International Center for Responsible Gaming
The International Center for Responsible Gaming is a public charity based in Beverly, Massachusetts. Formed in 1996, it funds research on gambling addiction and treatment, and its filing describes a peer-reviewed research grant program that uses independent peer reviewers and a scientific advisory board to make final award decisions.
International Center for Responsible Gaming at a glance
In short: International Center for Responsible Gaming gave $1.5M across 11 grants in 2024 (avg $134K), top state Tennessee. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $1,477,904
- +176.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 11
- +120.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $134,355
- +25.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $171,957
- Total assets
- $6,493,315
- +11.8% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (25% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated October 2026.
How to apply to International Center for Responsible Gaming
- Contact
Mailing address: 900 Cummings Center Suite 219 U, Beverly, MA 01915-6182
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
8 open opportunities from International Center for Responsible Gaming
Dissertation Grants
International Center for Responsible Gaming
Amount
Up to US $5,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
ICRG Seed Grant
International Center for Responsible Gaming
Amount
Up to US $40,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
NCRG Large Grant
International Center for Responsible Gaming
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who International Center for Responsible Gaming funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Cambridge Health Alliance ($212K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $1.5M.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 22 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2024 grant recipients were located in multiple states. By grant dollars, the largest recipient-state shares were Tennessee (25%), Massachusetts (24%), Ohio (12%), West Virginia (12%), and Florida (12%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How International Center for Responsible Gaming gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $69K (2022) to $1.5M (2024). In 2024 it made 11 grants totaling $1.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Memphis Memphis, TN | Modernized and personalized prevention of college student gambling harm | $205,370 |
| The Ohio State University Columbus, OH | Disentangling incentive salience and reinforcement insensitivity after brain injury in rat gambling behaviors | $172,500 |
| West Virginia University Morgantown, WV | The contribution of structural characteristics of slot machines to game immersion | $172,500 |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | Effects of glp1 receptor against medication on behavioral and neural mechanisms of gambling like behavior in a rat model of risky decision making | $172,498 |
| Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ | Impacts of sports betting legalization on rural communities an analysis of alcohol involved crashes | $172,038 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Malden, MA | Examing responsible gambling advertising practices and testing effects of actual responsible gambling messages on behavior | $171,957 |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN | A randomized clinical trial of contingency management for gambling disorder enhancing treatment retention and outcomes | $170,782 |
| Harvard Medical School Malden, MA | Multidimensional loss chasing in online gambling considering the importance of optimal cutpoints temporal reference points and coming in hot for improving predictive ability | $144,259 |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV | Beyond the bet an open banking perspective on gambling behaviors | $46,000 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Malden, MA | Exploring a lottery promoted gambling disorder screening day intervention | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The 2024 filing reports 11 grants, compared with five in 2023 and two in 2022.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6,493,315 | $2,672,076 | $3,133,081 | $1,477,904 | 11 | $6,598 |
| 2023 | $5,807,290 | $3,262,248 | $2,574,870 | $535,515 | 5 | $35,837 |
| 2022 | $4,429,752 | $2,818,866 | $1,329,134 | $69,000 | 2 | $10,694 |
| 2021 | $3,012,815 | $1,374,164 | $1,132,417 | $402,500 | 1 | $425 |
| 2020 | $2,891,604 | $309,662 | $1,839,031 | $91,040 | 3 | $14,368 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is “to fund research regarding gambling addictions and find treatment for the disease.” Its grants support research and related work on gambling disorder, responsible gambling, prevention, treatment, gambling behavior, and harm minimization.
The 2024 grantees included universities and other research organizations. West Virginia University Research Corporation describes its mission as supporting research at West Virginia University and providing services related to faculty, staff, and student inventions. East Tennessee State University Foundation says it supports East Tennessee State University and its students. The Ohio State University describes its mission as providing camping and recreational facilities for children and adults associated with 4-H and other educational groups.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the organization reported 11 grants totaling $1,477,904. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $205,370, with a median of $171,957. The largest awards included $205,370 to the University of Memphis for research on personalized prevention of college-student gambling harm; $172,500 to The Ohio State University for research on gambling behavior after brain injury; and $172,500 to West Virginia University for research on slot-machine characteristics and game immersion. Other awards included $170,782 to East Tennessee State University for a clinical trial related to gambling-disorder treatment and $171,957 to Cambridge Health Alliance for research on responsible-gambling advertising.
