The Foundation to Decrease World Suck (FTDWS) engages tens of thousands of online video viewers and creators to generate awareness of hundreds of charities and to raise funds for charities. Since 2012 FTDWS has made grants of more than $10 million to dozens of charities.
After modest administrative expenses half the funds donated to FTDWS go equally to Partners in Health and Save the Children. The other half go to 30+ charities recommended by the participants of the 48 hour telethon-style fundraiser known as the Project for Awesome.
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About The Foundation to Decrease World Suck
The Foundation to Decrease World Suck, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and was designated a 501(c)3 charitable organization by the IRS on January 23, 2013. The IRS designation letter is available upon request.
Directors of the Foundation:
John Green is the New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down, The Fault in Our Stars, and Looking for Alaska. He is one half of the vlogbrothers on YouTube and co-creator of educational series Crash Course.
Hank Green is the other half of the Vlogbrothers and is a serial content creator with online educational channels including Crash Course and SciShow. He podcasts with his brother on Dear Hank & John and with his wife on Delete This. Along with John he is the co-creator of the Project for Awesome and VidCon.
Benny Fine was the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of React Media previously known as Fine Brothers Entertainment, producing hit unscripted and scripted series across the web, television and feature films.
Valerie Barr, Nerdfighter since 2008, works in operations at DFTBA. Over the past ten+ years, they’ve also held the roles of Nerdfighteria’s Community Manager and programming producer at VidCon.
Mike Green coordinated legal and financial activities for Complexly, VidCon and DFTBA Records for seven years. He continues to provide strategic support for media creators including the Vlogbrothers, Complexly and DFTBA Records.
Rosianna Halse Rojas is a writer and producer. YouTube named her as a Creators for Change fellow in 2017 for her work driving social change through online video. Rosianna works with John Green as his producing partner on feature film and online projects.
Marie Ann Fernandez-Silva is a freelance Project Manager and Creator Consultant. She produced Project for Awesome for 7 years. She’s previously worked for Complexly, Sony Music, and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts in varying capacities.
Taylor Behnke is a writer, video maker, and digital organizer. She was named a YouTube Creators for Change fellow in 2017 for her channel It’s Radish Time. She also works as a digital strategist for nonprofits and political campaigns.
Angela Lin worked on all things Learning at YouTube for over 12 years. She’s been a huge advocate for YouTube’s educational creator community and helped launch Crash Course and SciShow on the platform.
Previous Grants
$684,967.38 going to each of the following organizations:
Save the Children
Partners in Health
$37,297.09 going to each of the following community-voted organizations:
Against Malaria Foundation
Animal Wonders
The Audre Lorde Project
The Bail Project
California Native Garden Foundation
Camp Lilac
Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)
Carabiner Collections
A Cat’s Life Rescue
Children’s Future International
Drag Story Hour
Earthjustice
Ecology Project International
Fandom Forward
GiveDirectly
Habibi.Works
Hear Your Song
Instrument Shop
It Gets Better
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)
Mermaids UK
Palestinian American Community Center
Prison Book Program
ProVeg International
She’s the First
Sustainability Matters
Thirst Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
Thrive Youth Center
UNRWA USA
$37,758.47 going to the following organization:
Not Forgotten
Given the extra effort Destin puts into his segment on the P4A livestream, the Board agreed to give 50% of funds from his perks to Not Forgotten, the charity he has promoted for many years of the P4A. The Board recognizes that we did not do enough to communicate this change to the community. We’ve heard from some folks that this felt odd and was surprising, and we have decided (along with Destin) to go back to the previous way of doing things next year.
