Washington, D.C. · Public charity
Entertainment Software Association
The ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION serves as the voice and advocate for the video game industry. Our mission is to expand and protect the dynamic worldwide marketplace for video games and to enhance public trust in the industry.
- $746k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 10
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 89%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $310k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $25,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $75,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 9
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $59M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 89% of the organizations Entertainment Software Association funded were first-time grantees, receiving 90% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 10% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $230k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 10 | $310k | 40% |
| FY2024 | 9 | $255k | 89% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $230k | 33% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $160k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $165k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $76k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | $475,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance | $150,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Esa's Foundation | $75,700 | 1 | 9% |
| Games for Change Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 1% |
| State Legislative Leaders Foundation Inc | $60,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Congressional Award Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Americans for Tax Reform | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Senate Presidents' Forum Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc | $475,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance | $150,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Esa's Foundation | $75,700 | 1 | 9% |
| Games for Change Inc | $65,000 | 1 | 1% |
| State Legislative Leaders Foundation Inc | $60,200 | 1 | n/a |
| Ncsl Foundation for State Legislatures | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Congressional Award Foundation | $50,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Americans for Tax Reform | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Inc | $40,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Senate Presidents' Forum Inc | $40,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Take This Inc | $30,000 | 2 | 3% |
| Center Forward | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Faith and Politics Institute | $25,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Womens High Tech Coalition | $20,000 | 2 | 10% |
| Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation | $20,000 | 2 | 2% |
| Asian Pacific Amer InstitCongressional | $15,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Fpf Education and Innovation Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Women's Congressional Policy Institute | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Aidvantageus Dept Education | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Entertainment Software Association supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Ctia - the Wireless Association · Ncta - the Internet & Television Association · Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America · Consumer Technology Association · AARP · OpenRoad Foundation · Consumer Brands Association · National Association of Broadcasters · The Business Roundtable Inc · Motion Picture Association Inc · Edison Electric Institute Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
Compare Entertainment Software Association with peer funders
About Entertainment Software Association
- How much does Entertainment Software Association give?
- Entertainment Software Association reported 10 itemized grants totaling $310,200, out of $745,661 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 9 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does Entertainment Software Association fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Civil Rights (39%), Public Benefit (30%), Education (15%).
- Who are Entertainment Software Association's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc ($475k), Conference of Western Attorneys General AG Alliance ($150k), Esa's Foundation ($76k).
- Does Entertainment Software Association fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 89% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Entertainment Software Association?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Ctia - the Wireless Association, Ncta - the Internet & Television Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.
- Where is Entertainment Software Association based?
- Entertainment Software Association is based in DC.
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