GODLY PLAY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: GODLY PLAY FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1589053)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-14
IRS object ID: 202443199349315494
Schema version: 2023v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-14T16:45:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	480997992	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Kennedy McKee & Company LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 1477	AddressLine1Txt
City	Dodge City	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	678011477	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311589053	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Godly Play Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	GODL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9713442999	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 563 122 W 8th Ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	Ashland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67831	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Heather Ingersoll	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive Director	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9713442999	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	John Hendrickson	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00526931	PTIN
Phone	6202273135	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Heather Ingersoll	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 563 122 W 8th Ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	Ashland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67831	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,829,071	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	godlyplayfoundation.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	KS	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Foundation's mission is to guide the use of the method to support children's spirituality.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	21	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,691,706	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,090,294	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$90,199	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$105,813	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$23,998	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$24,852	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$206,854	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$217,567	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,964,761	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,438,526	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$11,815	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$451,136	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$617,754	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$17,847	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$386,824	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$375,284	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$837,960	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,004,853	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,126,801	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$433,673	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,700,033	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,255,419	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$14,940	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$31,382	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,685,093	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,224,037	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The Godly Play Foundation is a non-profit religious and educational organization created for the purpose of facilitating the practice of Godly Play through research, training and resources.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$254,193	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$217,567	RevenueAmt
Desc	Publications and Materials: In December 2007, The Godly Play Foundation was gifted a series of publications including the "Complete Guide to Godly Play" volumes 1 through 6 from the founder and author, The Reverend Dr. Jerome Berryman. Additional publications and articles continue to be developed and gifted to the Foundation with the "Complete Guide" now at 8 volumes. Godly Play Foundation receives royalty income from its publisher, Church Publishing, Incorporated. Godly Play is a Montessori based program and, as such, there are materials (e.g. Arks, Temples) that are used in combination with the publications to deliver the Godly Play method. Godly Play Foundation is producing and selling the materials that support its programs through it's Godly Play Resources division.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$200,122	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Desc	Everyday Godly Play: In 2022, Godly Play received a grant that allows the organization to expand their resources to support parents and caregivers in their homes and through their faith communites. The project will include an online hub for resources, inspiration, and community building for parents and caregivers with relevant pathways for religious education leaders. The overarching goals of this project are to:Empower parents and caregivers to foster a sustainable and integrated family spirituality through these critical activities, equipping them to incorporate rhythm, wonder, play, and narrative in their relationships with their children by providing access to resources, courses, storytelling materials, and community support. Equip religious education professionals to imagine and implement innovative models for empowering and equipping parents and caregivers to sustain an integrated family spirituality. Support clergy and church leadership in cultivating a faith community that embraces and promotes a holistic approach to ministry centered on the spiritual needs of children and families.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$285,800	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,100	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	Research and Development: The Godly Play Foundation through its division, The Center for the Theology of Childhood, conducts research and development into childhood spirituality and the practices of nurturing and developing that spirituality thorugh story and play. The Center also is responsible for Godly Play publications, creating new and revising current editions.The Foundation also provides membership support services as well as international development activites.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$147,557	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,715	GrantAmt
Revenue	$105,813	RevenueAmt
Desc	U.S. & International Training: Godly Play Foundation trains and supports a network of independent Godly Play Trainers in the United States and Internationally. The Godly Play approach teaches classical religious (e.g. Christian, Quaker, Jewish) language in a way that enhances the child's authentic experience of God. Trainers learn to us Montessori's approach to education to stimulate children's active participation in story and ritual and to awaken their creativity for the learning of the language, sacred stories, parables, liturgical action and silence of their religious tradition. The Godly Play Foundation maintains and enchances the offerings and curriculum used by the trainer network as they train church school teachers, hospital chaplains and others who use the Godly Play method.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$147,557	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$6,715	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$105,813	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$887,672	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	38	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Theresa Arnold	PersonNm
Phone	6206352593	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	122 W 8th Ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	Ashland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	67831	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Mary Hunter Maxwell
President	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cynthia Hill
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
L Zoe Cole
Secretary	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Madison
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Noel Schmidt
Board Member	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Emily Griffin
Board Member	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Judy Johnson
Board Member	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Edward Johnson
Board Member	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Heather Ingersoll
Executive Director	45.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$124,477	$0	$8,450
Nancy Morrison
Board Member	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann Carney Nelson
Board Member	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$124,477	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$8,450	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$15,471	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,074,823	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,090,294	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Fees - Training	900099	$94,731	$94,731
CPI Royalties	900099	$11,082	$11,082

