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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 taken the Giving What We Can pledge to donate 30% of our income, but each year we decide whether to set a higher target. Since 2014 we've been targeting 50%.

Summary

Year Income Donations Pecentage
2019 $235,026
2018 $407,094 $209,585 51.2%
2017 $288,568 $142,000 49.2%
2016 $327,453 $160,635 49.1%
2015 $314,194 $168,304 53.6%
2014 $256,240 $128,556 50.2%
2013 $244,104 $98,950 40.5%
2012 $101,625 $49,934 49.1%
2011 $63,500 $0 0%¹
2010 $97,673 $36,006 36.9%
2009 $86,077 $27,809 32.3%
2008 $38,797 $10,760 27.7%
2007 $336
2006 $336
2005 $336
2004 $168
2003 $168

Year	Income	Donations	Pecentage
2019		$235,026
2018	$407,094	$209,585	51.2%
2017	$288,568	$142,000	49.2%
2016	$327,453	$160,635	49.1%
2015	$314,194	$168,304	53.6%
2014	$256,240	$128,556	50.2%
2013	$244,104	$98,950	40.5%
2012	$101,625	$49,934	49.1%
2011	$63,500	$0	0%¹
2010	$97,673	$36,006	36.9%
2009	$86,077	$27,809	32.3%
2008	$38,797	$10,760	27.7%
2007		$336
2006		$336
2005		$336
2004		$168
2003		$168

Details

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

Date Amount Organization
2019-12-16 $40,000 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via GiveWell
2019-12-16 $25,115 Effective Altruism Meta Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-04 $400 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Employee-directed donation
2019-12-03 $25,037 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03 $2,499 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2019-12-03 $89,885 Effective Altruism Meta Fund
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03 $22,491 Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03 $12,495 Against Malaria Foundation
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2019-11-26 $29,997 Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-11-26 $6,000 Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2019-11-24 $2,501 Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-12-27 $16,000 Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-27 $160 Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-09 $15,000 Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-09 $150 Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-06 $20 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-12-05 $17,800 Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-05 $178 Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-03 $17,900 Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-03 $179 Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-02 $20 Effective Altruism Community Fund
2018-11-27 $9,697 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-27 $7,497 Malaria Consortium
Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2018-11-27 $29,988 Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-27 $19,992 Against Malaria Foundation
Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2018-11-26 $120 Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-26 $400 Against Malaria Foundation
Employee-directed donation
2018-11-19 $40 Against Malaria Foundation
via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-11 $103,000 Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-12-27 $15,000 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
via GiveWell
2017-12-27 $66,000 Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-12-21 $50,000 Against Malaria Foundation
via PayPal Giving Fund
2017-12-21 $500 Against Malaria Foundation
PayPal 1% donation match
2017-11-20 $400 Against Malaria Foundation
Employee-directed donation
2017-06-27 $5,000 Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-06-27 $5,000 Effective Altruism Community Fund
Employer donation match
2017-01-05 $6,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2017-01-05 $6,000 Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2016-12-30 $300 New Harvest
2016-12-24 $10,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2016-12-24 $80,100 EA Giving Group Fund
2016-12-05 $134.58 Against Malaria Foundation
2016-06-25 $55,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2016-06-12 $11 Against Malaria Foundation²
2016-06-12 $20 Innovations for Poverty Action²
2016-06-12 $69 Nurse Family Partnership²
2016-05-11 $10,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2016-02-24 $5,000 Give Directly
2015-12-28 $79,152 Against Malaria Foundation
2015-12-28 $34,152 Centre for Effective Altruism
2015-08-30 $5,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2015-05-28 $50,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
2015-05-28 $6,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
Employer donation match
2014-12-31 $6,443 To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2014-12-20 $57,763 To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2014-08-28 $20 Give Directly
Donation in exchange for work
2014-07-28 $30,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
2014-02-01 $4,250 To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2014-02-01 $100 GiveWell
2014-01-08 $30,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
2014-01-08 $5,800 Centre for Effective Altruism
Employer donation match
2013-12-28 $13,000 To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2013-12-28 $10,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-12-09 $1,550 To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2013-08-11 $15,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-08-08 $1,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2013-08-08 $26,000 Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-07-01 $10,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2013-06-26 $10,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2013-04-26 $6,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2013-04-26 $5,800 Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2013-02-08 $400 Against Malaria Foundation
2013-02-04 $6,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2013-02-04 $5,800 Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2013-01-21 $200 Against Malaria Foundation
Donation in exchange for work
2012-11-17 $4,200 Giving What We Can
2012-11-07 $21,053 80,000 Hours
2012-09-18 $19,000 Against Malaria Foundation
2012-09-18 $12,000 Against Malaria Foundation
Employer donation match
2012-09-10 $1000 Against Malaria Foundation
Donation in exchange for work
2012-07-07 $150 Against Malaria Foundation
2012-06-04 $2000 Against Malaria Foundation
Donation in exchange for work
2012-05-28 $31 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
2012-01-29 $5000 Against Malaria Foundation
2012-01-29 $500 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
2010-10-17 $10,000 Oxfam America, for monitoring and evaluation
2010-07-23 $75 Oxfam America
2010-07-08 $1,391 Oxfam America
2010-06-03 $25 Oxfam America
2010-05-19 $505 Oxfam America
2010-05-10 $14,000 Oxfam America
2010-02-23 $10 Oxfam America
2010-02-03 $10,000 Oxfam America
2009-11-10 $13,000 Oxfam America
2009-11-04 $719 Oxfam America
2009-09-11 $10 Oxfam America
2009-04-15 $50 Oxfam America
2009-04-15 $7,000 Oxfam America
2009-03-19 $30 Oxfam America
2009-02-19 $7,000 Oxfam America
2008-12-26 $3,400 Oxfam America
2008-12-26 $500 Oxfam America
2008-12-15 $360 Oxfam America
2008-10-11 $5,000 Oxfam America
2008-07-26 $1,500 Oxfam America
2007 $336 Save the Children
2006 $336 Save the Children
2005 $336 Save the Children
2004 $168 Save the Children
2003 $168 Save the Children

