By midnight, TeamSeas reached their goal of raising $30,000,000 to remove 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean. On the final day of the campaign, Austin Russell, among the world's youngest billionaires, contributed 4,000,000 to the campaign. This came days after Russell launched a $70,000,000 charity fund.
Jan 02, 2022 · Austin Russell noticed we came up a few million pounds short so he got us over 30 million 😂. Shout out to the over 600,000 different people that donated to TeamSeas and the creator community for being so awesome in supporting this 🥺 ️ ️ ️ #teamseas pic.twitter.com/DBUNQoYAit. — MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 2, 2022.
Jan 02, 2022 · Austin Russell noticed we came up a few million pounds short so he got us over 30 million 😂. Shout out to the over 600,000 different people that donated to TeamSeas and the creator community for being so awesome in supporting this 🥺 ️ ️ ️ #teamseas pic.twitter.com/DBUNQoYAit. — MrBeast (@MrBeast) January 2, 2022.
Jan 02, 2022 · MrBeast credits Austin Russell and over 600,000 different people who came forward to help with the donations. 2022 started on an …
Oct 29, 2021 · By midnight, TeamSeas reached their goal of raising $30,000,000 to remove 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean. On the final day of the campaign, Austin Russell, among the world's youngest billionaires, contributed 4,000,000 to the campaign. This came days after Russell launched a $70,000,000 charity fund.
Mark Rober released a video on the same day, filmed with The Ocean Cleanup. On November 1, 2021, Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, donated $1,200,001, exceeding the $1,000,001 he donated to Team Trees.
The campaign has successfully met its target and raised more than 30 million by the end of 2021, and continues to take donations in hopes of carrying on removing more plastic waste from the world's oceans and rivers.Jan 5, 2022
WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MONEY? Every single dollar #TeamSeas raises toward the $30M will go to independently verified pounds of trash that have been removed from beaches, rivers or the ocean. When you donate, the funds go directly to the two not-for-profit organizations, Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup.
"We did it!": Fundraising for MrBeast's 'Team Seas' initiative concludes with over $30 million raised. According to Jimmy 'MrBeast' Donaldson, Team Seas has crushed its target of eliminating 30 million pounds of trash from the ocean by generating $30 million owing to donations from fans and content creators.Jan 2, 2022
MrBeast is known on YouTube for his attention-grabbing stunts and thousands of dollars in donations. To kick off the #TeamTrees campaign, MrBeast (aka Jimmy Donaldson) donated $100,000. A day later, he gave an additional $100,002 to maintain the top-spot on the #TeamTrees' donation leaderboard.Dec 19, 2019
20 million U.S. dollarsTeam Trees, stylized as #TEAMTREES, is a collaborative fundraiser that raised 20 million U.S. dollars before the end of 2020 to plant 20 million trees. The initiative was started by American YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober, and was mostly supported by YouTubers....Team Trees.DateSince October 25, 2019Websiteteamtrees.org8 more rows
It wasn't all about his massive donation, though. MrBeast also thanked the 600,000-plus other people who donated to TeamSeas, including content creators. “We literally raised enough money to remove 30,000,000 pounds of trash from the ocean.Jan 2, 2022
As of the morning of December 31st — the final day of the project — #TeamSeas has raised $25,630,743 USD to remove trash from oceans, rivers, and beaches.
TeamSeas has committed to removing 1 pound of trash for every $1 raised. This makes keeping track of how much plastic will be removed really easy.
Yes, you can continue to donate to TeamSeas anytime. The money raised will continue to go directly to their nonprofit partners, and the website will continue to update with the total number of pounds of trash removed from the ocean.
To support the cause, you can visit the TeamSeas website and make a donation towards the $30 million goal. Even small donations will add up to make a difference.
The team at Tab for a Cause has created Tab for TeamSeas — a browser extension that allows you to raise money for TeamSeas every time you open a new tab.
If you’re a content creator, you have the next two months to make dedicated videos or content to keep the momentum going. Fill out this form to be part of their network of content creators working for this great cause. (They'll also give you access to b-roll footage, an FAQ page, and more details.)
Ever since Team Trees started, the viewers in the comment section said that in 2020, MrBeast should clean the oceans, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic happening in 2020, it wasn't feasible to start.
With this project raising $30,000,000 before 2022, half of that money will be funded for the volunteer groups removing the trash from the beaches, and the other half will be invested in robotic machines that collect the trash from the oceans.
The preceding fundraiser, Team Trees, was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which they achieved. As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there.
Team Seas aims to remove 30,000,000 pounds (14,000,000 kg) of marine debris from the ocean by the end of 2021 by raising 30 million dollars, with one pound removed for every dollar donated. The project was mass released over the internet on many different social media platforms on Friday October 29, 2021, at 1 PM ( PT ).
On October 29, 2021, Royal Caribbean International donated $100,000 to the effort. YouTube Originals agreed to match $400,000 of donations. The Bikoff Foundation matched every donation on October 30, 2021, for up to 1 million pounds.