Helping Sichuan (China) Earthquake Victims

We know you've probably been following the situation in China closely - and we were hoping to organize a Haas Student drive. But with school closing for the term, we may not be able to do this efficiently. (In addition, many of us have matching corporate funds that we would otherwise not be able to leverage.) Hence, we figured we'd publish a guide to tell you where you might be able to channel your funds.

The following organizations are registered with the IRS as 501(c)(3) organizations, therefore your contributions are fully tax-deductible to the amount allowed by law. If you donate by Paypal, your paypal transaction notification can be used as a valid proof of donation.

Organization: American Red Cross
501(c)(3) ? : EIN 53-0196605
Charity Rating: 4 stars
Money Going to: Red Cross Society of China
Transaction fee: Check: None, Credit card: yes
Website: http://www.redcross.org/news/in/profiles/Intl_profile_ChinaEarthquake.html

Organization: Mercy Corps
501(c)(3) ? : EIN 91-1148123
Charity Rating: 4 stars
Money Going to: China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA)
Transaction fee: Check: None, Credit card: yes
Website: http://www.mercycorps.org/countries/china/2155

Organization: MissionFish (an eBay partner)
501(c)(3) ? :
Charity Rating:
Money Going to: Website says it's going to various charity but doesn't say which ones. Judy Chang says to obtain company matching, just enter "Points of Light Foundation". It's confusing but a page will be up on iweb to explain things soon
Transaction fee: Paypal - Waived
Website: http://www.ebay.com/chinaearthquake

Organization: Silicon Valley Tsinghua Network
501(c)(3) ? : EIN 77-0514995
Charity Rating: Not Rated
Money Going to: Red Cross Society of China
Transaction fee: Paypal - waived for 1 month
Website: http://tsinghuafoundation.org/earthquake08

Thanks to Xin Han for putting together this list!
Do send us your ideas, comments, entries - so you help us all figure out the best way to reach out and help.