school-age program
ABILITY FIRST
Pasadena, CA
Youth and community nonprofits / California / Pasadena
Physical fitness and community recreation
A tax-exempt nonprofit in Pasadena, California, classified by the IRS as physical fitness and community recreation. For the year ending Dec 2025 it reported $37,584 in revenue and $32,515 in expenses.
“To support recreational activities in the Pasadena public park system and celebrations sponsored by the City of Pasadena at various community centers”From the organization's Form 990-EZ for the year ending Dec 2025, as written (including spelling); all-capital text shown in normal capitalization.
Type: Physical fitness and community recreation (IRS activity code N30J)
Mailing city (IRS): Pasadena, California 91105
EIN: 95-3458184
Tax status: 501(c)(3), eligible to receive tax-deductible donations; IRS-recognized as tax-exempt since 1981, per IRS records posted October 13, 2026.
Revenue on its latest IRS filing: $37,584 (year ending Dec 2025)
Check its status on IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search · Filings on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
From the annual returns the group files with the IRS (Form 990, or the shorter Form 990-EZ for smaller groups), 3 filed years. Net assets are what it owns minus what it owes; management and general is office, admin and insurance cost. A dash means not reported (the short form does not ask for employees or volunteers). Each figure links to that year's return. A year is left out when no return is in the IRS e-file data; that does not mean the group was inactive.
| Year ending | Dec 2021 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $8,934 | $47,732 | $37,584 |
| Total expenses | $15,744 | $41,216 | $32,515 |
| Total assets | $83,113 | $101,354 | $99,121 |
| Liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net assets | $83,113 | $101,354 | $99,121 |
| IRS form | Form 990-EZ | Form 990-EZ | Form 990-EZ |
Small groups file the shorter Form 990-EZ, which reports program spending but not the management and fundraising split.
Revenue trend: Growing. Revenue went from $8,934 (year ending Dec 2021) to $37,584 (Dec 2025), about +43% a year.
Growth label: we compare total revenue on the oldest and the newest return shown above. Growing means revenue rose by more than 10% a year on average, Shrinking means it fell by more than 10% a year, and Steady means a change between -10% and +10% a year. The rate is the compounded yearly average between the two returns, so it hides ups and downs in between (see the table). We only label groups with returns at least a year apart and at least $5,000 of revenue on the oldest one. This is our own calculation, not an IRS rating or a judgment of quality.
Source: IRS Form 990 Series Downloads (the returns open on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which republishes the IRS files). Figures are as the organization filed them. California nonprofit.
1 of 6 recreation and club nonprofits in Pasadena when sorted from largest to smallest revenue. This shows size only, not quality. Groups with no reported revenue are listed last.
Size: revenue of $37,584 is higher than roughly 10 to 20% of the 176 recreation and club nonprofits in California that report revenue to the IRS (the city count above also includes groups with none). The median is $136,541.
Our analysis of the IRS Business Master File (posted October 13, 2026), using each group's latest reported revenue. Groups are sorted by revenue and split into ten equal bands, using all California groups of this type (Recreation and clubs, which covers several IRS activity codes). Size only, not a rating.
Los Angeles County, California: the Census Bureau estimates about 1,944,946 children under 18 (July 1, 2024). This directory lists 3,703 youth and community nonprofits with a mailing ZIP code in the county, about 1.9 per 1,000 children. The count includes PTAs, arts and day care groups, so it is not a measure of places for kids.
This group's ZIP code is matched to the county that holds most of its area, so counts are approximate. County figures come from the Census Bureau's Vintage 2024 population estimates.
75 licensed child care centers, 3 school-age programs are in state licensing records and listed in the BackPR finder. The examples below are not related to this organization.
school-age program
Pasadena, CA
licensed child care center
Pasadena, CA
licensed child care center
Pasadena, CA
licensed child care center
Pasadena, CA
licensed child care center
Pasadena, CA
licensed child care center
Pasadena, CA
California background check rules for youth programs · How BackPR works for recreation and club nonprofits
Pasadena Recreation and Parks Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3458184. It is the nine-digit number the IRS uses to identify the organization. Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File posted October 13, 2026.
Yes. The IRS lists Pasadena Recreation and Parks Foundation in Pasadena, California as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3), recognized since 1981. This is from the IRS Business Master File posted October 13, 2026. Status can change, so check its current status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before you donate.
Yes, the IRS lists gifts to Pasadena Recreation and Parks Foundation as tax-deductible (IRS Business Master File posted October 13, 2026). How much you can deduct depends on your own taxes, and this is not tax advice. Check its current status on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search before you donate.
In its own words on its Form 990 for the year ending Dec 2025: "To support recreational activities in the Pasadena public park system and celebrations sponsored by the City of Pasadena at various community centers" The IRS classifies it as: Physical fitness and community recreation.
For the year ending Dec 2025, Pasadena Recreation and Parks Foundation reported total revenue of $37,584 and total expenses of $32,515 on its Form 990-EZ (IRS Form 990 e-file data).
You can add your programs, season dates, ages, prices, registration link and logo to this page, or ask us to remove it. BackPR's free plan for 501(c)(3)s handles online registration, payments, waivers and attendance. No subscription and no BackPR fee on what families pay (card processing fees from Stripe still apply).
Add details to this page · Remove this page · About the free plan
Recreational clubs
Pasadena, CA 91107
Tax-exempt since 2021 · EIN 87-1403186
Physical fitness and community recreation
Pasadena, CA 91105
Tax-exempt since 2026 · EIN 42-3305486
Recreational clubs
Pasadena, CA 91103
Tax-exempt since 2015 · EIN 46-5644818
Recreational clubs
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tax-exempt since 2023 · EIN 93-1484480
Recreational clubs
Pasadena, CA 91104
Tax-exempt since 2026 · EIN 39-4752480
Data as of November 8, 2026. Sources: IRS Business Master File (posted October 13, 2026), IRS Form 990 series e-file data, U.S. Census Bureau population estimates (July 1, 2024), state child care licensing records in the BackPR finder. Growth labels, ranks and percentiles are BackPR's own calculations.
Something wrong? Tell us and we'll fix or remove it.