Playing Field Inc.

Education
Madison, Wisconsin
EIN 47-4112110
Tax-exempt since 2015

Firms paid: 1
Fees reported, 2021–2023: $441K
Fees reported in 2023: $126K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $4.1M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$125,722 to 2 fundraisers · $59,291 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers Playing Field Inc. paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
McDonald Schaefer LLCCapital campaignsCapital campaign consultant	Capital campaign consultant	$69,496
McDonald Schaefer LLCCapital campaignsCapital campaign consultant	Capital campaign consultant	$56,226

Also among its largest contractors in 2023

From Part VII-B of the return, which lists its five best-paid contractors of any kind paid over $100,000. These can repeat the lines above.

McDonald Schaefer LLCCapital campaignsFundraising services$106,800

All firms paid

Fundraisers Playing Field Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
McDonald Schaefer LLCCapital campaigns	2021–2023 · 3 years	$440,515

Form 990 Snapshot

Playing Field Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$4.1M	$3.3M	$91K	$59K
2022	$4.9M	$3.8M	$145K	$117K
2021	$1.8M	$414K	$106K	$73K
2020	$1.6M	$1.3M	$31K	$10K
2019	$1.3M	$1.1M	$19K	—
2018	$1.0M	$373K	$2K	—
2017	$997K	$426K	$10K	—

Fees are what Playing Field Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.