Every step of one donor's gift: what was charged, what PayPal kept, who got the rest, and what they had to prove to get more.
A replay of a past storm, using sandbox money and sample partners. LEVee did not operate during Hurricane Helene.
Out of $10.00
$8.67
can reach responders after PayPal's fees
Worked out at the rate measured in PayPal's sandbox, 3.49% + $0.49 per charge. Two charges mean two fixed fees, so bigger gifts lose less.
- Tranche 1 to responders$3.37
- Tranche 2 to responders$5.30
- PayPal's fees$1.33
You make one pledge
Done$10.00 per hurricane on the US Gulf Coast, up to $60 a year. PayPal keeps your payment details, and nothing is charged yet.
Sentinel reads every forecast
Done23 Sept, 11:00 am EDT · 84.2h before landfall
GDACS issued 18 advisories on Helene. Sentinel scores them, but it can't move money. It only reports.
Fixed rules decide, not AI
Coming up24 Sept, 5:00 pm EDT · 54.2h before landfall
An Orange or Red alert, landfall 6 to 72 hours away, and Sentinel confidence of 70 or more. All three first passed at GDACS advisory 6, with confidence 70.
You hear first, and can skip
Coming up24 Sept, 5:00 pm EDT · 54.2h before landfall
A notice says what will be charged and why. You have 60 minutes to skip this storm with one tap.
PayPal charges 40% of your gift
$4.00Coming up24 Sept, 6:00 pm EDT · 53.2h before landfall
PayPal keeps $0.63, leaving $3.37 in the pool. PayPal's sandbox reference: 85L65288MU803113J.
Responders get money before the storm
$3.37Coming up24 Sept, 6:00 pm EDT · 53.2h before landfall
One PayPal batch pays the sample partners 53.2h before landfall. In proportion, that's $2.02 for Partner A and $1.35 for Partner B. Your gift joins a shared pool, so it never buys one particular item. Batch GBN9MNSTHB6LE.
The storm lands
Coming up26 Sept, 11:10 pm EDT
Helene came ashore near Perry, Florida, as a Category 4 hurricane, about 11:10 pm EDT on 26 Sep 2024. A person confirms this from the National Hurricane Center before anything else happens.
Responders have to prove the work
Coming up27 Sept, 5:00 am EDT · 5.8h after landfall
The Verifier checks their photos, receipts and lists, and flags anything reused from an earlier storm. Partner A, Perry, FL: no proof yet. Partner B, Valdosta, GA: no proof yet.
The rest of your gift follows the proof
$6.00Coming upPayPal keeps $0.70, leaving $5.30, which is $3.18 for Partner A and $2.12 for Partner B. Only partners who passed are paid, and a flagged partner's share waits for a person to decide. Sandbox reference: 08063864PW867334F.