- 💰 What is a donation pool? How much should my company include in it?
- 👔 What happens if votes are split 50/50 between nonprofits?
- 📊 How is the donation pool distributed among nonprofits?
- Champion: 50%
- Runner-up: 26%
- Final Four (non-advancing): 4% each
- Elite Eight (non-advancing): 2% each
- First-round exits: 1% each
- 💲 How much does Giving Madness cost?
- 🧾 Will my company receive a tax-deductible receipt for Giving Madness donations?
- 💌 How do I invite a nonprofit that isn’t already in the Giving Madness database?
- ⏱️ Is there an optimal bracket run time?
A donation pool is the initial amount of money your company contributes to kick off your Giving Madness bracket. We recommend contributing $5–$15 per employee.
In the case of a tie, the platform will randomly select one of the nonprofits to move forward to the next round.
At the end of your bracket, donations are split across participating nonprofits based on how far they advance:
Giving Madness is free for companies with 25 employees or fewer. For companies with more than 25 employees, pricing is based on employee count. Check out our Giving Madness pricing page for more information.
Yes. Donations made through Giving Madness are processed through our donor-advised fund partner, Percent Impact Foundation (EIN: 87-3165286), making them tax-deductible.
You can invite nonprofits to join by sending them this link to claim their profile on Millie. You can also use this customizable email copy to help with outreach.
Yes! We recommend running your bracket Monday through Thursday, with one round per day. That makes a 16-nonprofit bracket a 4-day campaign.
To maximize excitement, try ending the final round right before a company-wide meeting so you can announce the winner live!