Game Meets Game Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872188392
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Silver Springs, MD, USA
Phone
2403508788
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Education N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$295,966
Expenses
$219,323
Assets
$64,356
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Monica Poulard-Hawkins (President & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • Monica Poulard-Hawkins (President & CEO): $58,253 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Mission of Game Meets Game is to change the status quo in the STEAM space by being the bridge between traditional industry needs and the potential workforce.

What it reported doing in 2024

Raise awareness and end stigma of mental health via a 2024 Super Bowl media campaign reaching 14 million viewers. Since its 2021 founding, Game Meets Game has achieved results that demonstrate economic and social return. 1. 3 Future-Ready Cohorts launched, achieving a 75% job or paid internship placement rate within 12 months. 2. First industry-standard esports arena built at an HBCU, unlocking new revenue streams and STEM-career pipelines. 3. Female Law Scholars Program launched, accelerating career entry, homeownership, & civic engagement for emerging women leaders. 4. 25+ industry mentors embedded across our learning ecosystems. 5. $1.5+M in partnered in-kind value through technology access, infrastructure, & tools. 6. 5x to 10X ROI potential measured across pilot markets when cultural currency & workforce strategy are integrated. 7. Active pilots in 2 U.S. cities

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 93% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 50
  • Sustainability: 53
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 67.4%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 91%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $3.26 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 25
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Fail
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 25.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.29; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 26.6%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 67.4% of revenue deployed · 91% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 2 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $200K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $58K · 3 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $115K reported
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 5 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 13/100.