Source: Gamasutra
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Charitable organisation Get-Well Gamers Foundation was founded in 2001 as a way to supply gaming consoles to children in hospitals. Over the past five years, the charity has expanded from two hospitals, to 41 hospitals across 26 states – a 25% increase in their network in the past year alone.
This is largely attributable to foundation being recognised and certified as a non-profit charity by the IRS in 2005, something the organisation’s president, Ryan Sharpe, suggests is “like a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket”, since “people and companies can write off their donations on their taxes”. Sharpe notes that he hopes for the foundation’s growth to continue in this fashion, and is aiming for a 10:1 patient to console ratio over the next five years in hospitals in Get-Well Gamers’ network.