Date	Amount	Organization
2019-12-16	$40,000	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via GiveWell
2019-12-16	$25,115	Effective Altruism Meta Fund via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-04	$400	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Employee-directed donation
2019-12-03	$25,037	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03	$2,499	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2019-12-03	$89,885	Effective Altruism Meta Fund via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03	$22,491	Against Malaria Foundation via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-12-03	$12,495	Against Malaria Foundation Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2019-11-26	$29,997	Against Malaria Foundation via Facebook Fundraisers
2019-11-26	$6,000	Against Malaria Foundation Employer donation match
2019-11-24	$2,501	Against Malaria Foundation via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-12-27	$16,000	Against Malaria Foundation via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-27	$160	Against Malaria Foundation PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-09	$15,000	Against Malaria Foundation via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-09	$150	Against Malaria Foundation PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-06	$20	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-12-05	$17,800	Against Malaria Foundation via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-05	$178	Against Malaria Foundation PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-03	$17,900	Against Malaria Foundation via PayPal Giving Fund
2018-12-03	$179	Against Malaria Foundation PayPal 1% donation match
2018-12-02	$20	Effective Altruism Community Fund
2018-11-27	$9,697	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-27	$7,497	Malaria Consortium Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2018-11-27	$29,988	Against Malaria Foundation via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-27	$19,992	Against Malaria Foundation Facebook Giving Tuesday Match
2018-11-26	$120	Against Malaria Foundation via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-26	$400	Against Malaria Foundation Employee-directed donation
2018-11-19	$40	Against Malaria Foundation via Facebook Fundraisers
2018-11-11	$103,000	Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-12-27	$15,000	Schistosomiasis Control Initiative via GiveWell
2017-12-27	$66,000	Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-12-21	$50,000	Against Malaria Foundation via PayPal Giving Fund
2017-12-21	$500	Against Malaria Foundation PayPal 1% donation match
2017-11-20	$400	Against Malaria Foundation Employee-directed donation
2017-06-27	$5,000	Effective Altruism Community Fund
2017-06-27	$5,000	Effective Altruism Community Fund Employer donation match
2017-01-05	$6,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2017-01-05	$6,000	Against Malaria Foundation Employer donation match
2016-12-30	$300	New Harvest
2016-12-24	$10,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2016-12-24	$80,100	EA Giving Group Fund
2016-12-05	$134.58	Against Malaria Foundation
2016-06-25	$55,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2016-06-12	$11	Against Malaria Foundation²
2016-06-12	$20	Innovations for Poverty Action²
2016-06-12	$69	Nurse Family Partnership²
2016-05-11	$10,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2016-02-24	$5,000	Give Directly
2015-12-28	$79,152	Against Malaria Foundation
2015-12-28	$34,152	Centre for Effective Altruism
2015-08-30	$5,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2015-05-28	$50,000	Centre for Effective Altruism
