Defunct
The Voluntary Gas Tax project operated from 2001 to 2006. In 2007 we shut down the project. We've left the old web pages posted here just for the historical record.
If you would like to contact me about this site, my e-mail address is posted on my homepage.
Summary for tax years 2001-2005
Tax Year Number of people Miles driven Gallons of gas used Tons of CO2 Taxes collected Donations made 2001 7 44,042 1,720 17 $ 860 $ 2,000 2002 9 87,111 3,077 31 $ 1,538 $ 512 2003 9 61,062 2,370 24 $ 973 $ 1,500 2004 11 84,000 3,074 31 $ 1,230 $ 750 2005 10 75,540 2,936 29 $ 1,433 $ 1,433 Total 351,755 13,177 132 $ 6,035 $ 6,195
Total distributions to charities, 2001-2004
Organization Money we've donated Greenbelt Alliance $ 313 Institute for Transportation and Development Policy $ 607 International Bicycle Fund $ 852 Northwest Earth Institute $ 364 Plant-it 2020 $ 689 Rocky Mountain Institute $ 702 The Nature Conservancy $ 659 Trees for the Future $ 913 Union of Concerned Scientists $ 1,096 Total $ 6,195 See our Excel spreadsheet for a more detailed accounting.
Overhead
The gas tax project has zero overhead. The project is run by volunteers, and 100% of the revenue we collect is donated to the organizations we fund.