FREE2PLAY ACADEMY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $204K · expenses $164K · assets $91K

EIN
46-2223065
Address
5353 WEST US 223 SUITE B, ADRIAN, MI 49221-8901
Website
WWW.F2PACADEMY.COM
NTEE code
O50
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
August 2014 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

TEACHING MOVEMENT LITERACY TO KIDS OF ALL ABILITIES THROUGH A DYNAMIC, ONLINE PROGRAM THAT TEACHES, CHALLENGES AND ENCOURAGES. THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES THE PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES CREATING A LOGICAL PROGRESSION OF HUMAN MOVEMENTS FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX. IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO COMBAT THE GROWING EPIDEMIC OF PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, OBESITY, DIABETES AND DEPRESSION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. ITS STRUCTURE IS BUILT ON ENGAGING, ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING "MATRIX PLAYS". MOVEMENTS AND SKILLS EVOLVE THROUGH A SERIES OF PROGRESSIVE VIDEO LESSION PLANS CRAFTED TO FACILITATE SUCCESS FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES. FREE2PLAY HAS THE CALLING AND PROMISE TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY EMPOWERING BODIES, ENGAGING MINDS AND ENRICHING THE SPIRITS OF ALL CHILDREN TO BE FREE TO PLAY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 11 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Doug Gray TREASURER2019-2024 0 $0 reported 6
Gary Gray PRESIDENT2014-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Dr Kyle Griffith TRUSTEE2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Evan Gutierrez TRUSTEE2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
John Maguire EXECUTIVE DI2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sheila Schwartz-Rivait TRUSTEE2021-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Sam Skeels TRUSTEE2019-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Sheila Schwartz (former) TRUSTEE2019-2020 0 $0 reported 15
Bradley Gray (former) SEC/TREAS2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Cynthia Gray (former) DIRECTOR2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Douglas Gray (former) VICE PRESIDE2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOUG GRAY TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $06
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0$0$0 $02
DR KYLE GRIFFITH TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
EVAN GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN MAGUIRE EXECUTIVE DI0 $0$0$0 $01
SHEILA SCHWARTZ-RIVAIT TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $02
SAM SKEELS TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
DOUG GRAY TREASURER0 $0-- $06
SHEILA SCHWARTZ-RIVAIT TRUSTEE0 $0-- $02
SAM SKEELS TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
EVAN GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
DR KYLE GRIFFITH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGUIRE EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
2022 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
DOUG GRAY TREASURER0 $0-- $06
SHEILA SCHWARTZ-RIVAIT TRUSTEE0 $0-- $02
SAM SKEELS TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
EVAN GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
DR KYLE GRIFFITH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGUIRE EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
DOUG GRAY TREASURER0 $0-- $06
SHEILA SCHWARTZ-RIVAIT TRUSTEE0 $0-- $02
SAM SKEELS TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
EVAN GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
DR KYLE GRIFFITH TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGUIRE EXECUTIVE DI0 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
DOUG GRAY TREASURER0 $0-- $06
SHEILA SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $015
SAM SKEELS TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
EVAN GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGUIRE SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
DOUG GRAY TREASURER0 $0-- $06
SHEILA SCHWARTZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $015
SAM SKEELS TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
EVAN GUTIERREZ TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
JOHN MAGUIRE SECRETARY/TR0 $0-- $01
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
BRADLEY GRAY SEC/TREAS0 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA GRAY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DOUGLAS GRAY VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
2017 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
BRADLEY GRAY SEC/TREAS0 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA GRAY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DOUGLAS GRAY VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
2016 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT0 $0-- $02
BRADLEY GRAY SEC/TREAS0 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA GRAY DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DOUGLAS GRAY VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
2015 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT5 $0-- $02
BRADLEY GRAY SEC/TREAS2 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA GRAY DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DOUGLAS GRAY VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GARY GRAY PRESIDENT2 $0-- $02
BRADLEY GRAY SEC/TREAS2 $0-- $01
CYNTHIA GRAY DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DOUGLAS GRAY VP2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$204,259$164,129 $90,641$90,641 $204,259$0 -0-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,324$59,393 $50,511$50,511 $63,324- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,400$66,877 $46,579$46,579 $41,400- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$68,452$40,257 $72,058$72,058 $66,562- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$70,655$70,074 $43,862$43,862 $64,655- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,348$45,419 $43,281$43,281 $76,348- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$76,348$45,419 $43,281$43,281 $76,348- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,800$50,479 $12,352$12,352 $1,800- ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50,450$74,211 $61,030$61,030 $50,450- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,120$42,853 $84,791$84,791 $61,120- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,314$58,978 $66,524$66,524 $67,314- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,464$1,277 $58,187$58,187 $59,464- ---

