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Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.

Glenmont, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 126189

Filed as GODFREY FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES, INC.

Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Glenmont, NY, registered since 2013, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 21, 2026.

13 years
registered since 2013
$182,520,893
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. located?

Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.'s principal office is in Glenmont, NY, according to its Form ADV.

Is Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 126189.

How much does Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. manage?

Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. reports $182,520,893 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 21, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $80,023,950 in the October 2021 data and $182,520,893 in the October 2026 data, up 128%. Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (350); high net worth individuals (45).

Which custodians does Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. use?

Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists National Financial Services LLC as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/126189

What changed in Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3. Regulatory assets under management went from $159,568,214 to $182,520,893 (+14%). Registered or notice-filed in PA.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated March 20, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$182,520,893

$182,520,893 as of October 2026, filing dated March 21, 2026.

Discretionary: $182,520,893.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 350 Assets $75,840,684 (42%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 45 Assets $106,442,373 (58%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $237,836 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
GODFREY FINANCIAL ASSOCIATES, INC.
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (13 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 3.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
LAMANHNJNYPATX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$80M 2021 $102M 2022 $101M 2023 $137M 2024 $160M 2025 $183M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$182,520,8933March 21, 2026
October 2025$159,568,2143February 17, 2025
October 2024$137,460,1194May 10, 2024
October 2023$101,121,4334January 24, 2023
October 2022$101,553,5232January 25, 2022
October 2021$80,023,9503February 1, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $80,023,950 in the October 2021 data and $182,520,893 in the October 2026 data, up 128%.

Total employees: 3 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 2 to 3.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $159,568,214 to $182,520,893 (+14%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in PA.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in CA.
  3. December 2025
    • Registered or notice-filed in NH, TX.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
godfreyfinancial.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. (CRD 126189): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/godfrey-financial-associates-inc-glenmont-ny-126189