Google Announces $10-Million Competition for Bay Area Nonprofits
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
October 7, 2019 | Read Time: 1 minute
Google has announced that it will award a total of $10 million to 35 local nonprofits that are committed to making the San Francisco Bay Area “a place where everyone can thrive.”
Organizations have until November 8 to submit their proposals.
Google.org, the tech company’s charitable arm, will select the 35 grantees. In addition, members of the public will get to vote in a People’s Choice Award. The winner will receive $1 million, as will four other organizations chosen by Google’s panel of judges. The 10-person panel includes the company CEO, Sundar Pichai, the basketball star Stephen Curry, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation CEO Nicole Taylor, and the LGBTQ activist Kate Kendell.
This is the third challenge run by Google, which along with other tech companies in California’s Silicon Valley has been criticized for exacerbating regional problems like the lack of affordable housing. The first competition, held in 2014, awarded a total of $2 million to four organizations.
Nicole Wallace has been reporting on nonprofits for the Chronicle for more than 20 years. Her areas of expertise include data, technology, fundraising, and innovation. She recently wrote about leaders of color and how they feel about being underestimated and breaking barriers. Email Nicole or follow her on Twitter.
