Nonprofit · EIN 13-3768378
ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | 990 | $40,733,857 | $35,510,258 | $5,223,599 | $59,313,598 | $20,556,255 | $38,757,343 |
| March 31, 2024 | 990 | $36,153,336 | $34,902,280 | $1,251,056 | $55,591,967 | $21,155,942 | $34,436,025 |
| March 31, 2023 | 990 | $38,588,407 | $33,358,333 | $5,230,074 | $48,093,920 | $16,186,610 | $31,907,310 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $36,614,556
- Investment income
- $3,376,245
- Royalties
- $743,056
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,475,198
- Other revenue
- $743,056
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $745,661
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,819,280
- Other salaries and wages
- $11,021,302
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,231,697
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $231,318
- Accounting fees
- $51,773
- Occupancy
- $1,820,586
- Travel
- $351,902
- Depreciation
- $433,686
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $55,591,967
- Total assets, end of year
- $59,313,598
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,556,255
- Net assets, end of year
- $38,757,343
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,607,624
- Publicly traded securities
- $20,717,841
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $38,757,343
- Gross receipts
- $78,511,260
- Employees
- 99
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1994
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $1,701,985 | $71,654 |
| PATRICIA VANCE | PRESIDENT - ESRB Key employee | 40 | $1,157,251 | $42,099 |
| GINA VETERE | SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL (TO JAN '25) Officer | 40 | $760,987 | $61,610 |
| AUBREY QUINN | SVP, COMMS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $567,701 | $65,321 |
| CHRISTIANNA BARNHART | SVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $572,534 | $24,903 |
| MICHAEL LEWIS | VP, ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $394,057 | $62,882 |
| DAVID KASSACK | SV, FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $376,150 | $45,489 |
| JULIE KITT | SVP, GENERAL COUNCIL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $337,512 | $47,310 |
| MICHAEL WILLIAMS | CFO Officer | 40 | $354,943 | $0 |
| MELISSA FOXMAN | VP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $283,420 | $55,885 |
| ALLYSON QUESADA | CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $206,440 | $26,347 |
| DOUGLAS BOWSER | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENT DETOC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID HADDAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER HARTMANN | BOARD MEMBER (FROM SEP '24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HEINECKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| YUTA KOSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP ROSENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACOB SCHATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN SHOPTAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM SUSSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STRAUSS ZELNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHINICHI YOSHIDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $1,561,485 | $54,633 |
| PATRICIA VANCE | PRESIDENT - ESRB Key employee | 40 | $1,095,203 | $34,285 |
| GINA VETERE | SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $710,969 | $32,093 |
| ANA MOLINA | CFO (TO 8/23) Officer | 40 | $608,000 | $25,057 |
| AUBREY QUINN | SVP, COMMS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $440,548 | $33,968 |
| MICHAEL LEWIS | VP, IP PROTECTION & SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $374,598 | $30,025 |
| TARA RYAN | VP, STATE GOV AFFAIRS (TO 10/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $340,529 | $27,411 |
| MICHAEL WARNECKE | CHIEF COUNSEL, IP & LEGAL (TO 11/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $303,986 | $21,036 |
| MELISSA FOXMAN | VP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $266,028 | $32,776 |
| ANN CHAVEZ | SENIOR DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $255,559 | $13,961 |
| MICHAEL WILLIAMS | CFO (FROM 9/23) Officer | 40 | $107,500 | $0 |
| DAVID HADDAD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BOWSER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEB BOATMAN | BOARD MEMBER (TO 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENT DETOC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HEINECKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUTA KOSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN MAHONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP ROSENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB SCHATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YOSHIDA SHINICHI | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN SHOPTAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SUSSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HIRO TACHIBANA | BOARD MEMBER (TO 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STRAUSS ZELNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $1,566,177 | $79,884 |
| PATRICIA VANCE | PRESIDENT - ESRB Key employee | 40 | $1,046,021 | $39,518 |
| GINA VETERE | SVP & GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $673,970 | $57,343 |
| MICHAEL O'LEARY | SVP, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $599,169 | $53,750 |
| ANA MOLINA | CFO Officer | 40 | $474,537 | $36,729 |
| TARA RYAN | VP, STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $372,986 | $53,222 |
| ANDREW BOWINS | SVP, COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC RELATIONS (TO) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $396,447 | $19,196 |
| MICHAEL LEWIS | VP, IP PROTECTION & SECURITY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $349,442 | $54,714 |
| MICHAEL WARNECKE | CHIEF COUNSEL, IP & LEGAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $308,865 | $28,566 |
| DAVID HADDAD | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS BOWSER | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEB BOATMAN | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 12/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH BOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAURENT DETOC | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HEINECKE | BOARD MEMBER (FROM 10/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YUTA KOSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OWEN MAHONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP ROGERS | BOARD MEMBER (TO 9/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL ROSENBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOB SCHATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN SHOPTAW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SUSSMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HIRO TACHBANA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRAN TOWNSEND | BOARD MEMBER (TO 12/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STRAUSS ZELNICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 601 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW STE 300W, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-5371
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS, 601 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW 300W, WASHINGTON, DC 20001
- Signed the 990
- HEATHER DEAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (202) 223-2400
- Website
- WWW.THEESA.COM
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON LAMBERT LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- LEGAL, LEGISLATIVE, AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS - ADVOCATES FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT AND COMMERCIAL INTERESTS OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY BEFORE STATE AND FEDERAL POLICYMAKERS AND THE COURTS. SERVES AS THE SOLE PUBLIC RELATIONS INTERFACE BETWEEN THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY AND THE MEDIA TO INFORM THE PUBLIC OF THE CIVIC, ECONOMIC, TECHNICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENTERTAINMENT VALUE OF THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY.
- RATINGS AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS (ESRB & IARC) - ADMINISTERS AN INTERNATIONAL AGE AND CONTENT RATING SYSTEM THAT APPLIES TO INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ACROSS A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS AND DEVICES, PROVIDING RELIABLE GUIDANCE TO PARENTS AND CONSUMERS. ADMINISTERS A PRIVACY SEAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY ON VIDEO GAME COMPANY WEBSITES.
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION AND SECURITY - PROTECTS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MEMBER COMPANIES BY ESTABLISHING A NUMBER OF ENFORCEMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT COMBATING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENTS.
- ADVERTISING REVIEW COUNCIL - ENSURES THAT ADVERTISING FOR INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE IS APPROPRIATE, RESPONSIBLE, TRUTHFUL, AND ACCURATE, PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO CONTENT RATINGS.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 31, 2026 | August 17, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | March 31, 2025 | August 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | March 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3768378
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1995
- Accounting year ends
- March
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $59,313,598
- Income (IRS master file)
- $78,511,260
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | March 2025 | $40,733,857 | $35,510,258 | $59,313,598 | XML |
| 990 | March 2024 | $36,153,336 | $34,902,280 | $55,591,967 | XML |
| 990 | March 2023 | $38,588,407 | $33,358,333 | $48,093,920 | XML |
| 990 | March 2022 | $39,894,859 | $37,797,969 | $37,670,266 | IRS |
| 990 | March 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | March 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3768378).
Questions about ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION is 13-3768378.
- Is ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1995.
- Are donations to ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,701,985 (STANLEY PIERRE-LOUIS, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $40,733,857, expenses of $35,510,258 and total assets of $59,313,598 at year end.
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