Larry Page—Routed 99.9% of charitable giving through opaque donor-advised funds for decade
Between 2012 and 2022, Larry Page and Lucinda Southworth sent 99.9% of the dollars they granted from the Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation to donor-advised funds. Over $1.2 billion was given to DAFs, making it impossible to track whether the money ever reached working charities. This was characterized as 'philanthropic sleight of hand' by critics.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Governance | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Routed 99.9% of charitable giving through opaque donor-advised funds for decade
Between 2012 and 2022, Larry Page and Lucinda Southworth sent 99.9% of the dollars they granted from the Carl Victor Page Memorial Foundation to donor-advised funds. Over $1.2 billion was given to DAFs, making it impossible to track whether the money ever reached working charities. This was characterized as 'philanthropic sleight of hand' by critics.