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Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $88,700 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2024 4$74,700 2024$20,000
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JULIE AND KIRK COUSINS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FREE2PLAY ACADEMY INC” 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2016 1$3,000 2016$3,000
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JEFFREY ROBIDEAU FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FREE2PLAY ACADEMY INC” 2015 1$1,000 2015$1,000
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GRAND HAVEN YOUNG BUCS ATHLETICS INCMIO50 $188,930$167,090 President$4,920 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
BEYOND THE CITYMIO50 $198,860$56,388 Board Vice Chair$14,070 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
RISE ABOVEMIO50 $233,720$234,103 EXECUTIVE DI$75,000 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
FOSTERING A LEGACYMIO50 $223,911$82,546 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CAMP SKYWILDMIO50 $226,039$205,754 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
NISSI NETWORKMIO50 $178,669$160,531 DIRECTOR$23,973 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
UNITED MENTORING PROGRAMMIO50 $201,611$183,324 Secretary$9,375 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
DETROIT IMPACT INCMIO50 $201,568$191,087 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
SANFORD YOUTH SPORTSMIO50 $191,287$192,534 President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
HOLLY AREA COMMUNITY COALITIONMIO50 $202,250$195,086 Director$56,850 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
DOCK MINISTRIESMIO50 $184,163$175,661 DIRECTOR$54,459 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
YOUNG NATIONMIO50 $245,970$239,731 executive director$62,400 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
HANGAR YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTERMIO50 $178,593$176,714 Youth Director/Building Manager$50,769 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
THE ROCK OF KINGSLEY INCMIO50 $229,371$196,961 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$21,158 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
TAFL YOUTH SPORTSMIO50 $197,143$216,232 Presidnet$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
CAUGHT UPMIO50 $185,400$162,150 CEO$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN YOUTH OF UKRAINIAN DESCENTMIO50 $194,951- President$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
IM SAVING MYSELFMIO50 $186,223$200,799 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code O50, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,348,55539 162016–2024 STILL GOT GAME FOUNDATION INC; MOSAIC INTERFAITH YOUTH ACTION INC; MONARCH ACADEMY; RISE ABOVE and 12 more
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$659,64327 92013–2024 CINNAMONGIRL INC; MOSAIC INTERFAITH YOUTH ACTION INC; CAUGHT UP; I BELIEVE IN ME INC and 5 more
KRESGE FOUNDATION Private foundation$468,2009 22016–2023 YOUNG NATION; DETROIT IMPACT INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $164,129 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: management $100,000-$100,000- 60.9%
Fees: other services $59,288$59,288-- 36.1%
Fees: legal $4,041-$4,041- 2.5%
Fees: accounting $677-$677- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $123$123-- 0.1%
Total$164,129100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $59,393 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $58,747 98.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $646 1.1%
Total$59,393100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $66,877 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $62,751 93.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,126 6.2%
Total$66,877100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $40,257 spent · pay $30,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,000 74.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,199 20.4%
Fees to independent contractors $1,872 4.7%
Printing, publications, postage $186 0.5%
Total$40,257100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $70,074 spent · pay $50,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $50,000 71.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,206 16.0%
Fees to independent contractors $8,868 12.7%
Total$70,074100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $45,419 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $29,830 65.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,524 34.2%
Printing, publications, postage $65 0.1%
Total$45,419100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $50,479 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $40,282 79.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,197 20.2%
Total$50,479100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $74,211 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $63,916 86.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,295 13.9%
Total$74,211100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $42,853 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $32,657 76.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,196 23.8%
Total$42,853100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $58,978 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $48,455 82.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,523 17.8%
Total$58,978100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $1,277 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,277 100.0%
Total$1,277100%

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Trademarks

5 US trademarks, 5 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
PUMP & PRAISE859677202013-06-24Registration cancelledTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
PLAY-IT-FORWARD859677102013-06-24Registered and renewedTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
MOVEMENT LITERACY859667992013-06-21Registered and renewedTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
FREE2PLAY859667912013-06-21Registered and renewedTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03
FREE2PLAY ACADEMY859667622013-06-21Registration cancelledTRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03

The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).

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