GoodSearch is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates 50% of its revenue, about a penny per search, to listed American charities and schools designated by its users. The money donated comes from the site's advertisers. According to the company, as of June 2009 more than 80,000 non-profits are participating in the program and 100 new organizations register daily.

GoodSearch was founded in November 2005 by siblings Ken Ramberg (Co-Founder of JOBTRAK, purchased by Monster.com and operating today as MonsterTRAK) and JJ Ramberg.

Description

Users can designate which of the selected charities their searches benefit and also see how much money and how many searches have been performed on behalf of each charity.

As an example, as of June 2009 the ASPCA has earned $26,500, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has earned $11,400 and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has earned $10,100.

Features of the site that change several times per week include the "Charity of the Day" which highlights a particular charity's logo with a click through to their website and "Success Stories" which highlight the amount of money donated to particular charities. In the Who's Doing Good section of the site, a number of celebrities including Jessica Biel, Montel Williams, Jeff Bridges and Emily Deschanel have created videos promoting GoodSearch and the cause they care about.