Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Google.org


Google.org is the charitable arm of Internet search engine company Google.
It lists its mission as helping with global poverty, energy and the environment. It is a for-profit charity, which means it is taxable. This also allows them to lobby and fund beneficial commercial sector initiatives.
The organization has committed $75 million in investments and grants as of January 2008. To fund the organization, Google granted them 3 million shares during their IPO. As of November 8, 2007, at a price of $690, Google.org's 3 million shares have an approximate value of $2 billion. Google has also pledged to contribute one percent of their annual profits to their charitable organizations.
Among its first projects is to develop a viable plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can attain 100 mpg (miles per gallon)
In November 2007, Google.org announced RE

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