$20 million goes to charity from Google

[Kurt]

Google is donating $20 million to:

• Feeding America
• Boys and Girls Clubs
• Smile Train
• CARE, Mothers Matter
• World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project
• Mobile Creches
• Prajwala
• HEAL Africa
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• The Mango Tree
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Harlem Children's Zone
• Save the Children, Latin America focus
• Reporters Without Borders
• Witness
• Loud Against Nazis
• Global Voices
• Ushahidi
• Save the Children, Middle East and Eurasia focus
• Grupo Cultural Afro Reaggae
• Ashesi University College, Ghana
• Pratham
• Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
• Shin Shin Educational Foundation
• Tzu Chi Foundation

 

[30ashopper]

Google is donating $20 million to:

• Feeding America
• Boys and Girls Clubs
• Smile Train
• CARE, Mothers Matter
• World Wildlife Fund, Natural Capital Project
• Mobile Creches
• Prajwala
• HEAL Africa
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• The Mango Tree
• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
• Harlem Children's Zone
• Save the Children, Latin America focus
• Reporters Without Borders
• Witness
• Loud Against Nazis
• Global Voices
• Ushahidi
• Save the Children, Middle East and Eurasia focus
• Grupo Cultural Afro Reaggae
• Ashesi University College, Ghana
• Pratham
• Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience
• Shin Shin Educational Foundation
• Tzu Chi Foundation

Considering their annual income, about 22 billion, I suppose that's not bad, but I think they could do better. Microsoft gave away nearly 500 million in 2008 through a program where they match employee donations to charitable organizations. The year before that they donated nearly 450 million.

Of course both of these companies surpass a number of other Silicon Valley tech giants when it comes to charitable giving. One of the worst would be Apple, which donates little if at all.

 

[scooterbug44]

Is that just their corporate donation? Or does it include matching etc. ?

 

[Kurt]

I'm not sure but I think it was just a Christmas gift. I got an email and I think it is for advertising partners - so by visiting this site y'all helped.

Happy Holidays from Google

 

[Andy A]

Also, if you are going to make a personal donation to any charity, you only have a few more days to do so and claim it as a 2009 tax deduction. Just a reminder.
On another note, for all you Walmart naysayers, some of who intimated that they were short on charity donations, in 2008 they donated over 400 million to charities. I don't know about you but I consider that a pretty hefty amount to help those in need.

 

[Bob]

they took it out of the wages they don't pay their workers