Gamers Outreach Foundation

Analysis

Gamers Outreach Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Gamers Outreach Foundation reported income of $2.6m and spending of $3.5m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.6m (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Gamers Outreach Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Torah Encounters Inc ($2.6m), Boys and Girls Clubs of Chaffee County ($2.6m) and Boy Scouts of America ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 115% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $357k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $889k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $865k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 18 employees.