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Baseball4life

EIN 87-1989434 · Sammamish, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

ORGANIZE AND TRAIN YOUTH BASEBALL TEAMS OUT OF REDMOND, WASHINGTON.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 1.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15
Income fell 19% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
98% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 54% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).

Independent board
0 of 25
1 of 1 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$76,148 spent. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO ORGANIZE UP TO 4 BASEBALL TEAMS EACH YEAR TO TRAIN AND COACH FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY. OPEN TRYOUTS ARE HELD IN JULY OF EACH YEAR. THE PLAYERS CHOSEN ARE CHARGED A FEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAINING AND TOURNAMENTS. THE TRAINING PROGRAM BEGINS IN THE FALL OF THE CURRENT YEAR AND CONTINUES TO SPRING OF NEXT YEAR. THE TEAMS WILL PLAY IN VARIOUS TOURNAMENTS UNTIL JULY. THE 1 TEAM FORMED IN 2024 CONTINUED TO TRAIN AND PLAYED APPROXIMATELY 10 TOURNAMENTS THROUGH JULY OF 2025 AT WHICH POINT NEW TRYOUTS WERE HELD. ONLY 1 TEAM WAS FORMED CONSISTING OF APPROXIMATELY 22 PLAYERS. THIS IS PROJECTED TO BE THE FINAL TEAM FORMED AND NO PLAYER FEES WERE COLLECTED. THEY TRAINED FROM SEPTEMBER TO THE END OF THE YEAR PLAYING IN ONE TOURNAMENT IN DECEMBER. THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED BY DONATIONS AND PLAYER FEES, AND ALL INCOME GOES DIRECTLY TO SUPPORTING THE TEAMS. DAYNE SAMPSON, THE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, VOLUNTEERS HIS TIME TO COACH ONE OF THE TEAMS. HE IS ALSO AN OWNER OF A LLC THAT HAS A BASEBALL TRAINING FACILITY. THE ORGANIZATION USES THIS TRAINING FACILITY TO CONDUCT ITS ACTIVITIES AT NO COST TO THE ORGANIZATION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 2025.
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 June 2022.
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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