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American Gaming Association at a glance

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American Gaming Association

With membership representing every corner of the gaming industry, the aga serves as the industry's champion across the country by advocating on consequential industry issues.

$460k
Granted FY2024still arriving
10
Grants FY2024still arriving
7
States reached
$200k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Recreation & Sports$435kPhilanthropy$225kPublic Benefit$223kPublic Safety & Disaster$215kEducation$161kHealth$140kCommunity Improvement$128kArts & Culture$95kOther$0
02FY2024 · 10 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 10 grants below total $449,030, the rows itemized in this filing. The $459,880 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $10,850 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k2 grants · $11k
  • $10k–50k5 grants · $88k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $350k
$25,000
Median grant
7
States reached
$37M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NO SLOTS ON MAIN STREET$200,000
JCM FOUNDATION$75,000
PLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLC$75,000
ATTORNEY GENERAL ALLIANCE$30,000
GLOBAL GAMING WOMEN$25,000
ASSOCIATION OF STATE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES$13,000
A SAFER VIRGINIA$10,000
WORLD GOLF FOUNDATION$10,000
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC$5,880
THE TORCH RELAY FOR CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS$5,150
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY17–17, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%COVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

MA
NV
CA
VA
MD
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

75%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.3M · 13 repeat orgs$441k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2024, 6 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
21

Total granted

$1.3M
$347k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+25%
+76%

Still filing today

92%
86%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 79% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $94k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
PhilanthropyEducationPublic BenefitCommunity ImprovementCivil RightsArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • GG
    GLOBAL GAMING WOMEN CHARITABLE EDUCATION
    8× · 2017–2024 · $200k · revenue +588%
  • CO
    Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance
    6× · 2017–2024 · $155k · revenue +223%
  • IC
    International Center for Responsible Gaming
    2× · 2018–2020 · $113k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • G
    GOFUNDMEORGgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $100k · revenue +719%
  • JG
    JCMAGA GOLF CLASSIC
    one grant, 2017 · $50k
  • AC
    AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INC
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +6%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Gas Association

American gas association's (the association) mission is to develop and advocate for informed, innovative, and durable policy that fulfills our nation's energy needs, environmental aspirations and economic potential. we are committed to…

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2
National Association for College Admission Counseling

Empowering college admission counseling professionals through education, advocacy, and community.

Education
3
National Association of Corporate Directors

We empower directors and transform boards to be future ready.

Public Benefit
4
Aca International

Aca international contributes to the success of its members, the positive reputation of the industry and the health of the economy. we accomplish this by 1) being the comprehensive, knowledge-based resource for the credit and collection…

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5
American Culinary Federation Inc

Promoting excellence, education, professionalism and collegiality in the culinary profession

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6
Association of Washington Cities

The association of washington cities builds connections between our state's diverse cities and towns, while providing our members with the support needed to thrive through delivery of data-driven education, nationally recognized pooling…

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7
Council for Court Excellence

Council for court excellence's (cce's) mission is to bring people together to conduct research, educate, and advocate to make d.c.'s unique legal systems more just, equitable, and accountable to the community.

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8
Commission On Presidential Debates

Organize general election presidential and vice-presidential debates

Civil Rights
9
National Association of College and University Attorneys

To advance the practice of higher education attorneys for the benefit of the institutions they serve.

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10
Council for National Policy

To provide information about public policy and national policy alternatives to leaders in business, government, religion, and academia.

Public Benefit
11
Washington Society of Certified Public a

We are a community of cpas and financial professionals cultivating authentic relationships, unique learning experiences, and purposeful advocacy for our future.

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12
American Foreign Service Association

American foreign service association (afsa) is both the principal advocate for the long-term institutional wellbeing of the professional career foreign service and responsible for safeguarding the interest of afsa members. (continued on…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union; the most unlike its peers is The Jcm Foundation. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

32 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 32 of the 37 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
32/32
Grantees still filing
25/32
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

No Slots on Main Street: $400,000 · OtherNo Slots on Main StreetAmericans for Tax Reform: $125,500 · OtherAmericans for Tax ReformPLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLC: $75,000 · OtherPLUS COMMUNICATIONS LLCJCMAGA GOLF CLASSIC: $50,000 · OtherJCMAGA GOLF CLASSICUS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION: $45,000 · OtherSAFER VIRGINIA ACTION FUND: $41,500 · Other+17 more: $192,750 · Other+17 moreTHE JCM FOUNDATION: $125,000 · PhilanthropyTHE JCM FOUNDATIONInternational Center for Responsible Gaming: $112,500 · PhilanthropyInternational Center …GOFUNDMEORG: $100,000 · PhilanthropyGOFUNDMEORGGLOBAL GAMING WOMEN CHARITABLE EDUCATION: $200,000 · Public Safety & DisasterGLOBAL GAMIN…Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance: $155,000 · EducationConference…UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC: $5,880 · Education+1 more: $5,000 · EducationCOUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE: $40,000 · Public BenefitAMERICAN CONSERVATIVE UNION INC: $25,000 · Public BenefitAMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL: $12,000 · Public BenefitASSOCIATION OF STATE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES: $13,000 · Community ImprovementCONSUMER ACTION FOR A STRONG ECONOMY INC: $10,000 · Community ImprovementNational District Attorneys Association: $10,000 · Community ImprovementTHE TORCH RELAY FOR CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK INC: $27,656 · Health
Other$929,750Philanthropy$337,500Public Safety & Disaster$200,000Education$165,880Public Benefit$77,000Community Improvement$33,000Health$27,656

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNo Slots on Main Street: $400,000 over 2y, 67% of budgetGLOBAL GAMING WOMEN CHARITABLE EDUCATION: $200,000 over 8y, 11% of budgetConference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance: $155,000 over 6y, 0.5% of budgetAmericans for Tax Reform: $125,500 over 5y, 0.4% of budgetTHE JCM FOUNDATION: $125,000 over 2y, 21% of budgetInternational Center for Responsible Gaming: $112,500 over 2y, 5.0% of budgetUS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION: $45,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOUNCIL FOR CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE: $40,000 over 3y, 7.1% of budgetTHE TORCH RELAY FOR CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK INC: $27,656 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetCOMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Greater Las Vegas Chamber of Commerc: $22,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetWORLD GOLF FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetDESTINATIONS & TRAVEL FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetCongressional Award Foundation: $15,000 over 3y, 0.8% of budgetVICE PRESIDENT'S RESIDENCE FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetASSOCIATION OF STATE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES: $13,000 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetNATIONAL SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 2.6% of budgetCONSUMER ACTION FOR A STRONG ECONOMY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 5.0% of budgetNational District Attorneys Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE FOUNDATION INC: $5,880 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $5,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCOVENANT HOUSE WASHINGTON DC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS INSTITUTE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE MOUNT VERNON LADIES' ASSOCIATION OF THE UNION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Pharmaceutical Resear…Fidelity Investments …
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaDC17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 1 of 1Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization American Gaming Association funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from American Gaming Association. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 30%5%19%42%75%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 3%
  • University of Maryland Baltimore Foundation Inc: 3% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
3get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 37 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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