2015-05-28	$6,000	Centre for Effective Altruism Employer donation match
2014-12-31	$6,443	To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2014-12-20	$57,763	To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2014-08-28	$20	Give Directly Donation in exchange for work
2014-07-28	$30,000	Centre for Effective Altruism
2014-02-01	$4,250	To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2014-02-01	$100	GiveWell
2014-01-08	$30,000	Centre for Effective Altruism
2014-01-08	$5,800	Centre for Effective Altruism Employer donation match
2013-12-28	$13,000	To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2013-12-28	$10,000	Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-12-09	$1,550	To GiveWell, for distribution to their top charities
2013-08-11	$15,000	Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-08-08	$1,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2013-08-08	$26,000	Centre for Effective Altruism
2013-07-01	$10,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2013-06-26	$10,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2013-04-26	$6,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2013-04-26	$5,800	Against Malaria Foundation Employer donation match
2013-02-08	$400	Against Malaria Foundation
2013-02-04	$6,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2013-02-04	$5,800	Against Malaria Foundation Employer donation match
2013-01-21	$200	Against Malaria Foundation Donation in exchange for work
2012-11-17	$4,200	Giving What We Can
2012-11-07	$21,053	80,000 Hours
2012-09-18	$19,000	Against Malaria Foundation
2012-09-18	$12,000	Against Malaria Foundation Employer donation match
2012-09-10	$1000	Against Malaria Foundation Donation in exchange for work
2012-07-07	$150	Against Malaria Foundation
2012-06-04	$2000	Against Malaria Foundation Donation in exchange for work
2012-05-28	$31	Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
2012-01-29	$5000	Against Malaria Foundation
2012-01-29	$500	Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
2010-10-17	$10,000	Oxfam America, for monitoring and evaluation
2010-07-23	$75	Oxfam America
2010-07-08	$1,391	Oxfam America
2010-06-03	$25	Oxfam America
2010-05-19	$505	Oxfam America
2010-05-10	$14,000	Oxfam America
2010-02-23	$10	Oxfam America
2010-02-03	$10,000	Oxfam America
2009-11-10	$13,000	Oxfam America
2009-11-04	$719	Oxfam America
2009-09-11	$10	Oxfam America
2009-04-15	$50	Oxfam America
2009-04-15	$7,000	Oxfam America
2009-03-19	$30	Oxfam America
2009-02-19	$7,000	Oxfam America
2008-12-26	$3,400	Oxfam America
2008-12-26	$500	Oxfam America
2008-12-15	$360	Oxfam America
2008-10-11	$5,000	Oxfam America
2008-07-26	$1,500	Oxfam America
2007	$336	Save the Children
2006	$336	Save the Children
2005	$336	Save the Children
2004	$168	Save the Children
2003	$168	Save the Children

The Federal 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 to 501(c)3 organizations for the year. This does not include donations made by others, such as donation matches, even ones we could in some sense take credit for directing.

Footnotes

[1] Between Fall 2010 and Spring 2012 our situation was unusual:

Julia was in graduate school and not earning. She also paid for graduate school out of pocket, which meant earlier in 2010 she was needing to save.
I was working at a startup where part my pay was in stock options. After deciding that I should be risk neutral with respect to donations and estimating for what the options were worth I decided to ask for $10k less salary and more options, and that any money earned from the options I would later donate. I was forced to sell these at a loss in 2015 through a reverse stock split.

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