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Donations

Julia and I believe that one of the best ways to make the world better is to donate to effective charities. Since we're advocating this, we want to be transparent about our own donations.

We've pledged to donate 30% of our income, but we've been targeting 50%.

As of ..., we've donated a total of ....

Summary

YearIncomeDonationsPecentage
2023TBD$74,000TBD
2022$368,905$183,00050%
2021$782,158$400,00051%
2020$566,800$264,72747%
2019$442,465$235,02653%
2018$407,094$209,58551%
2017$288,568$142,00049%
2016$327,453$160,63549%
2015$314,194$168,30454%
2014$256,240$128,55650%
2013$244,104$98,95041%
2012$101,625$49,93449%
2011$63,500$00%1
2010$97,673$36,00637%
2009$86,077$27,80932%
2008$38,797$10,76028%
2007 $336 
2006 $336 
2005 $336 
2004 $168 
2003 $168 
The Income column shows our "Adjusted Gross Income" for each year, as reported on IRS form 1040. The Donations column shows the total of our donations for the year. Totals do not include donations made by others, such as donation matches, even ones we could take credit for directing.

Details

Note: entries in grey italics are not included in the totals, and we don't count them towards our 50% donation goal.

DateAmountOrganization
2023-12-28$37,000Horizon Institute for Public Service2
see recommendation
2023-12-23$2,000One Day Sooner
see recommendation
2023-07-12$20,000GiveWell
All Grants Fund
2023-04-14$15,000GiveWell
All Grants Fund
2022-12-16$2,000GiveWell
All Grants Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2022-12-16$121,000Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2022-11-24$50,000GiveWell
All Grants Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2022-05-26$10,000GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
2022-06-08$10,000GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
Employer donation match
2022-02-11$2580.48Carrick Flynn for Congress3
2021-12-12$99,475GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
2021-12-12$16,624Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
2021-11-30$183,376Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2021-11-30$34,081Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2021-11-30$500GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2021-11-29$25GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2021-11-23$100,000GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
2021-11-17$400GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
Employee-directed donation
2020-12-16$70,000GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
2020-12-16$5,000Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
2020-12-01$114,555Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2020-12-01$4,498Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2020-12-01$10,000Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
Employer donation match
2020-12-01$62,475Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via Facebook Fundraisers
2020-12-01$7,497Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2020-11-30$11,697Effective Altruism Infrastructure Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2020-11-20$1,000Effective Altruism Meta Fund
2020-11-19$400GiveWell
Maximum Impact Fund
Employee-directed donation
2019-12-16$40,000Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via GiveWell
2019-12-16$25,115Effective Altruism Meta Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-04$400Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Employee-directed donation
2019-12-03$25,037Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03$2,499Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2019-12-03$89,885Effective Altruism Meta Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03$22,491Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03$12,495Against Malaria Foundation
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2019-11-26$29,997Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-11-26$6,000Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2019-11-24$2,501Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-12-27$16,000Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-27$160Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-09$15,000Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-09$150Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-06$20Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-12-05$17,800Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-05$178Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-03$17,900Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-03$179Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-02$20Effective Altruism Community Fund
2018-11-27$9,697Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention

