This space holds copies of official records of The Clear Fund aka GiveWell. Consistent with our principle of total openness, everything relevant - including our budget and the minutes, presentation materials, and audio recording for each Board meeting - is available; if there is something you believe should be added to this site, please let us know.
Table of Contents
Board members
The current members of the Clear Fund Board of Directors are:
- Tom Rutledge, Board Chair
- Holden Karnofsky, Board Secretary
- Elie Hassenfeld, Director
- Greg Jensen, Director
- Tim Ogden, Director
- Cari Tuna, Director
- Phil Steinmeyer, Director
Bios available here.
Board meetings
Click a meeting for audio and other details. GiveWell also holds more informal conference calls to discuss GiveWell's research, progress, and plans.
- June 22, 2007
- December 17, 2007
- January 3, 2008
- March 4, 2008
- April 23, 2008
- September 8, 2008
- November 10, 2008
- December 15, 2008
- March 31, 2009
- July 27, 2009
- December 29, 2009
- March 3, 2010
- July 14, 2010
- December 14, 2010
- April 11, 2011
- August 17, 2011
- December 20, 2011
- March 28, 2012
- July 2, 2012
- August 9, 2012
- January 24, 2013
Financials
- Clear Fund 2007 audited financial statement (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2007 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2008 audited financial statement (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2008 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2009 audited financial statement (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2009 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2010 audited financial statement (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2010 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2011 audited financial statement (PDF)
- Clear Fund 2011 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
Policies
- Whistleblower Policy (DOC)
- Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Policies (DOC)
- Document Retention and Destruction Policy (DOC)
- "Excess assets" policy
IRS-related materials
- Certificate of Incorporation of The Clear Fund, Inc.
- Adopted Bylaws of The Clear Fund, Inc.
- Clear Fund Form 1023 (application for tax exempt status) (PDF)
- IRS letter of determination (notification of tax exempt status)
- Assumed name certificate for "GiveWell"
Conference calls
We hold periodic conference calls on our research, progress, and plans, and publish audio recordings and written transcripts from past calls.