Philanthropy Google's Way: Not the Usual
By Katie Hafner, The New York Times, September 14, 2006
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 — The ambitious founders of Google, the popular search engine company, have set up a philanthropy, giving it seed money of about $1 billion and a mandate to tackle poverty, disease and global warming. But unlike most charities, this one will be for-profit, allowing it to fund start-up
companies, form partnerships with venture capitalists and even lobby Congress. It will also pay taxes.
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