International Age Rating Coalition
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
IARC PROVIDES A GLOBALLY STREAMLINED AGE CLASSIFICATION PROCESS FOR DIGITAL GAMES AND MOBILE APPS, HELPING TO ENSURE THAT TODAY'S DIGITAL CONSUMERS HAVE CONSISTENT ACCESS TO ESTABLISHED AND TRUSTED AGE RATINGS ACROSS GAME DEVICES TO HELP MAKE INFORMED CHOICES.
- Income
- $3.5 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $421,639, svp finance & operations
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- ADMINISTERED BY MANY OF THE WORLD'S GAME RATING AUTHORITIES, IARC SIMPLIFIES THE PROCESS BY WHICH GAME AND APP DEVELOPERS OBTAIN AGE RATINGS FROM DIFFERENT REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD. TO OBTAIN SUCH RATINGS, DEVELOPERS COMPLETE THE IARC QUESTIONNAIRE, WHICH IS PROGRAMMED WITH UNIQUE ALGORITHMS THAT GENERATE RATINGS REFLECTING EACH PARTICIPATING RATING AUTHORITY'S DISTINCT STANDARDS, ALONG WITH A GENERIC RATING FOR THE REST OF THE WORLD. THE IARC SYSTEM IS GOVERNED BY ITS PARTICIPATING RATING AUTHORITIES WHICH COLLECTIVELY REPRESENT REGIONS SERVING APPROXIMATELY 1.5 BILLION PEOPLE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2016.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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