Playing It Forward
Playing It Forward is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Bettendorf, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. In 2025, it reported $3K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Playing It Forward at a glance
In short: Playing It Forward reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $3,304 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +523.4% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $3,304
- +523.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,304
- +523.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $530 (2024) to $3K (2025). In 2025 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | $3,304 | $3,304 | Total only | $3,304 |
| 2024 | $3,304 | $200 | $530 | $530 | Total only | $530 |
| 2023 | $3,634 | $4,667 | $1,033 | $1,033 | Total only | $1,033 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Playing It Forward is led by Richard Darnell, President on every filing since 2023 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Richard Darnell
President
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Playing It Forward
How much does Playing It Forward give each year?
Playing It Forward reported $3K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $530 in grants paid.
What is Playing It Forward?
Playing It Forward is a private foundation focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Bettendorf, IA.
What is Playing It Forward's EIN?
Playing It Forward's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-3430897. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
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