# Google foundation announced - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/18/google-foundation-announced/ - Published: 2005-10-18T23:00:00+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Search engine company Google is to put its oft-mentioned corporate philosophy of “do no evil” further into practice with its announcement that it has set aside $90 million to create a charitable foundation.** The foundation’s objectives will be to relieve poverty and advance energy and environmental causes. The company promised in its IPO prospectus in 2005 to donate “approximately 1 per cent of Google’s equity and profits in some form” to a charitable foundation. The foundation has already made some financial commitments but is not soliciting applications at present. ## Advertisement Google the company has also pledged to provide $175 million to support the foundation over its first three years. The foundation will be part of [Google.org](http://www.google.org), which is the umbrella title for Google’s philanthropic work. This includes the foundation, [the Google grants programme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/11/15/google-grants-for-charities/)( which donates free advertising space to nonprofits), some of Google’s own projects using Google staff and technology, and other partnerships to benefit nonprofit organisations. Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are the latest technology entrepreneurs to create a charitable foundation using some of their personal or corporate wealth. Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay, has set up a similar network to benefit nonprofit activity at [omidyar.net](http://omidyar.net). * **[A quick reminder about Google’s free advertising programme for charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/08/28/quick-reminder-about-google039s-free-advertising-programme-charities/)**( 28 August 2007) * **[Google Chrome comic to be auctioned for charity](https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/09/05/google-chrome-comic-be-auctioned-charity/)**( 5 September 2008) * **[Google’s Christmas gift to Lasa](https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/12/23/google039s-christmas-gift-lasa/)**( 23 December 2010) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif) ## Comments ### By: Mashitah - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/18/google-foundation-announced/#comment-2801 - Published: 2016-09-21T10:00:00+01:00 i recieved email from google foundation, googles give backs September grant. Is it true of some kind of froud ### By: HowardLake - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/10/18/google-foundation-announced/#comment-2802 - Published: 2016-09-21T13:36:00+01:00 OK, sorry we didn’t respond sooner. I have no idea about the email you received. You are right to be sceptical about it if you have had no previous communication with Google regarding grants. I’ve seen many spam or fraud emails apparently from funders over the years. The best approach is to visit Google’s foundation website and see if the information there matches what you see in the email in terms of application deadlines. I suggests NOT clicking on any of the links in the email in case it is not legitimate.