California · Nonprofit
CEN CAL SPORTS
CEN CAL SPORTS (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,271 to it, the largest being UNITED HEALTH CENTERS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $129k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $21k
- Net assets
- $20k
What Cen Cal Sports does
Mission
Cen Cal Sports is committed to empowering the Central Valleys underserved yet talented youth by creating opportunities for athletic, social, intellectual, and academic development. Through sports camps, clinics, tournaments, leagues, and other youth-focused programs, we strive to instill the values of perseverance, sportsmanship, teamwork, and leadership. Our goal is to help young people build confidence, reach their full potential, and become the leaders of tomorrow
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Cen Cal Sports Basketball Program OverviewOur basketball program is focused on creating opportunities for youth of all ages to develop a love for the game and experience the joy that comes from being part of a team and working toward shared goals. Through participation in basketball, young athletes build confidence, develop friendships, and gain valuable life skills that extend beyond the court.Over the years, Cen Cal Sports has successfully hosted basketball camps, clinics, and tournaments throughout the Central Valley. Currently, we organize three junior high basketball tournaments annually at Baird Middle School and Fresno Pacific University. These events bring together 16 schools and more than 350 student-athletes for structured, two-day competitions that emphasize both development and competitive play.Our program takes both a micro and macro approach to youth development. On the court, we focus on teaching fundamental skills and improving athletic performance. At the same time, we emphasize the broader life lessons that come through sports participation. Basketball helps develop teamwork, encourages creativity, promotes full-body physical fitness, fosters community…
$12,430 spent70% of program spendingChess Program OverviewOur chess program is focused on creating a supportive learning environment that introduces students to the fundamentals of chess, builds confidence, and encourages participation in clinics, camps, and tournaments. The goal is to help students not only learn the game, but also feel comfortable competing and growing through structured play.For many of the youth we serve, access to equipment and prior exposure to structured play can be a barrier. In many cases, students have never participated in a tournament or been introduced to official chess rules before engaging in our programs.We host Cen Cal Chess Clubs over the summer, serving approximately 30 children ages 612, which has been very well received by parents who consistently express strong satisfaction with the outcomes. In addition, we support a weekly chess club at a local elementary school serving approximately 27 students, for whom we also organized a tournament experience. Providing trophies and a structured competitive environment helps create an engaging experience that fosters enjoyment and builds a lasting interest in chess.Our program takes both a micro and macro approach to student development.…
$2,665 spent15% of program spendingRunning Program OverviewOur running program is focused on promoting the benefits of running, both as a competitive sport and as a foundational training component for athletics that involve speed, endurance, and overall conditioning. We recognize the importance of physical activity in youth development and aim to build early awareness of running as both a healthy habit and a lifelong skill.In partnership with local elementary schools, we launched a Fun Run / Field Day, which engaged over 700 students in a schoolwide running activity. During the event, students learned about the fundamentals of running as well as the physical and health benefits associated with regular exercise. We were also invited to two elementary schools to observe schoolwide fun run events, where 810 students competed in timed endurance runs. In addition, we brought in local college athletes to assist with and support event activities, helping to engage and inspire participating students.Looking ahead, our goal is to expand the running program and increase youth participation at an earlier age. We plan to reintroduce Fun Run / Field Day events and develop running clubs at the elementary level. These programs…
$2,650 spent15% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $17,745.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $70k to $46k (−34%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of CEN CAL SPORTS’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 4 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $16 → $5.
1 of 3 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 0% 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 CEN CAL SPORTS’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
CEN CAL SPORTS leans on a few funders — its largest provides 94% 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
94% 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 CEN CAL SPORTS.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“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 CEN CAL SPORTS's grant income comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $21 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
CEN CAL SPORTS's revenue grew 19% between 2022 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,482 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like CEN CAL SPORTS
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
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.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CEN CAL SPORTS?
- CEN CAL SPORTS (California) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $21,271 to it, the largest being UNITED HEALTH CENTERS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN ($20,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CEN CAL SPORTS have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $21,271 in grants to CEN CAL SPORTS, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CEN CAL SPORTS?
- UNITED HEALTH CENTERS OF THE SAN JOAQUIN is the largest funder on record, with $20,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CEN CAL SPORTS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2022–2025), and the filings of 3 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