Watsi

Watsi, Inc.[1]
FoundedMay 23, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-23)[2]
FounderChase Adam
Grace Garey
Jesse Cooke
Howard Glenn
Type501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
45-3236734[3]
FocusHumanitarianism, Health care
Location
Coordinates37°46′23″N 122°24′16″W / 37.7730331°N 122.4045471°W / 37.7730331; -122.4045471
Area served
Developing countries
ServicesFunding medical treatment
MethodCrowd funding
Chase Adam[3][4]
Key people
Jon Skaggs, Mary Everette Cann, Dr. Mitul Kapadia, Dinkar Jain, Paul Graham, Howard Glenn, Mark Murrin
Revenue (2014)
$3,014,372[3]
Expenses (2014)$2,071,760[3]
Employees5[3] (in 2013)
Volunteers (2013)
10[3]
Websitewatsi.org

Watsi, legally Watsi, Inc., is a nonprofit healthcare crowdsourcing platform that enables individual donors to directly fund medical care for individuals in developing countries without access to affordable medical care.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ "Privacy Policy | Watsi".
  2. ^ "Watsi, Inc.". Business Entity Search. California Secretary of State. Accessed on June 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". Watsi Inc. Guidestar. September 30, 2014.
  4. ^ "Our Team". Watsi. Accessed on June 30, 2016.
  5. ^ "First Global Crowdfunding Website for Medical Treatments Opens to Public". Watsi. FundRaising Success. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  6. ^ Empson, Rip (30 August 2012). "Watsi Is Using Crowdfunding To Treat The 1B+ Worldwide Without Access To Medical Care". TechCrunch. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  7. ^ Devin Coldewey, Devin (27 August 2012). "Watsi: A Kickstarter for third-world medical care". NBCNews.com. Retrieved 19 October 2012.