How the Season Pool Works
Businesses and families fund a season pool before games launch. Every time a player earns a GiveBounty in a child-made game, it counts toward their chosen cause. At season close, the pool splits based on those counts.
across all causes
with most GiveBounties
Where the Money Goes
100% of pool donations reach the chosen charities. GiveBounty Games covers its costs through program fees and direct support — we never take a cut from the pool. Part of every tuition also goes directly into the pool.
We deliberately choose hyper-local Fort Worth organizations that don't have national marketing budgets or celebrity donors. A child's game might be the most attention they get all year.
Why give to the season pool?
The organizations we support are small, local, and easy to overlook. Putting money in the pool means backing a cause chosen by a Fort Worth child.
100% of pool donations go directly to the chosen charities. GiveBounty Games covers its costs through program fees and direct support, and we never take a cut from the pool.
These games were built to demonstrate what the program produces. Real child-made games ship after the May 2026 pilot.
Why give to the season pool?
The organizations we support are small, local, and easy to overlook. Putting money in the pool means backing a cause chosen by a Fort Worth child. 70% reaches every cause equally. The other 30% goes to whichever child's game got people to show up the most.
100% of pool donations go directly to the chosen charities. GiveBounty Games covers its costs through program fees and direct support, and we never take a cut from the pool.
Games go live after May 30, 2026
Six children will build and ship their own games at Fairmount Community Library. Each one picks a hyper-local Fort Worth cause, designs their hero, and ships a real game. Every play session earns GiveBounties. At season close, 70% of the pool splits equally across all causes and 30% goes to the cause whose game earned the most GiveBounties.