This is conjecture. Now I want to find out and see if one if these is right; but first let me guess. There are a few possibilities and I’ll, again, challenge myself to find the answer:
They competed for an award Google sponsored or held a competition for. Like an X Prize.
A board member was related to someone high up in Google (as in colleague, college room mate etc) or worked there previously.
Here’s a resource for deeper diving. I apologize but I don’t have time to devout. But if its of interest to anyone:
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/300100369
Also, by law, a 501©3 must respond to and furnish copies of their 990s to anyone who requests. Those are, simply put, their financial statements for the fiscal year.
Thank you for that! Turns out this organization received a $5 million+ grant from Google, after operating under $5000 for like 4ish year.
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/300100369
The image can be found in the filings…
I wonder what the organization did so successfully in their first few years to warrant Google giving them $5 million.
This is conjecture. Now I want to find out and see if one if these is right; but first let me guess. There are a few possibilities and I’ll, again, challenge myself to find the answer: