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GameChanger Charity
Power of Play
A child playing during a hospital stay through a GameChanger program
Where your gift goes

Every dollar, accounted for.

You give because you believe a child in a hospital bed deserves joy. Here is exactly how your gift becomes that joy — the children reached, the outcomes we see, and the discipline we bring to your trust.

25,000+
children supported
250
hospitals across 5 continents
96%
of donations fund the mission
Our promise to you

Generosity deserves accountability.

GameChanger is powered almost entirely by volunteers, which means an unusually large share of every gift goes straight to the children we serve. We treat your donation the way we'd want ours treated: spent with care, measured for impact, and reported honestly. This page is our open book.

Where your gift goes

96 cents of every dollar reaches the mission.

For every $100 you give, roughly $96 funds programs that directly reach children and families — and just $4 keeps the lights on, the audits clean, and the next gift flowing.

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96% — Directly to the mission

Hospital game rooms, in-room technology, comfort gifts, therapeutic programs, and scholarships for children facing serious illness.

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4% — Operations & fundraising

The lean overhead — administration, financial oversight, and fundraising — that lets a volunteer-powered organization run responsibly.

What your gift buys

Gifts become moments — at the bedside.

Real, tangible ways your generosity shows up for a child on a hard day.

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A comfort gift

A care package that turns a frightening hospital day into one with a smile in it.

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Bedside technology

A console wheeled to the bed of a child who can't leave their room — play, delivered.

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A game room

A dedicated space that changes the mood of an entire pediatric unit.

A young patient holding a comfort gift delivered through GameChanger
A comfort gift at the bedside — one of thousands delivered to children in our partner hospitals.
The outcomes

Play isn't a distraction. It's part of healing.

Across our hospital network, care teams tell us the same thing: when children play, they cope better. Our programs are built — and increasingly studied — to ease the experience of serious illness for kids and the families beside them.

Lower stress, measurably

Our stress-reduction research studies how play reduces anxiety and pain in pediatric care, so we can do more of what works.

Families supported, not just patients

Family lounges and comfort programs reach the parents and siblings who never leave a child's side.

A sense of normalcy restored

Game rooms and teen spaces give kids a place to be kids again — control and joy in a setting that strips both away.

Futures rebuilt

Survivor scholarships help children carry their lives forward long after they leave the hospital.

A pediatric patient playing at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital through GameChanger
In their words

The people who see your gift work.

"Thanks to GameChanger, we created what we believe is the world's most advanced safe gaming network in any hospital—serving over 350 kids a day."

— Katy Welkie, CEO, Primary Children's Hospital

"The joy on our patients' faces when they receive a GameChanger gaming kit is unforgettable. It transforms their hospital stay, giving them a sense of normalcy and connection that medicine alone can't provide."

— Dr. Aisha Mbatha, Pediatric Oncologist, Johannesburg
Transparency

An open book, by design.

We're a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and we want your trust to rest on evidence — not on our word alone.

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501(c)(3) nonprofit

GameChanger Charity is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization under the Internal Revenue Code.

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EIN 26-3438815

Our federal Employer Identification Number — use it to verify us with the IRS or any charity-rating service.

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Tax-deductible

Your donation is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. We send a receipt for every gift.

Have a question about how we spend your gift, or want to see our financials? We'll answer plainly. Reach out and ask — transparency is the point.

— The GameChanger team
Make it count

Give today — and 96 cents on the dollar goes straight to a child.