GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses. From 2010 through early 2024, more than $30 billion has been raised on the platform, contributed by over 150 million donors.
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GoFundMe is an American for-profit crowdfunding platform that allows people to raise money for events ranging from life events such as celebrations and graduations to challenging circumstances like accidents and illnesses. From 2010 through early 2024, more than $30 billion has been raised on the platform, contributed by over 150 million donors.
== History == The company was founded in May 2010 by Brad Damphousse and Andrew Ballester. Both had previously founded Paygr, a website dedicated to allowing members to sell their services to the public. Damphousse and Ballester created the website under the name "CreateAFund" in 2008 but changed the name to GoFundMe after making numerous upgrades. The site was built off of PayPal's API. GoFundMe was founded in San Diego, California.
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