Tri-County Play Collaborative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Tricounty Play Collaborative expands access to arts, culture, and nature for young children, families, and early educators from underserved communities. By connecting early learning experiences with local cultural and natural resources, we nurture curiosity, foster discovery, and bring literacy to life.
- Income
- $55,000
- Spending
- $41,666
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (1)
- $32,288 spent. Tricounty Play Collaborative continued its mission of expanding access to early learning, culture, and community connection for families across the Tri-County region. We hosted three Early Care Community of Practice gatherings, offering child care providers opportunities to reflect, collaborate, and engage in professional development rooted in equity and play-based learning. We held four Play and Read events at local libraries and community hubs, integrating literacy activities, culturally relevant storybooks, and interactive play experiences for young children and their caregivers. To address water safety disparities in underserved communities, we partnered with local organizations to offer Swimmershipsproviding families with young children access to swim instruction and water safety education. Tricounty Play Collaborative also led a Community Asset Mapping initiative designed to explore community interest in enhancing early math learning through local environments, such as parks and walking trails. Additionally, the organization participated in community-wide events, tabling to raise awareness about the benefits of early learning, and sustained a bilingual early care podcast to reach Spanish- and English-speaking families with accessible content on parenting, early childhood education, and community resources.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 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 November 4, 2026.
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