Game Academy

Analysis

Game Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Rafael, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Game Academy reported income of $146k and spending of $174k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $232k to $146k (-37%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Game Academy sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camas Prairie Trapshooting Association Inc ($146k), Steven M Sorenson Foundation ($146k) and Human Restoration Project ($146k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1,954 against liabilities of $149k, net assets of -$147k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.