$492,908.15 going to each of the following organizations:
Save the Children
Partners in Health
$36,947.82 going to each of the following organizations:
American Library Association
Animal Wonders
Asian Americans United
Audre Lorde Project
Camp Lilac
Center for Reproductive Rights
Earthjustice
Ecology Project International
Fandom Forward
Good Food Institute
Habibi.Works
Hear Your Song
Legacy Youth Leadership
Mermaids UK
NaNoWriMo
National Center for Transgender Equality
No Means No Worldwide
Not Forgotten
Other People Fund
Prison Book Program
Project Heal
She’s The First
Sustainability Matters
The Ocean Cleanup
The Trevor Project
Thirst Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
UNHCR
Uplift
Wikimedia Foundation
$520,519.13 going to each of the following organizations:
Save the Children
Partners in Health
$32,023.26 going to each of the following organizations:
Against Malaria Foundation
She’s the First
The Trevor Project
Good Food Institute
Fandom Forward
The Humane League
NaNoWriMo
This Star Won’t Go Out
Thirst Project
Earthjustice
UNHCR
Prison Book Program
Animal Wonders
Mermaids UK
The Audre Lorde Project
Ecology Project International
Uplift
Legacy Youth Leadership
National Center for Transgender Equality
Not Forgotten
The Ocean Cleanup
UNICEF
World Central Kitchen
War Child
Love Does
Trees for the Future
National Park Foundation
Associação AuxÃlio e Amizade (Aid and Friendship Association)
No Means No Worldwide
World Bicycle Relief
Sustainability Matters
$383,628.79 going to:
Save the Children
$429,069.79 going to:
Partners in Health
$27,653.45 each going to:
Marsha P. Johnson Institute through Social Good Fund
Brooklyn Movement Center through Fund for City of NY
The Against Malaria Foundation
She’s the First
Givewell Maximum Impact Fund
The Good Food Institute
NaNoWriMo
GiveDirectly
The Humane League
The Harry Potter Alliance
Clean Air Task Force
Wild Animal Initiative
This Star Won’t Go Out
Earthjustice
Ecology Project International
The Trevor Project
UNHCR
Not Forgotten
Uplift – Online Communities Against Sexual Violence
The Ocean Cleanup
Equal Justice Initiative
Planned Parenthood
Prison Book Program
The Wildlife Trusts
Trees for the Future
United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Alzheimer’s Association
Feeding America
Actors Fund
$145,551.47 going to:
Partners in Health
Save the Children
At least $14,701.10 each going to:
American Humane Society
APOPO Herorats
Clear Air Task Force
Crisis Text Line
Earthjustice
Ecology Project International
Everytown for Gun Safety
GiveDirectly
NaNoWriMo
Not Forgotten
Planned Parenthood
Prison Book Program
Seattle Humane Society
She’s the First
The Against Malaria Foundation
The Arbor Day Foundation
The Good Food Institute
The Harry Potter Alliance
The Ocean Cleanup
The Trevor Project
Thirst Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
UNHCR
Uplift – Online Communities Against Sexual Violence
water.org
$180,943.15 going to:
Save the Children
$199,573.63 going to:
Partners in Health
$18,630.48 each going to:
Earthjustice
Engineers Without Borders
GiveDirectly
Habibi.Works by Soup and Socks
Heifer International
Libraries Without Borders
NaNoWriMo
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Not Forgotten
RAINN
Refugee Council
She’s The First
Sister Garczynska’s Foundation
The “Being Together” Foundation
The Against Malaria Foundation
The Good Food Institute
The Harry Potter Alliance
The Ocean Cleanup
Thirst Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
UPLIFT
water.org
Wildlife Waystation
World Food Programme
$217,934 going to:
Save the Children
Last Mile Health
$19,718 each going to:
Against Malaria Foundation
Alzheimer’s Association
Earthjustice
Sister Garczynska’s Foundation
Give Directly
GLSEN
Habibi. Works by Soup and Socks
Heifer International
Hispanic Federation
NaNoWriMo
Not Forgotten
The Ocean Cleanup
Planned Parenthood
Save the Children
SENS Research Foundation
She’s the First
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The Harry Potter Alliance
Thirst Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
Ultimate Peace
UNHCR
UPLIFT
Wigs4Kids
Wildlife Waystation
$272,033.28 going to:
Save the Children
$269,533.28 going to:
Partners in Health
$25,000 each going to:
NaNoWriMo
The Harry Potter Alliance
The Against Malaria Foundation
Sister Garczynska’s Foundation
The Good Food Institute
Planned Parenthood
UNHCR
The Trevor Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
We Need Diverse Books
$21,927.93 going to:
EarthJustice
Not Forgotten
She’s the First
Flint Water Fund
UPLIFT
Wildlife Conservation Network
Heifer International
ACLU
Last Mile Health
Doctors without Borders
$344,078.32 to each of the following organizations:
Save the Children
UNHCR
$25,000 to each of the following organizations:
National Novel Writing Month
Against Malaria Foundation
The Harry Potter Alliance
This Star Won’t Go Out
Liberty in North Korea
water.org
She’s the First
Planned Parenthood
Action Against Hunger
Lava Mae
$15,270.77 to each of the following organizations:
Doctors Without Borders
The Malala Fund
Uplift
Save the Children
Direct Relief
Not Forgotten
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Soap Aid
charity:water
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
$291,724.41 to each of the following organizations:
Save the Children
Partners in Health
$25,000 to each of the following organizations:
Not Forgotten
The Harry Potter Alliance
National Novel Writing Month
Thirst Project
This Star Won’t Go Out
Doctors Without Borders
Days for Girls International
She’s the First
Pencils for Kids
Ultimate Peace
$15,088.79 to each of the following organizations:
We Need Diverse Books
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
The Book Truck
To Write Love on Her Arms
Donate Life
GarczyÅ„ska’s Foundation
Books for Africa
Stella’s Circle
Water.org
The Sound of Hope
$82,500.41 to the Sarcoma Foundation of America
$26,727.33 to Heifer International
$50,000 to each of the following organizations:
The Harry Potter Alliance
This Star Won’t Go Out
Not Forgotten
Save the Children
Liberty in North Korea
Child’s Play
water.org
Partners for Mental Health
The Thirst Project
TECHO
$25,204.68 to each of the following organizations:
To Write Love on Her Arms
The Office of Letters and Light
The World Food Programme
Feeding America
Wayne Foundation
Pencils for Kids
Women for Women International
First Book
Kiva
Doctors Without Borders