Games For Change

Games for Change is a movement and community of practice dedicated to using digital games for social change. An individual game may also be referred to as a “game for change” if it is produced by this community or shares its ideals.

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 26-2623362
Most Recent Filing: 2024
Budget (2024): Assets: $367,401 Revenue: $3,771,918 Expenses: $4,572,598

Games for Change is a movement and community of practice dedicated to using digital games for social change. An individual game may also be referred to as a “game for change” if it is produced by this community or shares its ideals.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2024 $367,401 $3,771,918 $4,572,598 View
2023 $323,916 $5,085,164 $5,292,946 View
2022 $1,412,789 $4,442,749 $4,471,592 View
2021 $620,574 $3,036,460 $3,005,497 View
2020 $584,010 $2,198,562 $2,131,188 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

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Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 15

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Susanna PollackPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$220,243
Arana ShapiroMANAGING DIRECTOR$177,290
Leah Beth HirschSNR DIRECTOR PROGRAMS$122,563
Kimberly Thompson-AlmanzorSNR DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT$122,303
Tania HackSNR DIRECTOR PROGRAMS$111,960

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $7,804,051
  • Number of Grants: 106
  • Number of Funders: 46

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$443,0002024 ImpactAssetsGENERAL SUPPORT
$380,0002024 Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic ArtTo support a research study that investigates Muslim stereotypes in video games
$363,8002022 The Aspen InstituteSTEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
$250,0002024 TIDES FOUNDATIONHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$250,0002024 Dalio Foundation IncTO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS
$250,0002022 TIDES FOUNDATIONHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$200,0002024 ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INCPROJECT SUPPORT – CHARITABLE
$200,0002024 Telescope FundGENERAL SUPPORT
$194,9202020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$185,0002023 TIDES FOUNDATIONHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$150,0002023 ImpactAssetsGENERAL SUPPORT
$130,2172023 The Aspen InstituteSTEVENS INITIATIVE VIRTUAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
$130,0422021 The Aspen InstituteSTEVENS INITIATIVE CULTURAL EXCHANGE
$125,0002022 Best Buy FoundationThe Career Pathways in Games program will enable teens to acquire essential technical and workforce-readiness skills needed for success in college and 21ST-century careers, especially in the games industry and related tech jobs. The program also inspires students to express themselves by creating original games on social issues, becoming confident digital creators and communicators.
$112,5002023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$100,0002024 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR A PROGRAM TO EQUIP INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO EFFECTIVELY TEACH OTHERS FOUNDATION TECH KNOWLEDGE, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES, AND ABILITY TO MENTOR AND SUPPORT LEARNERS
$100,0002023 Hasbro Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT
$100,0002023 The Hassenfeld Family FoundationUnrestricted
$100,0002022 National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES
$100,0002022 Hasbro Foundation IncGRANT
$75,0002023 ROCKEFELLER FAMILY FUND INCPROJECT SUPPORT – CHARITABLE
$75,0002023 Hasbro Foundation IncPROGRAM SUPPORT
$65,0002023 Entertainment Software AssociationSPONSOR GAMES FOR CHANGE FESTIVAL
$53,0002024 The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR INTERACTIVE MIXED-REALITY DOCUMENTARY "IMPULSE"
$52,0742021 TIDES FOUNDATIONHEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES

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