Games for Change Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Games for change learnstudent challengegames for change learn's flagship program, the games for change student challenge, is a national game design competition that invites youth to create digital games about issues impacting their communities. The program uses youth interest in video games to develop coding and digital design skills, as well as problem solving, collaboration, creativity, and other critical 21st century skills. The challenge is also a platform for amplifying student voices, empowering young people to imagine creative solutions to social problems, and to see themselves as engaged citizens and changemakers. Since its launch in 2015, the challenge has to date benefited over 900 educators and 50,000 youth, primarily students in title i public schools serving low-income communities. Almost half of participating students are female, more than 60% are students of color, and many are special needs students.game plangame plan is an intensive professional development experience for museum and stem educators focused on adding more game-like learning experiences to out-of-school-time programs. Educators in museums across the u.s. Are now adapting what they learn into their curricula in innovative and creative ways and are forging a community of practice as they collaborate on new programs. Game exchangegame exchange is a state department-funded virtual exchange program that uses global youth interest in video games to connect teens in the u.s., bahrain, israel, and the united arab emirates. With the help of their teachers, teens form international "game studios," collaborate to design games based on the united nations sustainable development goals.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 81.9%; rating input score 82
• Program expense ratio: 78.9%; rating input score 79
• Fundraising efficiency: $5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.8%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.08; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.98; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 16.5%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 13.8% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings