Ars readers gave over $40,000 in our 2021 Charity Drive ~ USA Latest Games

One month ago, we asked readers to donate to a couple of good causes in our 2021 Charity Drive sweepstakes. And boy, did you deliver. With the drive now complete and the donations all tallied, we can report that Ars Technica readers gave an incredible $40,261.71 to Child's Play and the EFF in the last month. That doesn't quite set a new record, but it surpasses our total charity haul for every annual charity drive except 2020. All told, total Ars Charity Drive donations since 2007 now total over $435,000. Well done, Arsians!

Thanks to everyone who gave whatever they could. We're still early in the process of selecting and notifying winners of our swag giveaway, so don't fret if you haven't heard if you're a winner yet. In the meantime, enjoy these quick stats from the 2021 drive.

2021 Fundraising total: $40,261.71
- Total given to Child's Play: $15,919.90
- Total given to the EFF: $24,341.81
Number of individual donations: 359
- Child's Play donations: 166
- EFF donations: 193
Average donation: $112.15
- Child's Play average donation: $95.90
- EFF average donation: $126.12
Median donation: $51.80
- Median Child's Play donation: $50.00
- Median EFF donation: $66.95
Top single donation: $4,000 (to EFF)
Donations of $1,000 or more: 7 (!)
Donations of $100 or more: 134
$5 or less donations: 3 (every little bit helps!)
Total charity donations from Ars Technica drives since 2007 (approximate): $435,126.83
- 2021: $40,261.71
- 2020: $58,758.11
- 2019: $33,181.11
- 2018: $20,210.66
- 2017: $36,012.37
- 2016: $38,738.11
- 2015: $38,861.06
- 2014: $25,094.31
- 2013: $23,570.13
- 2012: $28,713.52
- 2011: ~$26,000
- 2010: ~$24,000
- 2009: ~$17,000
- 2008: ~$12,000
- 2007: ~$10,000