How GoFundMe became America's backup plan
Decoder with Nilay Patel
- Published
- August 24, 2026
- Duration
- 1h 17m
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
Discusses Tim Cadogan is CEO of GoFundMe, the for-profit platform where you can donate to help people with eve…
Summary
Tim Cadogan is CEO of GoFundMe, the for-profit platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to little league uniforms to starting a new business. Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a chaotic moment when GoFundMe became a load-bearing part of American culture. So you can imagine I had a lot of questions for Tim, how …
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Tim Cadogan is CEO of GoFundMe, the for-profit platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to little league uniforms to starting a new business. Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a chaotic moment when GoFundMe became a load-bearing part of American culture. So you can imagine I had a lot of questions for Tim, how he thinks about all this, and how he makes some very tough decisions on what money to make and what money not to make. Read the full interview