access Program
The TFK Cultural Access Program provides free access for low-income and at-risk kids to the cultural, sporting, and educational venues of their community. We believe that museums, concerts, ballgames, and trips to the zoo should be part of every childhood, and that the impact cultural experiences have on shaping a child’s life shouldn’t be missed because the price of admission is too high. Tickets for Kids facilitates free access for disadvantaged kids, so they, too, can share in – and benefit from – the cultural wealth of their community.
Tickets for Kids distributes tickets to youth-serving organizations all across the U.S.
Where we work
Awards
Philanthropic Innovation Recognition Award 2004
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Development Award 2004
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh
Community Impact Award 2005
Dominion
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Families, At-risk youth
Related Program
TFK Cultural Access Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The 31134 opportunities provided in 2020 were valued at $1.1 million. This represents $1.1 million in supplemental program value provided to our NPO partners at no cost to them.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
By acting as the connecting link between ticket donors and social service agencies, we achieve three goals: First, we provide enriching supplemental programming to our budget-strapped social service agency partners, enabling them to spend their limited resources on other needs. Second, we help meet the community outreach objectives of our ticket donors, helping them to access often overlooked populations. Third, and most importantly, we create access for underprivileged kids, which acts as an intervention against dwindling budgets, limited opportunity and admission cost as an insurmountable barrier.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
By partnering with vetted and qualified social service agency partners, TFK is bringing its unique program for sharing cultural resources to cities all across the United States.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
TFK has established partnerships with both ticket providers (sports teams, theaters, museums, colleges, etc.) and social service agencies to match ticket inventory with ticket requests. Tickets are distributed according to guidelines established by the ticket provider, i.e. e-tickets, letters of admission, or physical tickets at Will Call. TFK currently partners with more than 250 ticket providers and distributes tickets through more than 3,000 social service agencies.
TFK distributes community outreach tickets for a variety of local and national ticket providers including the Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Penguins, Cleveland Indians, NY Mets, Cirque du Soleil, Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, and ProCamps Worldwide. TFK also manages the distribution of MLB Players Park tickets every year. TFK is capable of ticket distribution through existing social service agency partnerships in all 50 states.
TFK provides ticket donors with a streamlined system for community outreach, and enables social service agencies to direct their limited funding to other needs, while still providing the children they serve with enriching, extracurricular activities and events.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
While we have partnerships with social service agencies in all 50 states, we don't distribute tickets is all 50 states every year. Our goal is to distribute tickets in all 50 states every year.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
5.54
Months of cash in 2022 info
0.9
Fringe rate in 2022 info
12%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
Tickets for Kids Charities
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of Tickets for Kids Charities’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$18,803 | $69,325 | $139,216 | $182,998 | -$99,723 |
As % of expenses | -0.2% | 1.0% | 7.9% | 6.9% | -1.7% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$35,254 | $53,061 | $124,500 | $177,437 | -$104,253 |
As % of expenses | -0.5% | 0.7% | 7.0% | 6.7% | -1.8% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $7,483,705 | $7,496,053 | $1,769,467 | $2,879,434 | $5,773,612 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | -1.3% | 0.2% | -76.4% | 62.7% | 100.5% |
Program services revenue | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Membership dues | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Investment income | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Government grants | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9.8% | 8.6% | 0.7% |
All other grants and contributions | 99.1% | 98.2% | 90.1% | 91.3% | 99.2% |
Other revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $7,574,900 | $7,203,051 | $1,772,055 | $2,660,824 | $5,739,312 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | -1.4% | -4.9% | -75.4% | 50.2% | 115.7% |
Personnel | 7.9% | 9.1% | 29.2% | 15.9% | 11.0% |
Professional fees | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 0.6% |
Occupancy | 0.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 0.8% | 0.2% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 83.9% | 85.1% | 61.9% | 68.6% | 85.8% |
All other expenses | 7.0% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 12.0% | 2.3% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $7,591,351 | $7,219,315 | $1,786,771 | $2,666,385 | $5,743,842 |
One month of savings | $631,242 | $600,254 | $147,671 | $221,735 | $478,276 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,276 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $8,222,593 | $7,819,569 | $1,934,442 | $2,905,396 | $6,222,118 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Months of cash and investments | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | $82,377 | $324,453 | $316,013 | $393,830 | $446,700 |
Investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Receivables | $108,900 | $291,574 | $222,300 | $323,051 | $283,634 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $220,454 | $223,273 | $88,047 | $73,739 | $75,637 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 84.2% | 90.4% | 92.4% | 75.0% | 79.1% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 25.0% | 19.9% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 9.7% |
Unrestricted net assets | $58,425 | $111,486 | $235,986 | $413,423 | $309,170 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $122,608 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $122,608 | $417,935 | $276,131 | $307,743 | $441,767 |
Total net assets | $181,033 | $529,421 | $512,117 | $721,166 | $750,937 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Executive Director
Mr. Jason J. Riley
Jason J. Riley joined Tickets for Kids Charities in 2015. He began his professional career working as a Spanish teacher in Philadelphia, PA, and later went on to direct the newly created Office of Community Service at Temple University. Before joining TFK, Riley served as Chief Program Officer for Eisenhower Fellowships, an international organization that works to connect impactful leaders from all sectors with international counterparts in more than 100 countries.
Riley completed his undergraduate degree at Saint Joseph's University as the recipient of their first full scholarship for community service. During this time, he spent a year in Puerto Rico working to develop a youth organization, and studied abroad at Universidad Centroamericana in El SalvadorRiley holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania.
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
Tickets for Kids Charities
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Tickets for Kids Charities
Board of directorsas of 06/20/2023
Board of directors data
Mr. Robb Neuenschwander
Mindset Consulting, LLC
Term: 2022 - 2024
Ms. Fran Steger
Retired, BNY Mellon
Term: 2022 - 2024
Elizabeth Colombo
Davidson Pivot Hotels & Resorts
Jeff Mallory
Saint Vincent College
Noah Rouen
The Rouen Group
Jill Schlofer
Standard Insurance Company
Rob King
AT&T SportsNet
Rob Neuenschwander
Medica Health Plans
David Bieber
Accenture (Retired)
Jeff Funovits
Populous
Clint Greenbaum
Meaking Headway Foundation
Jana Johnson
TodayTix Group
Jesse McLean
Pressley Ridge
Elizabeth Allen
Allegheny Health Network (Retired)
Daryle Bobb
American Paving & Striping
Katrina Brantley
TE Connectivity
Francine Cameron
Cameron Professional Services Group, LLC
Deb Rohloff
PNC
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.