Charity Partners
Gen Con isn't just about gaming; it's also about giving! Gamers giving back to the community is a key part of The Best Four Days in Gaming™!
Gen Con is pleased to host Immigrant Welcome Center and Super Heroines, Etc. as our Official 2026 Charity Partners!
About Immigrant Welcome Center (IWC)
Founded in 2006, Immigrant Welcome Center is a nonprofit organization providing comprehensive immigrant support, community integration, and advocacy based in Indianapolis. As we celebrate our 20th anniversary in 2026, we look forward to continuing our work as a trusted partner and advocate for all immigrants.
We support immigrant neighbors and community partners by providing programs including English and citizenship classes, naturalization clinics, trainings and presentations, and more. We offer unique volunteer opportunities including Natural Helpers, trained individuals who assist immigrants transitioning to life in Indiana.
Learn about Immigrant Welcome Center at immigrantwelcomecenter.org.
About Super Heroines, Etc.
Super Heroines, Etc. is a joyful and inclusive non-profit organization that uses the power of fandom to fight for equity and representation. We gather superheroines in safe environments for empowering events, fostering educational opportunities, and inspiring creative change in their communities. As activists, we attend local, regional, and national conventions to discuss representation in the media and provide tools and support for Super Heroines Etc. to be agents of positive change.
Super Heroines, Etc. has strong momentum around community and fandom - based empowerment. Our programs are ready to evolve from community engagement to leadership and activism development. Our strategic vision is to cultivate women, underrepresented genders, and youth leaders i n the TTRPG and other fandom communities across the country.
Our future programs include Roll For Representation, in which shared leadership is learned through play; Play With Purpose, which teaches facilitation and activism skills; Youth Advisory Board,which advocates for youth leadership in action; and Girls Who GM, which encourages more women and girls to the head of the table.
These programs will help teach cooperative leadership as well as advocacy and collaboration through creative play and social connectedness. To find out more, visit superheroinesetc.org.
Past Charities
Since relocating the convention to Indianapolis, Gen Con and our participants have raised nearly half a million dollars for Indy-based and tabletop gaming-focused non-profit organizations.
- 2025 — Brown Toy Box Foundation and Women4Change Indiana
- 2024 — Tangram and Rose Gauntlet Foundation
- 2023 — Indy Reads and Game Pathways
- 2022 — The Patachou Foundation
- 2021 — Trinity Haven and Take This
- 2020 — (Gen Con Online) I Need Diverse Games
- 2019 — Special Olympics Indiana and Game to Grow
- 2018 — Jack Vasel Memorial Fund and Second Helpings
- 2017 — Child Advocates
- 2016 — The PourHouse
- 2015 — The Julian Center
- 2014 — Gleaners' BackSacks Program
- 2013 — Big Brothers Big Sisters
- 2012 — STARS Youth Foundation
- 2011 — School on Wheels
- 2010 — Pajama Program
- 2009 — Indiana Math and Science Academy
- 2008 — Fisher House
- 2007 — Christel House
- 2006 — Rupert's Kids
The entire Gen Con team sincerely appreciates your support for these charity efforts. Together, we have made an important difference in the lives of those in both our Indiana and wider gaming communities. Thank you!
