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Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation

Grantmaker Encino, CA EIN: 48-1294418 Website

The Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation provides support to professional baseball scouts who have proven a financial need due to job loss, illness, retirement or other financial reversals.

Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation at a glance

In short: Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation gave $57K across 1 grant in 2021 (avg $57K), mostly in New York. Source: 2021 IRS Form 990 filing.

Annual giving (2021)
$57,374
Grants made (2021)
1
Average grant
$57,374
Median grant
$57,374
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2021 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990 filing, 2021 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990 filing, 2021; updated September 2026.

Who Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2021

Baseball Assistance Team Inc: $57KBaseball Assistance Team Inc$57K

The largest 2021 recipient was Baseball Assistance Team Inc ($57K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2021 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

New York

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 1 grant2021

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $57K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Baseball Assistance Team Inc New York, NYTo provide financial support to people in order to alleviate conditions of poverty, hunger, homelessness and ill health etc.$57,374
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2021—$-9,008$239,162$57,3741$-9,508
2020$252,073$5,863$292,497——$28,251

About Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in Encino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2021. In 2021, it awarded 1 grant totaling $57K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation is led by Dennis J. Gilbert, President on every filing since 2020; 1 of 24 officers listed in 2021 is compensated.

Officers on the 2021 filing

  • Dennis J. Gilbert

    President

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Gayton

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Billy Eppler

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Nightengale

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Stephenson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dale Sutherland

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damon Oppenheimer

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Jennings

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Danny Montgomery

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dave Yoakum

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Derrick Hall

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frank Marcos

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Hughes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Porter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Idelson

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jj Lally

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Scott

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat Gillick

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pat O' Conner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roberta Mazur

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roland Hemond

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tommy Lasorda

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Ringolsby

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cindy Picerni

    CFO & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $84K (2020) → $74K (2021)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2021. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Cindy Picerni — CFO/Secretary: $74KCindy PicerniCFO/Secretary$74K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $74K, to Cindy Picerni (CFO/Secretary).

Frequently asked questions about Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation

How much does Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation give each year?

Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation gave $57K across 1 grant in 2021, according to its 2021 IRS Form 990 filing.

Where does Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation operate?

Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation has awarded grants in New York.

What is Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation's EIN?

Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 48-1294418. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2021.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2021

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