Slack—Slack donated $54M through Pledge 1% commitment upon Salesforce acquisition
· $54.0M
Slack pledged 1% of company equity, time, and product to community benefit. When Salesforce completed its $27.7B acquisition in 2021, Slack donated $54 million — the balance of the value of its Pledge 1% share reserve — to the Salesforce Foundation. Slack also gave employees seven days of paid volunteer time off and provided free or discounted software to nonprofits.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Aid & Global Health | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Donation Jul 21, 2021 verified
Salesforce announced Slack's $54M Pledge 1% donation upon acquisition completion
Salesforce announced that upon completing the $27.7B acquisition of Slack, Slack donated $54 million — the balance of its Pledge 1% share reserve — to the Salesforce Foundation for community investments.