The organization lists several current grant opportunities. Dissertation Grants offer up to $5,000 for doctoral research on gambling, for up to one year, with the possibility of a no-cost extension. The Research on Responsible Gaming grant invites applications for a two-year study of responsible-gambling strategies and prevention models. Its description says applicants may request up to $75,000 per year, with a total cap of $187,500 including indirect costs, and that one grant will be awarded. The program listing also gives an amount of up to $437,000, which differs from the detailed request cap. A separate three-year opportunity supports research on safer-gambling messaging, its effects on gambling behavior, and use of responsible-gambling tools.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Mark Lipparelli as chair; Phil Satre as president emeritus; Alan Feldman as chair emeritus; and Maria Christina Annaloro, Steven Crystal, Alex Dixon, Daron Dorsey, Dean Hesterman, Alison Kutler, and Stephen Martino as directors.
International Center for Responsible Gaming is led by Art Paikowsky, President on every filing since 2023; 1 of 22 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Art Paikowsky
President
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$262K (2023) → $249K (2024)
Mark Lipparelli
Chair
Director → Officer Chair, 2023
Officer Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Zarnett
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Hesterman
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen M. Scanlon
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Vander Linden
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Dixon
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bill Miller
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daron Dorsey
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Soll
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Morago
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Martino
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Crystal
Director
Director → Officer Director, 2023
Officer Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen Moore Johnson
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Spilde
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Seligman
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alison Kutler
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maria Christina Annaloro
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Birgitte Sand
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
M. Cristina Romero De Alba
Director
New on the 2024 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan Feldman
Chair Emeritus
Chair → Officer Chair Emeritus, 2023
Officer Chair Emeritus → Chair Emeritus, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Phil Satre
President Emeritus
President Emeritus → Director, 2023
Director → President Emeritus, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Christine Reilly (2020–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Anthony Cabot (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Maria-Christina Annaloro (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Arthur Paikowsky (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Barry Finestone (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Kate Spilde PhD MBA (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Russell Sanna (2020–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Bo Bernhard PhD (2020) — Director
- Former: Jonathan S. Halkyard (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $249K, to Art Paikowsky (President).
Frequently asked questions about International Center for Responsible Gaming
How much does International Center for Responsible Gaming give each year?
International Center for Responsible Gaming gave $1.5M across 11 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $536K across 5 grants.
What is International Center for Responsible Gaming's typical grant size?
International Center for Responsible Gaming's median grant in 2024 was $171,957, and its average grant was $134,355, across 11 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.
Where does International Center for Responsible Gaming give grants?
International Center for Responsible Gaming's top state is Tennessee, with 25% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Massachusetts (24%) and Ohio (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Malden, MA (3 grants).
Does International Center for Responsible Gaming give general operating support?
Not in 2024: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on International Center for Responsible Gaming's 2024 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are International Center for Responsible Gaming's largest grantees?
International Center for Responsible Gaming's largest 2024 grantees include Cambridge Health Alliance ($211,957 across 2 grants), The University of Memphis ($205,370) and The Ohio State University ($172,500), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 40% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is International Center for Responsible Gaming?
International Center for Responsible Gaming reported $6.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What does International Center for Responsible Gaming fund?
The organization’s stated mission is “to fund research regarding gambling addictions and find treatment for the disease.” Its grants support research and related work on gambling disorder, responsible gambling, prevention, treatment, gambling behavior, and harm minimization. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from International Center for Responsible Gaming?
International Center for Responsible Gaming has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is International Center for Responsible Gaming's EIN?
International Center for Responsible Gaming's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-1967802. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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