# Into Games

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1214306 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1214306)
- Website: https://intogames.org
- What it funds: Education / training, Disability
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research
- Area of operation: Throughout England, Scotland
- Trustees: 5
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/into-games

Into Games supports people from low-income and working-class backgrounds to access careers in the UK video games industry. We run school workshops, training and placement programmes, and publish research to improve equality, diversity and access across games education and employment.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> The object of the CIO is:to advance the education for the public benefit of young people and individuals from low-income and working-class backgrounds in the subject of videogaming and the video gaming sector by:(a) Promoting, improving and developing access to education, training, and career opportunities in the video Games sector;(b) Providing school workshops, training programs, and work placements within the UK video Games industry to enhance skills, knowledge, and employability;(c) Supporting initiatives that promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in the creative industries, with a focus on removing barriers to entry forunderrepresented socio-economic groups; and(d) Conducting and publishing research Into the social and economic barriers affecting access to the video Games industry and using such research to inform bestpractice in education and employment.

## What it funds

Into Games is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training and disability for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy / advice / information and sponsors or undertakes research.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Scotland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Into Games in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (intogames.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Similar funders

- [Fight for Sight](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/fight-for-sight) – 2 open schemes
- [BBC Children in Need](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bbc-children-in-need) – 1 open scheme
- [Benefact Trust](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/benefact-trust) – 1 open scheme
- [Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/lloyds-bank-foundation-for-england-and-wales) – 1 open scheme
- [Wolfson Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/wolfson-foundation) – 1 open scheme
- [Esmée Fairbairn Foundation](https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/esmee-fairbairn-foundation) – 1 open scheme

## Guides

- [Grants for schools in the UK: where to look and what closes soon](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/grants-for-schools-uk)
- [How to apply to the Garfield Weston Foundation: who it funds, typical awards and deadlines](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-to-garfield-weston-foundation)
- [How to apply to the Henry Smith Foundation: programmes open now, typical awards and dates](https://opengrant.co.uk/blog/how-to-apply-to-henry-smith-charity)