via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-27$7,497Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2018-11-27$29,988Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-27$19,992Against Malaria Foundation
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2018-11-26$120Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-26$400Against Malaria Foundation
Employee-directed donation
2018-11-19$40Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-11$103,000Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-12-27$15,000Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
via GiveWell
2017-12-27$66,000Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-12-21$50,000Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2017-12-21$500Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2017-11-20$400Against Malaria Foundation
Employee-directed donation
2017-06-27$5,000Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-06-27$5,000Effective Altruism Community Fund
Employer donation match
2017-01-05$6,000Against Malaria Foundation
2017-01-05$6,000Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2016-12-30$300New Harvest
2016-12-24$10,000Against Malaria Foundation
2016-12-24$80,100EA Giving Group Fund
2016-12-05$134.58Against Malaria Foundation
2016-06-25$55,000Against Malaria Foundation
2016-06-12$11Against Malaria Foundation4
2016-06-12$20Innovations for Poverty Action4
2016-06-12$69Nurse Family Partnership4
2016-05-11$10,000Against Malaria Foundation
2016-02-24$5,000Give Directly
2015-12-28$79,152Against Malaria Foundation
2015-12-28$34,152Centre for Effective Altruism
2015-08-30$5,000Against Malaria Foundation
2015-05-28$50,000Centre for Effective Altruism
2015-05-28$6,000Centre for Effective Altruism
Employer donation match
2014-12-31$6,443GiveWell
for distribution to their top charities
2014-12-20$57,763GiveWell
for distribution to their top charities
2014-08-28$20Give Directly
Donation in exchange for work
2014-07-28$30,000Centre for Effective Altruism
2014-02-01$4,250GiveWell
for distribution to their top charities
2014-02-01$100GiveWell
2014-01-08$30,000Centre for Effective Altruism
2014-01-08$5,800Centre for Effective Altruism
Employer donation match
2013-12-28$13,000GiveWell
for distribution to their top charities
2013-12-28$10,000Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-12-09$1,550GiveWell
for distribution to their top charities
2013-08-11$15,000Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-08-08$1,000Against Malaria Foundation
2013-08-08$26,000Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-07-01$10,000Against Malaria Foundation
2013-06-26$10,000Against Malaria Foundation
2013-04-26$6,000Against Malaria Foundation
2013-04-26$5,800Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2013-02-08$400Against Malaria Foundation
2013-02-04$6,000Against Malaria Foundation
2013-02-04$5,800Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2013-01-21$200Against Malaria Foundation
Donation in exchange for work
2012-11-17$4,200Giving What We Can
2012-11-07$21,05380,000 Hours
2012-09-18$19,000Against Malaria Foundation
2012-09-18$12,000Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2012-09-10$1000Against Malaria Foundation
Donation in exchange for work
2012-07-07$150Against Malaria Foundation
2012-06-04$2000Against Malaria Foundation
Donation in exchange for work
2012-05-28$31Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
2012-01-29$5000Against Malaria Foundation
2012-01-29$500Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
2010-10-17$10,000Oxfam America
for monitoring and evaluation
2010-07-23$75Oxfam America
2010-07-08$1,391Oxfam America
2010-06-03$25Oxfam America
2010-05-19$505Oxfam America
2010-05-10$14,000Oxfam America
2010-02-23$10Oxfam America
2010-02-03$10,000Oxfam America
2009-11-10$13,000Oxfam America
2009-11-04$719Oxfam America
2009-09-11$10Oxfam America
2009-04-15$50Oxfam America
2009-04-15$7,000Oxfam America
2009-03-19$30Oxfam America
2009-02-19$7,000Oxfam America
2008-12-26$3,400Oxfam America
2008-12-26$500Oxfam America
2008-12-15$360Oxfam America
2008-10-11$5,000Oxfam America
2008-07-26$1,500Oxfam America
2007$336Save the Children
2006$336Save the Children
2005$336Save the Children
2004$168Save the Children
2003$168Save the Children

Footnotes

[1] Between Fall 2010 and Spring 2012:

[2] We sent this donation on 2023-12-27 but the bank messed up the transaction and we had to resend it at the beginning of January 2024. The IRS considers this a 2024 transaction, but to make our internal accounting more consistent we've listed it on the date we initated the transaction.

[3] We hadn't donated to a political campaign since college, but Julia was impressed with this candidate's work on pandemic preparedness, which is an area we've both thought was important for a long time. In general, we prefer to donate through funds because they are able to put a lot more time and attention into identifying excellent donation opportunities, but campaign finance rules mean this model doesn't work for political donations. Unlike our other donations, this was not tax-deductible. We originally donated $5,800, but after losing the primary Flynn returned $3,219.52.

[4] These donations were chosen by particpants in a Giving Game.