Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1995.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Who runs it and what they're paid
24 people listed on the 990; $6.7M paid to officers and key staff.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Pierre-Louis | $1,701,985 | $1,561,485 | $1,566,177 | $1,491,953 | $1,294,809 | $1,237,750 |
| Patricia Vance | $1,157,251 | $1,095,203 | $1,046,021 | $1,001,822 | $939,146 | $906,160 |
| Michael Gallagher | — | — | — | — | — | $986,195 |
| Gina Vetere | $760,987 | $710,969 | $673,970 | $644,825 | $570,701 | $142,885 |
| Ana Molina | — | $608,000 | $474,537 | $451,076 | $443,665 | $408,160 |
| Michael O'Leary | — | — | $599,169 | $574,028 | $453,926 | — |
| Andrew Bowins | — | — | $396,447 | $572,945 | $559,667 | $488,160 |
| Christianna Barnhart | $572,534 | — | — | — | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Advocates for and protects the video game industry's global market.
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Legal, Legislative, and Public Affairs
Advocates for the first amendment and commercial interests of the video game industry before state and federal policymakers and the courts. Serves as the sole public relations interface between the video game industry and the media to inform the public of the civic, economic, technical, educational, and entertainment value of the video…
Ratings and Certification Programs (esrb & Iarc)
Administers an international age and content rating system that applies to interactive entertainment software across a variety of platforms and devices, providing reliable guidance to parents and consumers. Administers a privacy seal certification program designed to protect children's online privacy on video game company websites.
Intellectual Property Protection and Security
Protects intellectual property rights of member companies by establishing a number of enforcement programs aimed at combating intellectual property infringements.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $15.2M | $23.8M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $24.2M | $20.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.0M | $1.6M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $55.6M | $59.3M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $21.2M | $20.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $34.4M | $38.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $326K | |||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $419K | |||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $4.8M | |||
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $11.0M | |||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $599K | |||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $634K | |||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.2M | |||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $231K | |||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $52K | |||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $2.3M | |||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $111K | |||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $448K | |||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $592K | |||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $529K | |||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $1.8M | |||
| TravelLn 17 | $352K | |||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $170K | |||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $205K | |||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $434K | |||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $128K | |||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $8.0M | |||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1.2M | |||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $35.5M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest Viewing | $40.7M | $35.5M | $5.2M | $38.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $36.2M | $34.9M | $1.3M | $34.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $38.6M | $33.4M | $5.2M | $31.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $39.9M | $37.8M | $2.1M | $27.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $30.1M | $30.4M | −$274K | $26.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $40.5M | $42.7M | −$2.2M | $24.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $40,733,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $40,733,857 across 5 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,510,258 across 22 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $59,313,598 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,757,343 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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