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GAME KNIGHTS INC
New York, NY · EIN 264115684 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE P30 · Human Services · Micro (<$100K) · gameknights.org
revenue
$3K
expenses
$820
net assets
$594K
employees
0
program ratio
100%
mission · from form 990

THE CORPORATION SHALL PROVIDE TOYS, FUNDING SUPPORT & OTHER AID TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN & FAMILIES & SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF OTHER REFIEF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SIMIAR SERVICES.

profile · synthesized from sources

Game Knights provides electronic entertainment devices such as video game consoles, controllers, iPods, and DVDs to children recovering in hospitals. The organization aims to reduce boredom, sadness, and loneliness during hospitalization by delivering games and media directly to pediatric patients. It operates through local chapters and supports children in hospitals across the United States.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Game Distribution Program
Delivers video game consoles, controllers, iPods, DVDs, and DVD players to children in hospitals to provide entertainment during recovery.
Game Knights Chapters
Local volunteer chapters organize donations and deliveries to children’s hospitals in their regions, including events in New York, California, and the Hamptons.
Holiday Donation Events
Seasonal campaigns where volunteers distribute games and devices to children’s hospitals during the winter holidays.
activities · 3 groups

What they do

  • Recreational and Emotional Support Programs for Children with Serious Illnesses 1 activity
    • Distributes electronic devices to children in hospitals
      Provides video games, consoles, controllers, iPods, DVDs, and DVD players to children in hospitals to engage and distract them during recovery. This program targets pediatric patients and aims to support emotional well-being through entertainment.
  • Holiday and Seasonal Essentials Distribution 1 activity
    • Provides toys and material aid to underprivileged children and families
      Distributes toys and other forms of direct support to underprivileged children and families, including funding for essential needs. This includes both in-kind donations and financial assistance aimed at improving quality of life.
  • Nonprofit Capacity Building Services 1 activity
    • Supports relief organizations serving underprivileged children and families
      Builds capacity and supports the operations of other nonprofit organizations that deliver services to underprivileged children and families, enhancing their ability to fulfill their missions through collaborative aid and resource sharing.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$3K
Contributions & grants$00%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$3K100%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$820
Program expenses100%
Admin / overhead0%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$0
Grants paid out$820
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$594K
Cash$202K
Investments$392K
Liabilities$0
Net assets$594K
Liquid reserves8694.4 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +15.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 3
  • ALLISON LUTNICK — DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT
  • Danny Salinas — DIRECTOR AND TREASURER AND ASS
  • EDITH LUTNICK — DIRECTOR
relationships · 11

Who they work with

  • Bellevue Hospital Partner — Site of Game Knights visit in April 2013.
  • Hospital for Special Surgery Partner — Site of Game Knights volunteer visits in December 2014.
  • Komansky Center for Children's Health at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center Partner — Site of Game Knights visit in December 2012.
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Partner — Site of Game Knights volunteer visits in May 2014.
  • Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital Partner — Site of Game Knights visit.
  • Other relief organizations Partner — Supports efforts of other relief organizations providing similar services to underprivileged children and families.
  • St. Charles Pediatric Rehabilitation Hospital Partner — Recipient of Game Knights visits and donations in both June and December 2015.
  • St. Mary's Hospital for Children Partner — Recipient of Game Knights device donations and visits.
  • Starlight Children's Foundation Partner — Collaborated with Game Knights at a holiday party event in December 2013.
  • Stony Brook Children's Hospital Partner — Recipient of Game Knights holiday donations and visits, including annual events in the Hamptons.
  • UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital Partner — Recipient of Game Knights donations, including first distribution in August 2013 and a holiday donation in December 2014.
strategies · 2

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Direct Material Aid and Partner Network Distribution
    methodology: direct_material_aid_and_partner_support
    By distributing toys and material aid directly to underprivileged children and families while also supporting peer relief organizations, we expand access and impact because leveraging partner networks extends reach beyond direct service capacity.
  • Recreational Distraction for Emotional Well-being
    methodology: recreational_distraction
    By providing recreational electronic devices to hospitalized children, we improve their emotional well-being during recovery because engaging distractions mitigate stress and foster positive psychological states in clinical settings.