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Can’t you just donate part of what the whales are paying you since you obviously don’t put this money to actually developing the game and testing things?
Actually you donate the money to them, then they donate the "proceeds" to the charity claiming it as a charitable donation for tax purposes.
Same as at your grocery store, or almost every other company that raises money for charity. If a third party says they're raising money for a charity, usually this is the case. Just donate to the charity directly instead.
If they have a pledge to said charity it is even worse. If you donate to them you're paying their pledge. If you donate directly to the charity, the company still has to pay the pledge, so the charity gets "double".
But I am only a corporate accountant, so what do I know.