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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHILDS PLAY.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,178,889
Total expenses
$3,771,758
Contributions and grants received
$3,628,455
Grants paid
$2,343,143
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$560,669
Other revenue
-$10,235
Total assets, end of year
$15,114,514
Total liabilities, end of year
$781,444
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,333,070
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,071,422
Management and general expenses
$369,809
Fundraising expenses
$330,527
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,071,422

Program services were 81.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $197,877

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,430,578

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $163,434

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $469,278 · excluded $469,278

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,521,175

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,429,784

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $91,391

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $91,391 · excluded $91,391

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $73,443

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $197,877

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $123,632

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$50,189 · excluded -$50,189

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $4,060

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $3,178

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $882 · unrelated business $882

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $73,796

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $34,724

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $39,072 · unrelated business $39,072

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,119,943 · program services $2,119,943

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $223,200 · program services $223,200

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $144,470 · program services $36,118 · management and general $72,235 · fundraising $36,117

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $449,639 · program services $272,423 · management and general $110,692 · fundraising $66,524

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,534 · program services $10,626 · management and general $1,277 · fundraising $5,631

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $76,822 · program services $40,079 · management and general $12,128 · fundraising $24,615

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $46,530 · program services $24,275 · management and general $8,097 · fundraising $14,158

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,478 · program services $750 · management and general $728

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,000 · management and general $26,000

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $116,228 · management and general $116,228

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $215,505 · program services $139,902 · fundraising $75,603

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $124,137 · program services $68,332 · management and general $4,443 · fundraising $51,362

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $60,757 · program services $49,355 · management and general $10,935 · fundraising $467

  • 17 · Travel

    total $74,609 · program services $63,011 · management and general $1,571 · fundraising $10,027

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,457 · management and general $3,457

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,094 · program services $8,320 · management and general $1,849 · fundraising $925

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $57,674 · program services $15,088 · fundraising $42,586

  • 24b · Other expenses: ONLINE RETAIL FEES

    total $2,160 · fundraising $2,160

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES, LICENSES & PERMI

    total $465 · management and general $169 · fundraising $296

  • 24d · Other expenses: WAREHOUSING EXPENSE

    total $56 · fundraising $56

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $536,401 · end of year $271,223

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,480,240 · end of year $1,947,105

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $19

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $86,215 · end of year $192,073

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $8,279 · end of year $8,013

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $261,109 · end of year $109,451

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $20,588 · end of year $27,796

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $15,036

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,926

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $11,567 · end of year $8,110

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $7,883,993 · end of year $8,834,406

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $4,376,005 · end of year $3,642,058

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $131,461 · end of year $74,260

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $70,095 · end of year $65,701

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $879,394 · end of year $639,045

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $16,957 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $17,408 · end of year $7,706

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $129,974 · end of year $68,992

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,657,831 · end of year $14,272,830

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $29,199 · end of year $60,240

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CHILD'S PLAY SEEKS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND TEENS IN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS AND OTHER CHILD WELFARE FACILITIES THROUGH THE KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY OF THE GAMER COMMUNITY AND THE POWER OF PLAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHILD'S PLAY IMPROVES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY.

  • STARTED BY THE FOUNDERS OF PENNY ARCADE, INC., MIKE KRAHULIK AND JERRY HOLKINS IN 2003 UNITING THE GAMING COMMUNITY AND HIGHLIGHTING THE GOOD IN THE INDUSTRY WHEN GAMERS GIVE BACK! FOCUSING ON HELPING IMPROVE THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE, CHILD'S PLAY WORKS CLOSELY WITH CHILD LIFE DEPARTMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THEIR TECHNOLOGY NEEDS, PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO GAMING ROADBLOCKS AND SUPPORT THEIR HOSPITALS PROGRAM WITH IN-KIND AND CASH CONTRIBUTIONS. WE SUPPORT MORE THAN 190 HOSPITALS AND IMPACT MORE THAN 1 MILLION KIDS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $3,071,422 · Grants $2,343,143

  • IN RECENT YEARS, CHILD'S PLAY HAS HEAVILY FOCUSED ON GAMING AND TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS. THESE POSITIONS INSIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS HAVE PROVEN TO ENHANCE THE PATIENTS EXPERIENCE WHILE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT IS INCLUSIVE AROUND GAMING. THESE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS PROMOTE IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY TO HELP PROVIDE DISTRACTION DURING PROCEDURES. THIS CAN HELP KIDS GET HOME SOONER AND HEAL QUICKER. CHILD'S PLAY HAS FUNDED 49 OF THESE POSITIONS TO DATE THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS AND CONTINUES TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL DONOR/SPONSOR SUPPORT TO GROW THIS PROGRAM. THESE GRANTS ALLOW THE HOSPITAL TO SUPPORT THIS NEW POSITION IN 2 TO 3 YEARS.

  • WE KNOW NOT ALL CLINICIANS AND CARETAKERS IN AND OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL SETTING ARE GAMERS. WE WANT TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AT AND SHOW THEM THE BENEFITS OF GAMING AND POWER OF PLAY. THAT'S WHY CHILD'S PLAY CREATED THE THERAPEUTIC VIDEO GAME GUIDE A TOOL TO RECOMMEND VIDEO GAMES FOR CHILDREN BASED ON THEIR SYMPTOMS. THE GAMES AE CURATED BY RESEARCHERS AT CIRCANA GROUP, L.P., A MARKET-LEADING VIDEO GAME RESEARCH FIRM, IN COLLABORATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHERS AT UCSD. THIS GUIDE WAS DESIGNED AS A QUICK REFERENCE TO HELP CARETAKERS QUICKLY SELECT GAMES FOR THEIR PATIENTS.

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elaine Chase

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Krahulik

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mike Hayes

    TREASURER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Asher Marks

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Talon Beesch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carla Barrentine

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Deb Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tim Donnelly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Mateo Messina

    BOARD MEMBER (OUTGOING)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Travis Eriksen

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $144,470
    From this org
    $136,050
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,420
    Hours/week
    40

  • Kirsten Carlile

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $151,890
    From this org
    $123,875
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,015
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $123,875
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,955
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,060
    Filer's total
    $151,890

  • Angie Kelleher

    DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $111,652
    From this org
    $106,823
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,829
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202511359349316056

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