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
• Jon Behar, Director
• Tim Ogden, 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

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 2008 financials - conceptual (Board-approved) budget vs. actual and full general ledger (every transaction) (XLS)
• Clear Fund 2009 financials through 12/2/09 - conceptual (Board-approved) budget vs. actual and full general ledger (every transaction) - unofficial and unaudited (XLS)

Policies

• Whistleblower Policy (DOC)
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Harassment Policies (DOC)
• Document Retention and Destruction Policy (DOC)

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)

Other documents

• GiveWell privacy and transparency policy. This file lists types of documents and whether they are publicly available on our site or remain private.
• Current GiveWell financial assets (as of 12/31/2009)
• List of independent contractors employed by GiveWell (as of 12/31/2009)
• GiveWell has signed employment contracts with full-time employees as well as independent contractors for research.
• GiveWell has signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with several organizations which submitted materials relevant to our evaluation, but wanted some portion of submitted materials to remain confidential.