Kaboom Inc

BETHESDA, MD EIN: 52-1970904 Website

KABOOM!, INC., WHICH WE REFER TO AS KABOOM!, IS THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO END PLAYSPACE INEQUITY BY UNITING WITH COMMUNITIES TO BUILD KID-DESIGNED PLAYSPACES THAT CAN SPARK JOY AND FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING FOR THE KIDS WHO ARE OFTEN DENIED OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$29.0M

-11.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$216K

-69.2% YoY

Grant Count

8

-20.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$27K

-61.5% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$15M$23M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$29,033,648$32,769,790$34,091,503
Revenue$21,542,394$21,464,465$14,775,995
Expenses$23,594,205$25,061,925$17,558,280
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,239,109$892,783$935,726
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$612K$1M$2M$2M83 grants20200 grants20210 grants202210 grants20238 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2024

CLEAN AIR COUNCIL (ART I…$58KSTRAWBERRY MANSION CDC$38KFRIENDS OF THE RAIL PARK$36KCALLED TO SERVE CDC$36KRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CH…$31KCHILDHOOD LANGUAGE CENTER$6KRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE$6KBROCKTON HOUSING$6K

Grant Size Distribution

101 grants across all recorded years

64<$50K37$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LYSA RATLIFFCEO$422KGEORGE MEGASCFO$261KCARLYNE CARDICHONVP FINANCE & OPERATIONS$230KRONDA JACKSONVP POLICY, ADVOCACY & IMPA$221KDANIELLE TURNAGEVP PROGRAM OPERATIONS$211KJAMES SIEGALSENIOR FELLOW$210KCAREY PALMQUISTCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER$207K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LYNN M ROSSBOARD CHAIR2
LADAN MANTEGHIBOARD VICE-CHAIR2
ERIC WAYNEBOARD TREASURER1.75
NATALIE VEGA O'NEILBOARD SECRETARY1.75
MICHAEL ARATENBOARD MEMBER2
JEWEL JAMES SIMMONSBOARD MEMBER1.75
VINCENT J LUMIABOARD MEMBER2
TIFFANY MANUEL PHDBOARD MEMBER2
ERIC ROTHMANBOARD MEMBER1.75
LYSA RATLIFFCEO53$421,637
GEORGE MEGASCFO45$261,231
CAREY PALMQUISTCHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER48$206,878
JAMES SIEGALSENIOR FELLOW40$210,166
CARLYNE CARDICHONVP FINANCE & OPERATIONS49$229,694
RONDA JACKSONVP POLICY, ADVOCACY & IMPA40$220,598
DANIELLE TURNAGEVP PROGRAM OPERATIONS44$211,138

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

29states
+21 more states

Cities

AlmondAmoretAnn ArborArcadiaBaltimoreBostonBowling GreenBrainerdBrasher FallsBrocktonCamdenCascadeCedartownCharlestonChattanoogaChautauquaChelseaColumbiaCurwensvilleDetroit

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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