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Google.org, founded in October 2005, is the charitable arm of Google, an Internet search engine company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Google commits $1 billion to charity: Firm makes good on IPO pledge )〕 As of May 2010, the organization has committed over US$100 million in investments and grants. To fund the organization, Google granted three million shares during their initial public offering (IPO). As of March 2012, Google.org's three million shares are valued at approximately US$1.84 billion. In 2014, the corporation stated on its website that it donates $100,000,000 in grants, 80,000 hours, and $1 billion in products each year. ==Overview== Among its first projects is to develop a mass-produced plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can attain 100 mpg (miles per gallon) (see vehicle-to-grid). In November 2007, Google.org announced ''RE The director from 2006 until 2009 was Dr. Larry Brilliant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Google Names Larry Brilliant as Executive Director of Google.org )〕 Upon stepping down, Brilliant was replaced by Megan Smith, Google's Vice-President of new business development, and the organization began focusing on creating engineering solutions to global problems with projects such as Google Flu Trends and Crisis Response, an effort to respond to natural disasters. The company maintained high levels of giving while waiting to see what engineering solutions it could develop. In 2010, Google gave over $145 million to non-profits and academic institutions. In the same year, Google was named the Bay Area's top corporate philanthropist by the San Francisco Business Times for giving $27.6 million to Bay Area charities. Charitable funds come from Google.org, the Google Foundation and the company itself. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Google.org」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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