The Game Academy is a non-profit organization committed to the social, emotional and academic success of learners of all ages through the use of tabletop role-playing games and live-action role play.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$44K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $29K a year · 14% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$44K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $179
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$149K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$146K
-25% vs prior year
Net assets
−$147K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$146K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$232K
FY2021$177K
FY2022$194K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$61K
Expenses
—
FY2023
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$236K
FY2021$232K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
−$147K
FY2023▼ -25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$23K
FY2021−$76K
FY2022−$117K
FY2023−$147K
FY2024−$138K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2016.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990-EZ; $44K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$43,954Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Herbert Holcomb’s $14K as Executive Dir. is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Herbert Holcomb$14,350$43,954$47,634——
Bert Holcomb———$44,768$41,418
Aaron Vanek————$1,650
Michael Azzolino——$1,000——

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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Programs and updates

Uses tabletop games to boost social, emotional, and academic success for all ages.

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1 program · $228K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Enrichment Gaming and Education Classes, Adventure Gaming Summer Camp and Content-Based Curricular Units for the classroom

$228Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$179

By the numbers

The FY2023 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$146K
Other income$146K
Owns and owes
−$147K
net assets
Liabilities$149K
People
10
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$146K
Total revenue$146K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$149K
Net assets−$147K
Operations
Employees20
Volunteers10
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $61K−$138K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $146K−$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $194K−$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 $177K$232K−$55K−$76K 990 PDF
FY2020 $232K$236K−$4K−$23K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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