Reed Hastings & Patty Quillin

Stock moved into a donor-advised fund; it reaches charities later as grants.

How they give

• Stock moved into a donor-advised fund; it reaches charities later as grants.[1][2]
• Form: public stock. Channel: donor-advised fund.[1]

The math

Every number is footnoted. Where we did the arithmetic, the note shows it.

Documented figure

$1.1B[1][2]Netflix stock contributed to their donor-advised fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation (2024)

Paid vs pledged

Paid into DAF[1]As reported by the cited sources. A pledge is not proof of payment.

Foundation pass-through vs. reaching charities

Goes through their own vehicle first[1]Money placed in a foundation, DAF or LLC they control reaches charities later, as grants.

% of net worth

Not yet researchedUnknown is not zero.

The gift

Netflix stock contributed to their donor-advised fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation (2024)

$1.1B[1][2]

Form

public stock

Status

paid into DAF

Channel

donor-advised fund

Recipient

Silicon Valley Community Foundation (DAF)

Date

2024

As of

30 January 2024

What it means: Stock moved into a donor-advised fund; it reaches charities later as grants.

Sources: [1][2]

Giving timeline

Dated facts present in this record, each tied to a numbered citation.

1. 3 May 2004
   Cited disclosure[2]

   Reed Hastings - Wikipedia

2. 30 January 2024
   Documented giving record[1]

   2024

Notable gifts / records

Documented giving

$1.1B [1]

Netflix stock contributed to their donor-advised fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation (2024)

Scope: Single gift. Period: 2024. As of: 2024-01-30.

Sources

• [1] S01 Boom Times: These Billionaires Have Ramped Up Their Giving Inside Philanthropy · checked 2026-10-11 “… while — and during the past few years, they upped that game dramatically. In 2024, the couple announced an additional $1.1 billion contribution in Netflix stock to their donor-advised fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, later …” Page states the figure used here ($1.1B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name).
• [2] S02 Reed Hastings - Wikipedia Wikipedia · 2004-05-03 · checked 2026-10-11 “… . November 7, 2019 . Retrieved August 26, 2021 . ↑ Spangler, Todd (January 30, 2024). "Reed Hastings Grants $1.1 Billion Worth of Netflix Stock to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation" . Variety . Retrieved July 4, 2025 . ↑ "Announcing …” Page states the figure used here ($1.1B). Citation check: passed (HTTP 200, figure found near the name). Source check: secondary. Queued for a better primary or independent source.

Identity and updates

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