[richbell]

In many cases it is difficult to get funding for ad-hoc donations such as this, let alone the authorization to do it on behalf of the company.

I wouldn't be surprised if that effort was driven by a single employee.

[nerdponx]

Some companies give employees an annual budget to be directed to charitable donations.

[richbell]

I've found that companies that do offer that often restrict it to an established list of charities, which is understandable but means you cannot donate to a random guy in Ukraine maintaining a vital open source project.

[md8]

Well, thanks to the employee whoever it was