Add your charity activity, too!

Submit your charity participation info and be included in the list. You must be raising
money for a 501.3c non-profit charity with a tax exempt ID# and the donation URL
must send donations directly to the charity (No personal PayPal, etc.)

  • Use a name that CoH players might know you as best.

  • We'll never share this and will only contact you if there's a question about your submission.

  • What's the name of the charity you are participating in?

  • What is the website address people can use to make a donation for you?

  • Enter the non-profit tax id number for your charity.

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    Use the date your event takes place unless your donations are due sooner.

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    How much do you need to raise for your event or what is your target?

  • Explain what you are raising money for and why you got involved.

  • Use a custom avatar by including a hosted image address here.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this sponsored by City of Heroes or Paragon Studios?

No. We are simply players and lovers of the game who want to do some good.

How does this work?

Easy! Just select the charity you wish to donate to and click on the orange "ChipIn!" button. This will pop up a window for the charity's PayPal account. You pay the charity directly and the amount is reported back to us through ChipIn so we can keep a running total of donations. We never touch the money.

Is my donation tax deductible?

Absolutely! After you complete a donation, you will receive a receipt from PayPal which will include the name of the charity, your donation amount, and the date of your donation. The only other piece you need will be the Tax ID for that charity to use when filing your taxes.This may also be included on your receipt from PayPal, but in case it isn't:

Child's Play Tax ID: 20-3584556

Donate Games Tax ID: 26-3438815

Operation Gratitude Tax ID: 20-0103575

Does RealWorldHero.com charge any sort of administrative fees to participate?

No. We don't think that would be right or very heroic and we've made certain that we never ever EVER come in contact with the funds donated at all. (PayPal may take a small percentage of your donation as a fee to the charity, depending upon their individual contracts with the charities.)

Are you going to sell or give away my email address?

Heck no! We hate spam even more than you do. At most, you'll get a little note of thanks from us and if things go really well, possibly a reminder to participate next year, but that's it. Your email address will be given to the charity you donate to in the PayPal process and that relationship is governed by their own privacy policy. If you have any major concerns, please review the individual policies of the charities we are working with first.

How do I help?

Donate! Post a banner or link on your supergroup website, portal site, blog, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace…anywhere you can think of.
Please let others know! You can get a banner HERE.

Please refrain from spamming. That's not nice.

I'd like to add this to our SuperGroup's or Channel's Message of the Day…

It's easy to do!

To change your Channel MOTD use something like:

/chan_motd "Channel Name" Make the world a better place at http://realworldhero.com.

To change your SG or VG MOTD use something like:

/sgsetmotd Make the world a better place at http://realworldhero.com.

Do I have to be a gamer or play City of Heroes to donate?

Nope! Anyone can donate and become a Real World Hero!

Why didn't you pick ________ Charity?

In a perfect world, we could pick every charity. Since we can't, we tried to focus on charities that have a game related premise or can help an enormous number of people in a sustainable way. Personally, we support various other charities (In 2008, Sultry walked 60 miles in 3 Days in support of Susan G. Komen For the Cure) and encourage you to continue to support causes near and dear to your heart.

I don't have much to donate…

Even a little bit counts! If the many players of City Of Heroes worldwide give even just a single dollar each, imagine what good we could do!

I've got a different question to ask.

We tried to think of the obvious questions, but there could certainly be more. Drop us a quick note at info@realworldhero.com and we'll do our very best to get an answer back to you.


Hey, I'm a villain! Why should I help?

We welcome participation from villains as well. After all, they have just as much need for relief when they find themselves at the end of a particularly ferocious battle with heroes.

Besides, you're going to need the antidote for whatever villainous thing you create next. Someone has to fund the research to counter what you're going to spring on the rest of us.