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$105,813	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$25,802	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$25,802	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$950	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$950	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$950	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$950	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$607,162	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$389,595	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$217,567	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$217,567	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,438,526	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$323,380	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$24,852	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,100	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,715	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,715	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,477	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,358	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,119	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$406,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$353,495	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,465	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,675	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,712	TotalAmt
Program Services	$43,160	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$552	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,425	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,477	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,028	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$78,964	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,442	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$771	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,899	TotalAmt
Program Services	$95,899	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,021	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$345	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,719	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,273	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,416	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,206	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,103	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,103	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,246	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,246	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,530	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,530	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,188	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,510	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,195	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$315	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
Dues, fees & subscripti	$23,826	$23,721	$105
Board expenses	$9,698			$9,698
Miscellaneous	$8,748	$8,748
Technology	$6,566	$6,566

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,605	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,965	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$640	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,004,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$887,672	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,334	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,847	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,727,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$877,970	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$1,263,702	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$214	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,532	BOYAmt
EOY	$185,926	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$81,625	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$47,343	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,232	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,282	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$826,368	BOYAmt
EOY	$937,824	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$955,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$955,253	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,972	BOYAmt
EOY	$248	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,700,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,255,419	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$932	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,476	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,008	BOYAmt
EOY	$12,906	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,940	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,382	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,593,046	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,296,925	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,092,047	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,927,112	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,685,093	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,224,037	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,700,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,255,419	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$433,673	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$105,271	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$303,779	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$446,583	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$633,308	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,600,477	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$840,602	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,824,749	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$843,249	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$495,359	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$677,525	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$669,259	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$712,975	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,398,367	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,147,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$941,942	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,310,833	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,269,736	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,553,577	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,223,116	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$257,422	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$333,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$460,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$515,075	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$800,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,366,303	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$257,422	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$333,603	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$460,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$515,075	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$800,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,366,303	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$4,856,813	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,434	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,785	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$22,593	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,852	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$148,331	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$17,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,434	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$115,785	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$22,593	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$24,852	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$148,331	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,164,881	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$954,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,426,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,247,143	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,578,429	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,371,447	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.65890	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.71960	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.02010	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.01800	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part VI, List of Unusual Grants:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Description: grant funds Date: 12/31/23 Amount: 249692.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$200,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$200,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$200,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$200,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$200,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$200,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$200,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$200,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$100,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$200,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$36,787	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,517	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,270	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,242	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,242	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$42,596	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$35,584	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,012	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$34,282	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Episcopal Church Fdn Funds	Desc
Book Value	$937,824	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$937,824	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Salaries payable	$10,642
Payroll liabilities	$2,264

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$12,906	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,543,797	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$105,271	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$105,271	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,438,526	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,438,526	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,004,853	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,004,853	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,004,853	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Part V, Line 4:

The Godly Play Foundation's Endowment is intended to produce income for the purpose of supporting the administrative and management expenses of the organization.

Part X, Line 2:

The Organization is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the Organization qualifies for the charitable deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A) and has been classified as an organization other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(2). The Organization has not identified any uncertainties in federal or state income taxes for any open tax years as of December 31, 2023. The Organization is no longer subject to examinations by tax authorities for years before 2021. No authorities have commenced income tax examinations as of December 31, 2023.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	RegionTxt
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program services	TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services Provided	International development and training.	SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures	$74,461	RegionTotalExpendituresAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	1	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$74,461	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$74,461	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
cash	Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	1	$2,000	bank wire	cash value
cash	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$1,500	bank wire	cash value
cash	South America	1	$700	bank wire	cash value
Cash	Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)	1	$380	wire transfer	cash value
cash	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$1,000	wire transfer	cash value

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Organization monitors those funds by inviting participants to share written feedback on the funds used or provide receipts for the funds received to show they were used for the stated purpose.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Episcopal Diocese of Maine	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 4036	AddressLine1Txt
City	Portland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash Grant	$5,100	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	education	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	1	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a	The President, Vice-President, Secretary, Executive Director and Treasurer constitute the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has the responsibility of carrying out the directives of the Board of Directors and overseeing the functioning of the Foundation between Board meetings. The Board may, in its discretion appoint other members of the Board to the Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b	Form 990 is reviewed by the Board Treasurer and Executive Director prior to the distribution to the full Board of Directors for discussion before filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	The Goldy Play Foundation's Conflict of Interest policy covers directors, officers and members of a committee with Board-delegated powers. Annual disclosure of any conflicts of interest is required and monitored by the board's Secretary who is a member of the Executive Committee. Regular discussion at board meetings covers changes to board members relationships with the Foundation's programs. Board members who are 'interested parties' to any topic (i.e. Board members who are Godly Play trainers) are asked by the Secretary to excuse themselves from votes in which they have a conflict of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a	The Board Executive Committee reviews recommended compensation levels for comparable not-for-profit organizations, and negotiated a reasonable salary with the Executive Director. This was subsequently approved by the Board and is adjusted as necessary during quarterly reviews of financial performance and assessment of the Executive Director's ongoing performance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Available on request
Form 990 Part XII, line 2c	The Organization has a Finance Committee that duties include "oversees selection and review of annual audit". This committee is comprised of members of the board of directors who meet and report to the board.