Video Game History Foundation Inc

  • Emeryville, CA
  • Tax exemption issued: Sept. 2016
  • EIN: 81-1737317

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Visual Arts Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$406,206
Expenses
$305,202
Net Income
$101,004
Net Assets
$430,657
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $348,379
85.8%
Program Services $15,000
3.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $42,827
10.5%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $39,481
12.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $430,657
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $430,657
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Cifaldi (President) $75,034 $0 $0
Simon Caless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 31, 2026

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$324,387
Expenses
$312,205
Net Income
$12,182
Net Assets
$329,653
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $282,741
87.2%
Program Services $5,000
1.5%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $36,646
11.3%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $67,416
21.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $65,208
20.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $329,653
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $329,653
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Cifaldi (President / Executive Director) $67,416 $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Simon Carless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 11, 2025

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$449,058
Expenses
$305,963
Net Income
$143,095
Net Assets
$317,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $404,119
90.0%
Program Services $4,000
0.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $40,939
9.1%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $98,050
32.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $62,749
20.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $317,471
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $317,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Cifaldi (President / Executive Director) $63,600 $0 $0
Kelsey Lewin (Co-director) $34,450 $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Simon Carless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 28, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$353,537
Expenses
$398,229
Net Income
-$44,692
Net Assets
$174,376
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $330,648
93.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $3,241
0.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $19,648
5.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $60,600
15.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $87,414
22.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $174,376
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $174,376
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Cifaldi (President) $60,600 $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Simon Carless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on April 18, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$337,908
Expenses
$198,648
Net Income
$139,260
Net Assets
$219,068
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $289,360
85.6%
Program Services $2,500
0.7%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $46,048
13.6%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $35,500
17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $22,419
11.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $219,068
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $219,068
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Frank Cifaldi (President) $35,500 $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Simon Carless (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$110,307
Expenses
$63,219
Net Income
$47,088
Net Assets
$79,808
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $88,318
80.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $13,600
12.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $8,389
7.6%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $79,808
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $79,808
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Frank Cifaldi (President) $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0
Simon Carless (Director) $0 $0
Kelsey Lewin (Co-director) $0 $0
Travis Brown (Technical Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Aug. 15, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$105,059
Expenses
$97,703
Net Income
$7,356
Net Assets
$32,720
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $81,021
77.1%
Program Services $18,500
17.6%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $5,538
5.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $32,720
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $32,720
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Frank Cifaldi (President) $0 $0
Steven Lin (Secretary) $0 $0
Mike Mika (Treasurer) $0 $0
Chris Melissinos (Director) $0 $0
Simon Carless (Director) $0 $0
Kelsey Lewin (Co-director) $0 $0
Travis Brown (Technical Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 9, 2020

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

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The summary data contains financial information from tax returns processed by the IRS since the 2012 calendar years, as well as data extracted from digital filings. IRS summary data also includes limited older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

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