Google

=== Philanthropy ===
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In 2004, Google formed the not-for-profit philanthropic Google.org, with a start-up fund of $1&nbsp;billion.<ref name="philanthropy">{{Cite web |title=About the Foundation |url=http://www.google.org/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714080922/http://www.google.org/about.html |archive-date=July 14, 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2010 |publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> The mission of the organization is to create [[Climate change education|awareness about climate change]], global public health, and global poverty. One of its first projects was to develop a viable [[plug-in hybrid]] [[electric vehicle]] that can attain 100 miles per gallon. Google hired [[Larry Brilliant]] as the program's executive director in 2004<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hafner |first=Katie |date=September 14, 2006 |title=Philanthropy Google's Way: Not the Usual |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/technology/14google.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723065526/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/technology/14google.html |archive-date=July 23, 2016 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and Megan Smith has {{as of|2009|2|23|alt=since}} replaced him as director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Helft |first=Miguel |date=February 23, 2009 |title=Google Chief for Charity Steps Down on Revamp |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/technology/companies/24google.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422112540/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/technology/companies/24google.html |archive-date=April 22, 2017 |access-date=March 9, 2017 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

In March 2007, in partnership with the [[Mathematical Sciences Research Institute]] (MSRI), Google hosted the first [[Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival]] at its headquarters in Mountain View.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 2007 |website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDL7yoz1TGQ |access-date=April 28, 2018 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120090220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDL7yoz1TGQ |url-status=dead }} [[Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival]] at Google was the founding of this event for middle school and high school students. video</ref> In 2011, Google donated 1&nbsp;million euros to [[International Mathematical Olympiad]] to support the next five annual International Mathematical Olympiads (2011–2015).<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Duffy |first=Jill |date=January 21, 2011 |title=Mathletes Receive €1M Donation from Google |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376099,00.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323234649/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376099,00.asp |archive-date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=March 23, 2017 |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2011 |title=Google donating 1&nbsp;million euros to IMO |url=https://www.imo2011.nl/node/39 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724154518/https://www.imo2011.nl/node/39 |archive-date=July 24, 2011 |access-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> In July 2012, Google launched a "[[Legalize Love]]" campaign in support of [[gay rights]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2012 |title=Google launches 'Legalise Love' gay rights campaign |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/07/08/google-launches-legalise-love-gay-rights-campaign/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819044558/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/07/08/google-launches-legalise-love-gay-rights-campaign/ |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=September 9, 2014 |website=PinkNews.co.uk}}</ref>

In 2008, Google announced its "project 10<sup>100</sup>", which accepted ideas for how to help the community and then allowed Google users to vote on their favorites.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Project 10 to the 100th |url=http://www.project10tothe100.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090728234553/http://www.project10tothe100.com/ |archive-date=July 28, 2009 |access-date=July 16, 2010 |publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref> After two years of no update, during which many wondered what had happened to the program,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Van Burskirk |first=Elliot |date=June 28, 2010 |title=Google Struggles to Give Away $10&nbsp;million |work=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |url=https://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/06/google-struggles-to-give-away-10-million/ |url-status=live |access-date=September 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831172215/http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/06/google-struggles-to-give-away-10-million/ |archive-date=August 31, 2010}}</ref> Google revealed the winners of the project, giving a total of ten million dollars to various ideas ranging from non-profit organizations that promote education to a website that intends to make all legal documents public and online.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Twohill |first=Lorraine |date=September 24, 2010 |title=$10&nbsp;million for Project 10^100 winners |url=http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/10-million-for-project-10100-winners.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926020623/http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/10-million-for-project-10100-winners.html |archive-date=September 26, 2010 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |publisher=Google, Inc.}}</ref>

Responding to the humanitarian crisis after the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Google announced a $15 million donation to support Ukrainian citizens.<ref>{{cite news |language      = en
 |url         = https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/google-donates-15-mn-in-relief-to-ukraine-blocks-rt-sputnik-on-youtube-122030200492_1.html
 |title       =Google donates $15 mn in relief to Ukraine, blocks RT, Sputnik on YouTube
 |newspaper = Business Standard India
 |publisher   =Business Standard 
 |date        = March 2, 2022
|accessdate  = March 8, 2022}}</ref> The company also decided to transform its office in Warsaw into a help center for refugees.<ref>{{cite web
 |author=Amiah Taylor
 |language      = en
 |url         = https://fortune.com/2022/03/07/google-poland-office-ukraine-aid-russia-invasion/
 |title       =Google transforms Poland office into help center for Ukrainian refugees
 |publisher   = Fortune
 |date        = March 7, 2022
|accessdate  = March 8, 2022}}</ref>

Also in February 2022, Google announced a $100 million fund to expand skills training and job placement for low-income Americans, in conjunction with non-profits [[Year Up]], [[Social Finance (consultancy)|Social Finance]], and Merit America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/business/google-training-program.html|title=Google Creates $100 Million Fund for Skills Training Program|first=Steve|last=Lohr|work=The New York Times |date=February 17, 2022|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>