Players Choose Recipients of Riot Games Social Impact Fund

Riot Games Social Impact Fund 2023 winners announced. Credit: Riot Games

Riot Games announced Wednesday the list of charities that will take a percentage of the $4.5M USD generated from in-game items and content sales as part of the Riot Games Social Impact Fund. Wednesday’s announcement follows the news that the charitable program tied to Riot’s games such as Teamfight Tactics, League of Legends, Valorant, and others has generated $50M since its inception in 2019.

When players raise money for charity through in-game events and skins that money goes directly into the Riot Games Social Impact Fund. Once that money is raised, player’s voices are crucial in determining where that money goes. Thanks to the contributions of players around the world, the Social Impact Fund recently crossed $50M raised for a wide variety of important causes.

For 2023, $4.5M was allocated to be donated to charities in partnership with GlobalGiving. The players who helped generate this money also chose where it would go: Across 28 regions, three different nonprofits were available for voting in each region covering important issues and causes such as climate change, education, gender equality, and more.

The nonprofit that received the most votes got 50% of that region’s pool, while the other two organizations each received 25%. All the organizations on this list are guaranteed to receive at least $10K. Around 589,000 votes were cast by players all around the world during the process, according to Riot.

All three of the options per region are listed below, with the organization listed first being the one that received the most votes from players.

Argentina

• Fundación Aguas
• Fundación Leer
• Asociación Civil Mujeres 2000

Australia

• ReachOut Australia
• FareShare Australia
• Ardoch

Brazil

• Rede Cidadã
• +1Code
• Arca de Noé

Canada

• Second Harvest Canada
• Hull Services
• Pathways to Education Canada

Chile

• Corporación Cultiva
• Desafío Levantemos Chile
• United Way Chile

Columbia

• Fundación Pan y Panela
• Fundación Colombiana de Leucemia y Linfoma
• Fundación Óyeme

France

• Nightline France
• Laurette Fugain
• Solidarité Formation Médiation (SFM) Clichy

Germany

• Tafel Deutschland e.V.
• NABU
• Gaming-Aid e.V.

Greece

• Emfasis Foundation
• ΕΠΑΨΥ
• Νέα Γεωργία Νέα Γενιά

India

• Teach For India
• The Opentree Foundation
• Mann Deshi Foundation

Indonesia

• Yayasan Cipta Mandiri
• Yayasan Kemanusiaan Ibu Pertiwi
• Koaksi Indonesia

Ireland

• Hometree
• CoderDojo Foundation
• ShoutOut

Italy

• ReMade Community Lab
• L’Albero della Vita
• Specchio d’Italia

Japan

• セカンドハーベスト・ジャパン
• Teach For Japan
• Waffle・ワッフル

Malaysia

• Rise Against Hunger: Malaysia
• Persatuan Kebajikan HOPE Worldwide Malaysia
• Fugee: Liberty to Learn Berhad

Mexico

• Asociación Mexicana de Ayuda a Niños con Cáncer, IAP (AMANC)
• Pronatura Noroeste, A.C.
• Fondo Unido Mexico

New Zealand

• Sustainable Coastlines Charitable Trust
• Kiwi Harvest
• Ako Mātātupu: Teach First NZ

Peru

• Kantaya Peru
• Pachamama Raymi
• Juguete Pendiente

Philippines

• Save the Children Philippines
• Gawad Kalinga
• ABS-CBN Foundation International (AFI)

Poland

• Banki Żywności
• Teach For Poland
• Fundacji Edukacyjnej Perspektywy

South Korea

• 초록우산
• 환경재단
• 함께웃는재단

Spain

• Juegaterapia
• Ayúdame3D
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS de España

Taiwan Region

• 家扶基金會
• 為台灣而教
• 現代婦女基金會

Thailand

• ทีช ฟอร์ ไทยแลนด์
• Baan Dek Foundation (BDF)
• มูลนิธิโลกสีเขียว

Turkey

• AHBAP DERNEĞİ
• LÖSEV
• ÇAĞDAŞ YAŞAMI DESTEKLEME DERNEĞİ

United Kingdom

• St Mungo’s
• Nature Nurture
• Form the Future

United States

• Coral Reef Alliance
• Crisis Text Line
• Urban Arts

Vietnam

• Quỹ Từ thiện Bông Sen
• Green Hub
• Viện Nghiên Cứu Quản lý Phát triển bền vững (MSD)