Brian Chesky—Pledged up to $10 million matching donation to house Ukrainian refugees through Airbnb.org
On March 15, 2022, Brian Chesky along with co-founders Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and his wife Elizabeth committed to personally match up to $10 million in donations to Airbnb.org to help house refugees fleeing Ukraine. Chesky had previously stated on CNBC that he personally put in 'millions of dollars' to the initiative. By August 2022, Airbnb.org successfully housed 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Aid & Global Health | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Immigration Openness | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.664 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Co-founders pledged $10 million matching donation for Ukraine refugees
On March 15, 2022, Airbnb co-founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk and his wife Elizabeth committed to personally match up to $10 million in donations to Airbnb.org through March 31, 2022 to support refugees fleeing Ukraine. By this date, Airbnb and its founders had contributed $17 million total to cover costs associated with providing stays for Ukrainian refugees.