Scope of these current standards
These standards take effect when this accountability update is published. They apply to current and future work and are not presented as proof that every historical video or interaction followed the same process.
Money categories and campaign records
Documented first-party record
Does Josh earn money from videos?
Professional creator and production income is separate from recipient-specific fundraising. Views alone cannot establish exact video revenue.
Documented first-party record
Is video revenue the same as donated money?
No. Platform revenue is not the same as audience donations, direct gifts, sponsorship income, or donated services.
Owner-confirmed operating model
Does Josh take a percentage of donations?
No. Josh and his company do not take a percentage of recipient-specific fundraiser proceeds and do not automatically deduct travel, production, staffing, advertising, administrative, tax, or other business expenses from those funds.
Owner-confirmed operating model
Who organizes each fundraiser?
Structure varies by story. Josh or his team may create and manage a public GoFundMe page. Where the intended recipient is added as beneficiary, GoFundMe describes an invitation and beneficiary transfer setup; the organizer may continue managing the public story and updates.
Owner-confirmed operating model
Who controls withdrawals?
In GoFundMe’s beneficiary setup, the beneficiary accepts the invitation and uses a separate account to set up transfers and add bank information. GoFundMe says the organizer no longer has access to transfer setup. Josh and his company do not control beneficiary withdrawals in that structure; campaign details can vary.
Official platform documentation
Does the displayed total equal the final amount received?
Not necessarily. GoFundMe says transaction fees are deducted from donations, so the amount received can be lower than the public total. Use the campaign and beneficiary records for the story-specific context.
Documented first-party record
Is Live to Love a registered nonprofit?
No. Live to Love is Josh Liljenquist’s public mission, not a nonprofit, charity, or crowdfunding platform.
Answer limited by available records
Are contributions tax deductible?
Tax treatment depends on the recipient organization, contribution, and circumstances. A recipient-specific campaign should not be described as deductible without applicable supporting records.
Documented first-party record
Can views calculate exact revenue?
No. Public view counts do not establish an exact revenue figure.
Owner-confirmed operating model
Does a recipient automatically receive royalties?
No automatic royalty or revenue-sharing arrangement is created when someone appears in a video. Creator-business income remains separate from recipient-specific fundraising, direct assistance, or a separate fundraiser.
What this website can and cannot establish
This site can describe the scope of its published records and link to the relevant canonical page. It cannot establish unshared private facts, make a blanket historical claim from one story, or replace a campaign-level review, qualified safety response, or legal advice.
Where a question needs owner confirmation, legal review, or privacy review, the public answer is deliberately limited.