Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
40 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Susanna Pollack’s $216K as President & Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susanna Pollack | $216,486 | $261,030 | $235,045 | $192,206 | $212,669 |
| Arana Shapiro | $174,677 | $196,330 | $176,521 | $145,452 | $131,296 |
| Leah Beth Hirsch | $120,776 | $131,231 | — | — | — |
| Kimberly Thompson-Almanzor | $120,526 | $128,902 | $102,007 | — | — |
| Tania Hack | $110,305 | $119,309 | $103,805 | — | — |
| Alana Selkowitz | — | $113,265 | — | — | — |
| Devin Young | — | $101,995 | — | — | — |
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
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II4 listed
Programs and updates
Empowers game creators to drive real-world change through learning and community improvement.
Questions for Games for Change INC
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Eventsfestivalthe organization produces the games for change festival (the "festival"), which is the biggest gaming event in new york city. It brings together leaders from government, corporations, civil society, media, academia and the gaming industry to explore the increasing real-world impact of digital games as an agent for social…
Eventsfestivalthe organization produces the games for change festival (the "festival"), which is the biggest gaming event in new york city. It brings together leaders from government, corporations, civil society, media, academia and the gaming industry to explore the increasing real-world impact of digital games as an agent for social…
Other projects & programsconsulting and workshopsthe organization offers a suite of services to guide organizations and individuals that are actively pursuing computer and video games to further their public, philanthropic or academic mission.
Other projects & programsconsulting and workshopsthe organization offers a suite of services to guide organizations and individuals that are actively pursuing computer and video games to further their public, philanthropic or academic mission.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $3.8M | $4.6M | −$801K | −$994K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $5.1M | $5.3M | −$208K | −$194K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $4.4M | $4.5M | −$29K | $14K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $31K | $43K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $2.2M | $2.1M | $67K | $12K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (1 part)
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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