Google’s 2009 Holiday Gift To Ad Partners: $20 Million To Charity

Each year, Google sends out gifts to its users of its AdSense and AdWords products. Typically, these gifts are only given to the "high-rollers" on each in early December. But this year, these girls were nowhere to be found , and it appears that today has revealed the reason. It looks like Google has sent out a message to all AdSense and AdWords partners letting them know that they've decided to do "something a little different this year." Clicking on the link in the email takes you to a page letting you know that Google is giving $20 million to a group of charity as its holiday gift to everyone this year. Specifically, the website reads, "This gift is for someone very special: Everyone. Because charities are experiencing their toughest year in decades, we have committed $20 million to helping those who help us all. Our gift to you is a gift to them. Happy Holidays." It then goes on to list the 25 charities that Google has chosen as "intended recipients." These include: Boys and Girls Clubs, Feeding America, Smile Train, HEAL Africa, Loud Against Nazis, Reporters Without Borders, and many others.