CAN Play
Donations deductibleCAN Play's network
13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Butzke Chair | Chairperson | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Audrey Kennis | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Cindy Boyle Lande (also filed as Cindy Lande) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Merriman | Past Chairsp | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dylan Declerck Left DEC 2024 | Co-Founder | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jami Haberl | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jay Syverson | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Ellis | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Leder | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leah Lint | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lisa Grefe | Vice Chairpe | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melissa Clarke-Wharff | Co-Founder | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Sarah Curran | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Clarke-Wharff | Co-Founder | 40 | $84k | $3k | |
| Cindy Lande Left 2025 | Director | $0 | |||
| David Merriman Left 2025 | Dircetor | $0 | |||
| Ellen Bennet Joined Jan 2025 | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Marcy Baker Joined Jan 2025 | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Polly Loneman Joined 2025 | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ben Butzke | Past Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Ellis | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Grefe | Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jami Haberl | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| John Leder | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Leah Lint | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jay Syverson | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Can Play
- EIN
- 461443733
- Address
- 6500 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, IA, 50266-5357
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- Mission: can play brings adapted and no cost recreational programs to our communities by removing barriers to play. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- N60 Recreation and sports
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Recreation & Sports
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Lisa Grefe (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJennifer Ellis
≥8years on the filingsJohn Leder
≥8years on the filingsMelissa Clarke-Wharff
≥6years on the filingsBen Butzke
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $479k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $479k
- Contributions and grants received
- $186k
- Program service revenue
- $144k
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 375
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $519k | $706k | Deficit $187k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Can Play likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 20 November 2012
- Registered agent
- Melissa Clarke-Wharff (city and state not held)