There are a couple of charities that my wife and I donate to but a few are from people we have come to trust (John Green, MrBeast philanthropy) and something pa

There are a couple of charities that my wife and I donate to but a few are from people we have come to trust (John Green, MrBeast philanthropy) and something particular happened this year during my taxes (US), it was the first year that itemizing deductions made sense and I received an unusually high tax refund. This is personal very personal but I see my privileged compensation in tech as a tool to help those who were where I was, and also because it brings me joy to help were I can. Talking with my accountant it does seem that I’m rather alone, at least among the population she works with, in my philosophy of giving, but it’s brought me satisfaction and unexpected financial benefits! (Who knew that giving gives back!)