Positive Coaching Alliance
To change the culture of youth sports so that every child, regardless of social or economic circumstance, has access to a positive youth sports experience.
Positive Coaching Alliance at a glance
In short: Positive Coaching Alliance gave $129K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $64K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $128,620
- +90.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $64,310
- +90.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $64,310
- Total assets
- $7,407,242
- -15.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Positive Coaching Alliance
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Positive Coaching Alliance
Who Positive Coaching Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Texas One Fund Inc ($110K). Together the top 2 received $129K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Positive Coaching Alliance gives
- Giving grew 635% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $129K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $129K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas One Fund Inc Austin, TX | Grant to Texas one fund for university of Texas player apperances at travis high school, eastside high school, navarro high school and other high schools | $110,000 |
| Travis High School Austin, TX | To support purchase of pre-game meals for the football program. In austin, tx & to support coach training for high school coaches in austin, tx | $18,620 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7,407,242 | $12,079,712 | $13,633,286 | $128,620 | 2 | $135,282 |
| 2024 | $8,782,550 | $14,826,717 | $11,968,690 | $67,500 | 2 | $155,128 |
| 2023 | $6,041,289 | $10,005,872 | $11,755,446 | $10,000 | 1 | $87,366 |
| 2022 | $7,738,644 | $9,531,237 | $10,004,931 | $17,500 | 2 | $12,000 |
| 2021 | $4,870,091 | $8,977,782 | $7,306,301 | $7,500 | 1 | $463 |
| 2020 | $3,253,207 | $7,400,486 | $9,537,053 | $7,500 | 1 | $-426 |
About Positive Coaching Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Positive Coaching Alliance is a public charity focused on Education, based in Oakland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $129K. Net investment income was $135K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Positive Coaching Alliance is led by Jason Robert Sacks, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 8 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jason Robert Sacks
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Development Officer → President, 2022
President → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$166K (2020) → $342K (2025)
Janet Carter
CEO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$242K (2023) → $192K (2025)
Mitch Cohen
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Dale
Vice President & External Relations
Vice President & Central Territory → Vice President & National Advancement, 2022
Vice President & National Advancement → Vice President & External Relations, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$152K (2020) → $182K (2025)
Marc Hatch
Chief Education & Product Officer
Vice President & Partner Development → Chief Education & Product Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$129K (2020) → $150K (2025)
Jacob Wald
Executive Vice President & Revenue
Vice President & National Advancement → Executive Vice President National Advancement, 2024
Executive Vice President National Advancement → Executive Vice President & Revenue, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$133K (2021) → $207K (2025)
Casey Miller U'ren
Vice President & Partner Development
Vice President of External Relations → Vice President & Partner Development, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$134K (2023) → $179K (2025)
Erin Hankins
Vice President, People & Hr Operations
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$143K (2024) → $168K (2025)
Robert Lee Marcus
Chief Community Impact Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$194K (2024) → $238K (2025)
Amy Brooks
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Glen Matsumoto
Board Member
Vice Chair & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2023
Treasurer → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Verhulp
Board Member
Board Member → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mindy Rogers
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Bowlsby
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Campbell Gray
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Antonio Davis
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Geier
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Grey
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cathy Cha
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dave Stewart
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wong
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doug Raetz
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Becker
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Sweeney
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Levin
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Hoeveler
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Bell
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ted Griggs
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Walthall
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wally Haas
Board Member
Co-Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Haas-Prime
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Tallen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (36)
- Former: David Shapiro (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Andrea Quinones-Rivera (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Deborah Stipek (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Judy Dillenbeck To (2024) — Vice President, Accounting & Finance
- Former: Mark Chancellor (2024) — CFO · Filing note: From 124
- Former: Judy Dillenbeck (2020–2023) — Vice President, Accounting & Finance
- Former: Laura Hazlett (2020–2023) — Co-Chair
- Former: Troy Fowler (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Wendy Fenton McAdam (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Charlotte Haas Prime (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: James Halper (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Joan Ryan (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Whalen (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Darcy Deming (2023) — Chief Advancement & Marketing Officer
- Former: Jeffery Dale (2023) — Vice President Business Development
- Former: Chris Moore (2020–2022) — Former CEO
- Former: Dan Whalen (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Butler (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Karen Francis Degolia (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Pablo Garcia (2021–2022) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Ruben Nieves (2022) — National Director of Training
- Former: Gary Petersmeyer (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: James Thompson (2020–2021) — Founder & CEO Emeritus
- Former: Lisle Payne (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Cassutt (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Benjamin Clay Dudley (2021) — Vice President & West Territory
- Former: Casey Miller (2021) — Vice President & External Relations
- Former: Blair Lacorte (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Christine Syer (2020) — President
- Former: Courtney Pollack (2020) — Executive Vice President, Programs & Marketing
- Former: Michelle Ryder (2020) — Director of Finance
- Former: Pulin Sanghvi (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Rick Osterloh (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Chapman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Steven Zuckerman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Wendy Church (2020) — Executive Vice President, Impact, Evaluation & Learning
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $342K, to Jason Sacks (Chief Executive Officer). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Positive Coaching Alliance
How much does Positive Coaching Alliance give each year?
Positive Coaching Alliance gave $129K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $68K across 2 grants.
How large is Positive Coaching Alliance?
Positive Coaching Alliance reported $7.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $12.1M.
What is Positive Coaching Alliance?
Positive Coaching Alliance is a public charity focused on Education, based in Oakland, CA. It holds $7.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Positive Coaching Alliance operate?
Positive Coaching Alliance has awarded grants in California, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas.
What is Positive Coaching Alliance's EIN?
Positive Coaching Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0485946. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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