New York · Nonprofit
COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC
COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC (New York) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $695,824 to it, the largest being THE MARSAL FAMILY FOUNDATION ($500,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $3.6M
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $696k
- Net assets
- $180k
What Complete Playground Inc does
Mission
Complete playground is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing inclusive child, teen, and family development by bringing together neurodivergent and neurotypical children, teenagers, and their families in a shared environment of play, learning, and discovery. The organization creates accessible, sensory-friendly spaces for children, teens of all abilities, and their families, including individuals with autism and other developmental differences. Through integrated experiences in play, sports, music, arts, interactive science, school partnerships, and cultural programming, complete playground fosters social connection, confidence, empathy, creativity, mutual understanding, and community belonging. The organization operates under a model of integration rather than separation, where individuals of different abilities participate together in shared experiences. This approach supports developmental outcomes, strengthens families, and builds inclusive communities. Complete playground
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Inclusive programs & sports ecosystem in 2025, complete playground delivered large-scale inclusive programming serving 8,000+ children monthly through daily play, steam, fitness, and enrichment programs. A major milestone was the expansion of new york city's first fully inclusive sports ecosystem in partnership with the special olympics, providing structured pathways for children of all abilities through young athletes, junior athletes, and motor activity training programs. Programming included stem, robotics, creative arts, movement, and sensory- friendly experiences, alongside inclusive events such as birthday programs and camps.
$2,839,500 spentof which $1,101 as grants94% of program spendingCommunity access & inclusive engagement in 2025, complete playground expanded access through sliding-scale programming, and community partnerships, ensuring participation from diverse and underserved populations across nyc. Through partnerships such as super happy healthy kids, cp delivered inclusive afterschool programs, camps, stem education, and social-emotional learning initiatives, particularly in high-need communities. With intentional outreach to 260+ title I and underserved schools, complete playground prioritizes accessibility through 20% program subsidies and 30% sliding-scale programs, working to eliminate financial, geographic, and systemic barriers to participation. In 2025, we hosted 260+ public, private, and specialized school visits and currently serve 8,000+ children monthly, with a goal of reaching 16,000 per month by 2027, including 30%+ children with diagnosed or emerging developmental needs.
$38,243 spent1% of program spendingScientific research & strategic partnerships in 2025, complete playground strengthened its role as a research-informed leader in neuro-inclusive development through strategic partnerships with leading institutions. A key collaboration with the genes:is lab at the university of houston, led by dr. Elena grigorenko, supports research into children's experiences and informs continuous program improvement. As part of this research, more than 30 families - both neurotypical and neurodivergent - participated in in-person focus groups, along with more than 100 families who participated virtually. Complete playground has also established collaborations with yale, nyu, hunter college, and cuny.
$19,270 spent1% of program spendingComplete playground, a 40,000 square foot indoor play space located on broad street, just south of wall, has made a significant contribution to the community. This innovative facility spans three floors and includes a variety of amenities such as a giant climbing apparatus, pretend play areas, and even a barbershop. In alignment with our mission to support inclusivity, complete playground is intentionally designed to accommodate children with neurodivergence. The facility features interactive, sensory- friendly play zones, with designated spaces where children can unwind, ensuring a supportive environment for all. This achievement exemplifies our ongoing commitment to fostering accessible, inclusive, and engaging spaces for children in the community.
$137,149 spent5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $3,034,162.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 $794k to $1.9M (+144%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
5% of COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
2 of 9 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% 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 COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC’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
COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
“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
98% of COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $49k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states 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
COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $696k to it.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,767 recreation & sports nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC
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 New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
78% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
23%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC: 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 COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC?
- COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC (New York) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $695,824 to it, the largest being THE MARSAL FAMILY FOUNDATION ($500,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $695,824 in grants to COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC?
- THE MARSAL FAMILY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $500,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like COMPLETE PLAYGROUND INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 9 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing