--- title: Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? description: Airbnb's nonprofit held its first gala in Los Angeles. The nonprofit, launched in 2020, provides free temporary housing to families affected by crisis or... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/where-was-my-invite-to-the-wait-what-airbnb-had-a-gala--3tszdaao9 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? | daily.dev og:description: Airbnb's nonprofit held its first gala in Los Angeles. The nonprofit, launched in 2020, provides free temporary housing to families affected by crisis or... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/where-was-my-invite-to-the-wait-what-airbnb-had-a-gala--3tszdaao9 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3TSzdaAo9.png og:image:alt: Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Where was my invite to the — wait, what? Airbnb had a gala? **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Airbnb's nonprofit held its first gala in Los Angeles. The nonprofit, launched in 2020, provides free temporary housing to families affected by crisis or disaster. Airbnb will donate 10 cents from the commercial revenue of each stay booked starting October 28, generating $500 million over five years to provide free housing for 1 million nights each year. The expanded program will also help people displaced by domestic violence, veterans, and medical travelers. Jimmy Kimmel hosted the event, Charli XCX performed, and guests included Serena Williams and Charlize Theron. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much of each Airbnb booking goes to its nonprofit's new housing fund? Airbnb donates 10 cents from the commercial revenue of each stay booked, starting October 28. The initiative aims to generate $500 million over five years for Airbnb.org, the company's nonprofit that provides free temporary housing, which plans to use the funds to cover 1 million free nights of housing each year for people displaced by crisis, disaster, domestic violence, or medical needs. _Those tracking corporate ESG and philanthropy commitments can follow business moves like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Airbnb limits chores for guests, sparking backlash from hosts](https://daily.dev/posts/airbnb-limits-chores-for-guests-sparking-backlash-from-hosts-5eif2qkce) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Airbnb adds hotels, car rentals, and AI support in summer update](https://daily.dev/posts/airbnb-adds-hotels-car-rentals-and-ai-support-in-summer-update-ulq0wonrm) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Airbnb gets into hotels, expands AI for host onboarding and customer support](https://daily.dev/posts/airbnb-gets-into-hotels-expands-ai-for-host-onboarding-and-customer-support-epxpvcrdx) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Airbnb Expands Global Checkout with “Pay as a Local,” Scaling to 220 Markets in 14 Months](https://daily.dev/posts/airbnb-expands-global-checkout-with-pay-as-a-local-scaling-to-220-markets-in-14-months-oc4r99zpt) · InfoQ · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#marketing](https://daily.dev/tags/marketing) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/where-was-my-invite-to-the-wait-what-airbnb-had-a-gala--3tszdaao9) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Where was my invite to the — wait, what? 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