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The official 2025 GoFundMe Impact Creator cohort, with platform terminology, ranked identities, public examples and clear metric limitations.
Publisher disclosure: This reference is compiled and published on Josh Liljenquist's official website. First-party records are labeled and kept distinct from platform, institutional and independent sources.
GoFundMe's official announcement named this ten-creator cohort in ranked order. GoFundMe says the cohort collectively inspired more than 210,000 individuals to help others through organizing, amplification and community action. That collective figure is not Josh Liljenquist's individual metric, not dollars raised, and not independent reporting.
Veteran fundraiser highlighted by GoFundMe
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Multiple fundraisers for people met through his public work
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Beth accessibility and home-support fundraiser
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Named individual and family fundraisers
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Medical-support fundraisers cited by GoFundMe
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Family medical-support fundraising cited by GoFundMe
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
YouTube-driven fundraiser for a cab driver
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Fundraisers for a veteran and families facing emergencies
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Disaster-related fundraising connected to Big Talk
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
Miles run in support of mental-health charity Mind
Limit: GoFundMe recognition is platform recognition, not independent journalism. The cohort's 210,000-plus inspired-to-help figure is collective and is not this creator's personal amount or dollars raised.
GoFundMe's Year in Help describes Impact Creators as people who organize fundraisers, amplify causes or inspire communities to give back. The separate creator program page describes creator participation and publishes individual profile metrics for selected creators. Those individual figures have their own scope and observation timing; they are not substituted for the 2025 cohort figure.
Josh is included because GoFundMe ranked him fourth in its official cohort. For his underlying campaign and recognition evidence, see the recognition record and GoFundMe creator campaign reference.