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POWERPLAY NYC INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 134045021 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE N60 · Recreation & Sports · Medium ($1M-$10M)
revenue
$2.1M
expenses
$2.6M
net assets
$138K
employees
73
volunteers
70
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

POWERPLAY NYC, INC. ADVANCES THE LIVES OF GIRLS THROUGH SPORTS, HELPING THEM GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY STRONGER.

profile · synthesized from sources

Powerplay NYC Inc advances the lives of girls through sports, focusing on physical, emotional, and academic development. The organization serves girls aged 5-18 across New York City's five boroughs, primarily through after-school programs, leadership academies, and citywide initiatives that promote self-care, leadership, and social-emotional learning. Programs are delivered directly in partnership with community organizations.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024

What they reported doing

  1. #1 primary $492K
    POWERPLAY NYC ADVANCES THE LIVES OF GIRLS (AGES 5-18) THROUGH SPORTS, HELPING THEM GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY STRONGER. STARS CITYWIDE GIRLS INITIATIVE (STARS CGI) IS A COLLABORATIVE OF TEN LEADING NYC NONPROFITS THAT SUPPORT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN OF COLOR OVERCOME BARRIERS TO SUCCESS; GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY STRONGER; AND DEVELOP AS LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. LED BY POWERPLAY, THE COLLABORATIVE CONTINUES TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIRLS (IN ALL FIVE BOROUGHS OF NYC) TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES CONCERNING ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LIVES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED VIA THE STARS CGI FELLOWS PROGRAM, SELF-CARE SERIES, YOUTH TOWN HALLS AND LEADERSHIP BREAKFASTS.
  2. #2 $311K
    POWERPLAY NYC ADVANCES THE LIVES OF GIRLS (AGES 5-18) THROUGH SPORTS, HELPING THEM GROW PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND ACADEMICALLY STRONGER. THE STARS SERIES AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM EMPOWERS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BY ENGAGING THEM IN A VARIETY OF SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL AND LEARNING (SEL), CONFIDENCE AND SOCIAL SKILLS.
named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

STARS Citywide Girls Initiative (STARS CGI)
Collaborative led by Powerplay NYC that supports girls and young women of color across NYC through leadership development, youth town halls, self-care series, and leadership breakfasts to amplify their voices on issues affecting their lives.
STARS Series After School Program
After-school program for elementary and middle school girls that uses sports and activities to build social-emotional learning, confidence, and social skills.
Superstars Leadership Academy (SSLA)
Leadership development program for high school girls focusing on sports, health and wellness, college and career readiness, life skills, mentoring, and peer coaching.
activities · 2 groups

What they do

  • Girls' Mentorship and Leadership Development 2 activities
    • STARS Citywide Girls Initiative
      Leads a collaborative of ten NYC nonprofits to create opportunities for girls across all five boroughs to amplify their voices through programs including the Fellows Program, Self-Care Series, Youth Town Halls, and Leadership Breakfasts. In 2024, $492,308 was spent on this initiative, including $85,326 in grants awarded to partners.
    • Superstars Leadership Academy
      Runs a leadership development program for high school girls that includes sports, health and wellness, college access and career readiness, life skills workshops, mentoring, and peer coaching. The program spent $129,146 in 2023.
  • Girls' Physical and Emotional Development Programs 1 activity
    • STARS Series After School Program
      Operates an after-school program for elementary and middle school girls that uses sports and activities to develop social-emotional learning, confidence, and social skills. In 2024, $311,154 was spent on this program, fully funded through grants.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.15M
Contributions & grants$2.33M109%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$30%
Other revenue$-184K
expenses
Total expenses$2.60M
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead8%
Fundraising12%
Salaries & benefits$1.44M
Grants paid out$396K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$434K
Cash$255K
Investments$0
Liabilities$296K
Net assets$138K
Liquid reserves1.2 mo
6 years on record · 2019–2024 · YoY revenue +1.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
NICOLE MUSSENDEN PRESIDENT & CEO 40 $209K
board members · 12
  • ALEXIS KING — CHAIR
  • AMANDA EJ MORRISON — BOARD MEMBER
  • ANNA ISAACSON — SECRETARY
  • CHRIS DEBIASE — BOARD MEMBER
  • ELLEN MARKOWITZ — FOUNDER & PAST PRESIDENT
  • JENNIFER LAMBERT — BOARD MEMBER
  • KELLY P SAHNER — BOARD MEMBER
  • KIMBERLY DOYLE — VICE PRESIDENT
  • LAWRENCE MILLER — TREASURER
  • MICHELLE KRUEGER — BOARD MEMBER
  • PAUL AVERSANO — BOARD MEMBER
  • TAIREEK SIMMS — BOARD MEMBER
relationships · 1

Who they work with

  • STARS Citywide Girls Initiative Coalition — Powerplay NYC leads this collaborative of ten NYC nonprofits supporting girls and young women of color.
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Sports-Based Youth Development
    methodology: sports_based_youth_development
    By engaging girls in sports, we promote physical health, emotional resilience, and academic success because structured athletic activities build discipline, self-esteem, and teamwork that transfer to non-sport domains.