Official Records

This space holds copies of official records of The Clear Fund, Inc., the grantmaking arm of GiveWell. Consistent with our principle of total openness, everything relevant - including our budget and the minutes, presentation materials, and audio recording for each Board meeting - is available; if there is something you believe should be added to this site, please let us know.

Board members

The current members of the Clear Fund Board of Directors are:

• Tom Rutledge, Board Chair
• Lindy Miller Crane, Board Vice-Chair
• Ari Herman, Board Treasurer
• Holden Karnofsky, Board Secretary
• Greg Jensen, Director
• Tim Ogden, Director
• Fred Post, Director
• Cari Tuna, Director

Board meetings

Click a meeting for audio and other details.

• June 22, 2007
• December 17, 2007
• January 3, 2008
• March 4, 2008
• April 23, 2008
• September 8, 2008
• November 10, 2008
• December 15, 2008
• March 31, 2009
• July 27, 2009
• December 29, 2009
• March 3, 2010
• July 14, 2010
• December 14, 2010
• April 11, 2011
• August 17, 2011
• December 20, 2011

Financials

• Clear Fund 2007 audited financial statement (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2007 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2008 audited financial statement (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2008 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2009 audited financial statement (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2009 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2010 audited financial statement (PDF)
• Clear Fund 2010 tax return (Form 990) (PDF)

Policies

• Whistleblower Policy (DOC)
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Policies (DOC)
• Document Retention and Destruction Policy (DOC)
• "Excess assets" policy

IRS-related materials

• Certificate of Incorporation of The Clear Fund, Inc.
• Adopted Bylaws of The Clear Fund, Inc.
• Clear Fund Form 1023 (application for tax exempt status) (PDF)
• IRS letter of determination (notification of tax exempt status)
• Assumed name certificate for "GiveWell"

Conference calls

• May 9, 2012: Research event giving an update on GiveWell's recommended charities and GiveWell Labs: Audio (MP3), Transcript (DOC)
• March 8, 2012: Question and answer session on annual review and plan: Audio (MP3)
• December 8, 2011: Discussion of new charity recommendations and the research process used to reach them: Audio (MP3), Transcript (PDF)
• November 21, 2011: Pre-publication call discussing forthcoming research: Transcript (DOC)
• August 18, 2011: Mid-process meeting to discuss ongoing research: Transcript (DOC)