Where The Money Goes
- Approximately 90% of the money goes directly to the RPG creators we help in the form of grants; for privacy reasons we cannot list specific recipients or grant amounts
- Approximately 10% of the money we take in goes to unavoidable administrative expenses (e.g., cost of the website, legal fees, business cards, etc)
- RCRF has no employees and pays no salaries; all members of the BoD and BoA are volunteers donating their time and skills to the cause.
- RPG Creators Relief Fund (RCRF) is approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) public charity, type 509(a)(2), effective September 7, 2016. We are required to file the IRS form 990-EZ and will be filing our first one in early 2017; charitable contributions to RCRF are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Our certificate of incorporation with the State of Ohio is document number 3940282.
- Only donations are deductible. Product bundles, since they result in the receiving of goods and services, are not tax deductible.
Who We Are
Mission
Statement: The Roleplaying Game Creators Relief Fund (RCRF) is a
charitable organization founded to provide financial assistance to
tabletop roleplaying game creators suffering hardship due to medical
emergencies, natural disasters, and other catastrophic situations.
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Board of Directors
Hal Greenberg, President Steve Long, Vice President Lyz Liddell, Treasurer BJ Hensley, Marketing Director Sean Patrick Fannon, Communications Director Steve Helt, Event Coordinator Rachel Ventura, Webmaster |
Board of Applicants
Warren Bailey Alyssa Faden Bruce Cordell Wayne Reynolds Monica Valentinelli |
Advisory Board
Jim Bulter Alyssa Faden Steve Geddes Ed Greenwood Doug Herring Monica Valentinelli |
Bios
Hal Greenberg is a five-time ENnie nominated game designer who is VP, AD, designer and writer for Samurai Sheepdog. It can be found at http://samuraisheepdog.com. Hal has been a guest speaker at Necronomicon, Salty Bay Con and GenCon and has been honored to work with many of today’s leading writers and designers, including but not limited to: Monte Cook, Todd Lockwood, Ed Greenwood, Richard Lee Byers, and Tony Szczudlo. Hal has released Bluffside: City on the Edge for Castles and Crusades published by Troll Lord Games and a new fantasy anthology called The Awakened, whose setting and design was created by Hal. He also has a few other projects like Expanded Races for Castles and Crusades by Christina Stiles Presents, and Fall of Man by Samurai Sheepdog a gothic fantasy setting on a ruined earth which should be unveiled at GenCon, and his current projects are The Awakened RPG, The Awakened (book II), King of Thieves and The Edge. Hal is also working with Stan Brown on a children's book Sam the Hanukkah Dragon.
Steven S. Long’s been involved in the gaming industry for twenty years, during which time he’s written, co-written, edited, or developed approximately 200 books and won numerous industry awards. Besides freelancing for lots of RPG companies, such as White Wolf Game Studios and Pinnacle Entertainment Group, he’s held full-time jobs with Last Unicorn Games, Wizards of the Coast, and Decipher. In 2001 he became part owner of DOJ, Inc., the company that bought the assets of Hero Games, and from 2001 to 2011 was the HERO System Line Developer. Currently Steve is back to freelancing and is exploring the brave new world of self-publishing. In addition to various gaming-related projects he’s also spent the past few years working on Fantasy fiction. In late 2015 Osprey Publishing will release his first major nonfiction work, a book about the Norse god Odin.
Steve, who’s single and in his late 40s, lives in scenic Greensboro, NC. He’s a graduate of Duke University and Duke University School of Law (go Blue Devils!). You can find out more about Steve and what he’s up to at www.stevenslong.com.
Steve, who’s single and in his late 40s, lives in scenic Greensboro, NC. He’s a graduate of Duke University and Duke University School of Law (go Blue Devils!). You can find out more about Steve and what he’s up to at www.stevenslong.com.
Lyz Liddell has been a fan of fantasy and sci-fi since her mother first read her The Hobbit as a child. She discovered tabletop RPGs in high school and has been playing ever since. She is a freelance editor on a variety of d20 products with Paizo, Goodman Games, Encounter Table Publishing, and others.
During the work week, she is a non-profit leader at the national level within the secular community, from which she holds extensive experience in program direction, financial oversight, and organizational leadership. Lyz also enjoys cycling and canoeing, gardening and cooking, and performing medieval and renaissance music as part of the Columbus-based ensemble The Early Interval. She resides in the quietly awesome city of Columbus, Ohio with her spouse and two cats.
During the work week, she is a non-profit leader at the national level within the secular community, from which she holds extensive experience in program direction, financial oversight, and organizational leadership. Lyz also enjoys cycling and canoeing, gardening and cooking, and performing medieval and renaissance music as part of the Columbus-based ensemble The Early Interval. She resides in the quietly awesome city of Columbus, Ohio with her spouse and two cats.
BJ Hensley is the founder of Playground Adventures, she is a fan of family togetherness and is dedicated to ensuring that both her own and other families have creative outlets they can share together. When she isn’t hard at work furthering the goals of PGA she can be found working with a variety of other publishing companies as an editor, author, marketing adviser, Kickstarter manager, website/layout designer, and occasional artist/cartographer.
Her most recent projects beyond PGA include work for FGG, TPK, Kobold Press, RGG, Rite, AAW, Conflict Games, Legendary Games, Zombie Sky Press, and she currently acts as the herald for the Four Horsemen. At home she spends a great deal of time with her family playing games, attending sporting events, and participating in group art projects.
Her most recent projects beyond PGA include work for FGG, TPK, Kobold Press, RGG, Rite, AAW, Conflict Games, Legendary Games, Zombie Sky Press, and she currently acts as the herald for the Four Horsemen. At home she spends a great deal of time with her family playing games, attending sporting events, and participating in group art projects.
Sean Patrick Fannon (aka "Big Irish" or SPF) has been professionally involved in tabletop RPGs, computer games, and entertainment for over a quarter-century. His dozens of projects have included Hero Games' Champions product line; both West End's and Fantasy Flight's Star Wars RPGs; various World of Darkness books; and the Savage Worlds Epic High Fantasy setting, Shaintar.
He was the Events Coordinator for GAMA (helping run both Origins and GTS), and chronicled the entire roleplaying game hobby and industry in The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible, which sold over 10,000 copies. He worked for DriveThruRPG & RPGNow as the Marketing and Communications Director; during that period, he helped coordinate massive charity and relief efforts for folks like Doctors Without Borders and Feeding America, leveraging the RPG community's generosity.
Sean now focuses on his own gaming company, Evil Beagle Games ("Bad Dog. Good Games"), as well as some freelancing and consulting with other companies. You can check out his Shaintar stuff at www.shaintar.com or follow his Pick of the Day at www.seanspickoftheday.com.
He was the Events Coordinator for GAMA (helping run both Origins and GTS), and chronicled the entire roleplaying game hobby and industry in The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible, which sold over 10,000 copies. He worked for DriveThruRPG & RPGNow as the Marketing and Communications Director; during that period, he helped coordinate massive charity and relief efforts for folks like Doctors Without Borders and Feeding America, leveraging the RPG community's generosity.
Sean now focuses on his own gaming company, Evil Beagle Games ("Bad Dog. Good Games"), as well as some freelancing and consulting with other companies. You can check out his Shaintar stuff at www.shaintar.com or follow his Pick of the Day at www.seanspickoftheday.com.
Steven T. Helt has played fantasy roleplaying games since his best buddy in 5th grade invited him over. He was horribly slaughtered in some game about queens, demons, webs, and pits. Ever since then he has loved making characters, roleplaying intense scenes, and running games behind the screen. He's won two Iron GM World Championships and in 2013 was awarded the title of RPG Superstar by the fans and staff of Paizo Publishing. Since then, he's assembled a wicked cast of friends and fellow game designers who are designing and developing their way into tables everywhere. Adopting the office of Famine, Steve acts as business manager and creative director for the Four Horsemen and builds the brand as a full-time freelance designer and developer.
Steve lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, married to his high school sweetheart and wife of 11 years. They have four beautiful warped daughters, a dog who loves Steve, and a cat who hates him. He hopes to rope them all into a family game soon. Except the cat.
Steve lives in his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, married to his high school sweetheart and wife of 11 years. They have four beautiful warped daughters, a dog who loves Steve, and a cat who hates him. He hopes to rope them all into a family game soon. Except the cat.
Rachel Ventura is the Business Director for Legendary Games. She has been a freelance writer for AAW Games, Jon Brazer Enterprises, Mistfit Studios, Legendary Games, Playground Adventures, and Total Party Kill Games. Previously she was the Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Frog God Games. In 2015 she was one of Gen Con's Industry Insiders.
She started gaming at the age of 6 when her older brother needed a rogue elf to play in his dungeon. Although her experience at that point mostly involved her searching for shinies her gaming style did evolve from table-top to LARPing to card games. Now a mother of twins, strategy and Euro games are much more her style. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics where she worked as an actuary for a few years before moving into marketing.
She is a woman of many talents anywhere from training wolves for movies to teaching scrapbooking at Gen Con for SPA events. You can follow her blog at www.nongamergamer.com/
She started gaming at the age of 6 when her older brother needed a rogue elf to play in his dungeon. Although her experience at that point mostly involved her searching for shinies her gaming style did evolve from table-top to LARPing to card games. Now a mother of twins, strategy and Euro games are much more her style. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mathematics where she worked as an actuary for a few years before moving into marketing.
She is a woman of many talents anywhere from training wolves for movies to teaching scrapbooking at Gen Con for SPA events. You can follow her blog at www.nongamergamer.com/
