Microsoft employees gave $96 million to charity in 2010

Microsoft employees gave $96 million to charity in 2010, the company said Friday.

The campaign was the largest in the company's history, an increase of 9.2 percent from the 2009 giving of $87.9 million. That number was close to flat from 2008, when workers gave $87.7 million.

Almost 35,000 employees contributed money in the U.S., out of 53,735 total U.S. employees.

Microsoft matches charitable donations dollar for dollar up to $12,000 per employee annually. The company also pays an hourly match for employees who volunteer their time. More than 4,000 employees volunteered 350,000 hours in 2010. The $96 million total includes the employee donations and the Microsoft matches.

The company also organized hundreds of fundraising events, including a 5K run (which raised $130,000), a national poker tournament ($260,000) and an online auction ($500,000).

This weekend the company is hosting a hackathon at the Microsoft Commons for developers who want to donate their time to help nonprofits with their web and application development needs.

The money went to 16,000 nonprofits. The organizations that received the most money in Washington state were, in order of how much each received:

1. United Way of King County
2. World Vision International
3. Seattle Children?s Hospital Foundation
4. Hopelink
5. Northwest Harvest
6. Overlake School
7. KUOW
8. Asha for Education
9. Humane Society for Seattle-King County
10. Seattle?s Union Gospel Mission

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