Seattle Baseball Academy
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Youth baseball and softball new in 2023 club that organizes teams 26 in 2023 and collects team fees as its near exclusive source of revenue. Our teams compete regionally and nationally in league and tournament play. Club players are trained by Club coaches on a year round basis in our facility and on the field. To develop young baseball and softball players and to positively influence youth through their participation in our Club.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 79%
- Reserves
- 4.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 100%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 34
- Highest pay
- $200,000, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 9% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1579% of spending went to programs.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
5 of 252 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
9 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1.3 million spent. Baseball and Softball team fees collected when a player joins a team. Teams are formed via tryouts each summer. Teams train year round including a substantial portion indoors at our facility located at 2901 W Commodore Way Seattle. WA 98199. Seattle Baseball Academy formed 36 teams in the summer of 2024. The more competitive teams travel all over the US seeking out appropriate competition. Teams play between 40 and 90 games.
- $62,890 spent. Fall Ball Baseball Program. Each year in September and October we run oiur Fall Ball Baseball Program. Teams are formed that are distict and separate from our regular year round teams. We had 5 Fall Ball teams in 2024. These teams train and compete in a local Fall Ball League. They end this program with a trip to Las Vegas to play in the Desert Classic Tournament. Our regular baseball teams take a break during this time. Softballs regular teams play year round to include the months of September and October thus they do not need or require a Fall Ball program.
- $48,403 spent. Youth Baseball and Softball Camps. We offer instructional baseball and softball camps to the general youth baseball and softball public. These camps are primarily offered in teh summer but are also offered at other times of the year. In 2024 245 youth ball players participated in one of our camps. This is a non-competitive instructional and recreational program.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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