Washington · Nonprofit
BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND
BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND (Washington) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,161 to it, the largest being ISLAND THRIFT ($1,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $64k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $1k
- Net assets
- $9k
What Backyard Whidbey Island does
Mission
To make indoor play and quality fitness available to all people.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Alternative Learning Experience - This program was provided in partnership with the school district to provide PE to 72 children enrolled in the alternative school. Because this school has limited resources, we partnered with them to offer a much needed time for the kids to move, play, and grow in physical education.
$3,929 spent20% of program spendingBirthday Parties - we created a much needed offering for our community to celebrate with a fun filled environment, even in inclimate weather. Families hosted 64 parties, including 763 guests.
$4,491 spent23% of program spendingBackyard Kettlebells - 78 adults attended a total of 137 strength and conditioning classes throughout the year. These adults had the opportunity to grow in physical strength , balance, agility, and condition, regardless of if they could pay or not. If they had kids and brought them, the kids had full use of the play space, making it enriching for the whole family.
$4,855 spent25% of program spendingOther programs and expenses: Open play - $3,501. Woodhaven PE - $1,418. Homeschool PE - $860. Battle Night - $468.
$6,247 spent32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $19,522.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Sarah Ruggenberg
Executive Director, Board president, coach
As listed on its FY2023 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $33 → $1k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 14% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 86% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 97% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND's grant income comes from Washington funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $161 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 2 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,282 recreation & sports nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND?
- BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND (Washington) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,161 to it, the largest being ISLAND THRIFT ($1,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $1,161 in grants to BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND?
- ISLAND THRIFT is the largest funder on record, with $1,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BACKYARD WHIDBEY ISLAND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing