Organizations Filed Purposes:
PLAY RUGBY USA IS ACHIEVING ITS VISION OF CREATING "A BETTER WORLD THROUGH RUGBY" BY PROVIDING YOUNG PEOPLE, PRIMARILY FROM UNDERSERVED BACKGROUNDS, WITH A VITALITY FOR LIFE BOTH ON AND OFF THE RUGBY FIELD.
PLAY RUGBY USA USES THE UNIQUE POWER OF RUGBY TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUTH PRIMARILY FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, TO GO-FORWARD AND REALIZE THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL.
PLAY RUGBY ACADEMY PROGRAM:THE ACADEMY IS A PLACE OF LEARNING AND GROWING, A DIVERSE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE ON-FIELD TRAINING, GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS ARE COMBINED WITH A RANGE OF OFF-FIELD SUPPORT, TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THRIVE IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND.THE PLAY RUGBY ACADEMY IS A YEAR-ROUND COMPREHENSIVE MENTORING PROGRAM THAT MEETS WITH PLAYERS THREE TIMES / WEEK TO PRACTICE RUGBY AND DEVELOP FITNESS, IN ADDITION TO LEARNING ABOUT STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING, INJURY PREVENTION, SPORTS NUTRITION, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND COLLEGE PREPARATION. PARTICIPANTS DEVELOP VALUES AND BEHAVIORS ON THE FIELD THAT CAN BE APPLIED AS LIFE SKILLS OFF THE FIELD, IN ADDITION TO COMPETING AGAINST RUGBY TEAMS FROM THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST REGION. IN 2019, THE ACADEMY SERVED OVER 165 BOYS AND GIRLS. FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW, 100% OF HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATED ON TIME AND ENROLLED IN COLLEGE OR TRADE SCHOOL. WITH A GRADUATION RATE OF JUST OVER 60% IN NEW YORK CITY, AND CLOSER TO 40% IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT. THE ACADEMY IS FUNDED LARGELY THROUGH UNRESTRICTED PROCEEDS SECURED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS:PLAY RUGBY PROVIDES RUGBY TRAINING AND COMPETITION, YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP PUT YOUNG PEOPLE ON A PATH TO SUCCESS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ADDRESS THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUTH GROWING UP IN UNDERRESOURCED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH OUR UNIQUE VALUES-BASED CURRICULUM, STUDENTS BUILD AND DEVELOP THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SKILLS NEEDED TO HELP THEM BE SUCCESSFUL ON THE FIELD, IN THE CLASSROOM, AT HOME AND IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.THROUGH OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, WE PROVIDE FLAG RUGBY TO KIDS DURING AFTER SCHOOL TIME FOR KIDS FROM ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL. OUR CERTIFIED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MENTORS CREATE VITAL CONNECTIONS WITH OUR STUDENTS AND TEACH THE GAME OF RUGBY WHILE INCORPORATING THE VALUES OF THE SPORT INTO EVERYDAY LIFE; HELPING OUR STUDENTS NAVIGATE THE OBSTACLES THEY FACE OUTSIDE OF RUGBY. OUR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PARTNERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN TOURNAMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR DYNAMIC AND ENGAGING TOURNAMENT CULTURE IS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AS 'SWITCHED ON' ATHLETES AND KNOWLEDGEABLE PLAYERS, BUT ALSO AS YOUNG PEOPLE EXPLORING THEIR STRENGTHS AND COMFORT ZONES, COMPETITIVENESS AND PHYSICALITY. EACH TOURNAMENT IS FOCUSED ON ONE OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES-IN-ACTION AND OUR CULTURE OF CELEBRATING PARTICIPANT SUCCESS, NOT JUST THE TYPICAL MVPIN 2019 WE SERVED OVER 375 YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH OUR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS, SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED IN THE SOUTH BRONX, HARLEM AND BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN. OUTCOMES INCLUDE: 88% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED PHYSICAL FITNESS, 88% OF PARTICIPANTS INCREASED POSITIVE IDENTITY, 82% OF PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS:THE PLAY RUGBY USA SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS PROGRAM SERVES 100 YOUTH ANNUALLY, AGES 11-18 FROM THE CENTRAL HARLEM NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANHATTAN. WE ARE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO BRING AN EMPOWERING, EGALITARIAN SPORT WITH A PROUD TRADITION OF RESPECT AND INTEGRITY, TO THIS COMMUNITY. OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MENTORS UTILIZE THE PLAY RUGBY CURRICULUM, WHICH PROMOTES POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, CREATES POSITIVE ENVIRONMENTS, PROVIDES HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE PLAYING FLAG RUGBY, TEACHES A GROWTH MINDSET AND LEADS OUR PARTICIPANTS TO FURTHER EXPLORE THEIR PERSONAL INTERESTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Wil Snape-Rogers | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $110,000 |
| Will Looker | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Gareth Jones | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Morgan Johnson | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Harrison | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Jonah Cave | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Balachandran | DIRECTOR (THRU 8/03/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Stuart Bagshaw | DIRECTOR (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Jack Springate | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Keighery | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Helm | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Koma Gandy-Fischbein | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joanna Dingle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jono Davies | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Antoian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter O'Brien | TREASURER (THRU 1/29/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Gordon | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Vito Sperduto | VICE CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Sigrist | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
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