GoFundMe shuts down Johnson family cancer fundraiser over organizer identity

  • GoFundMe removed the Johnson family’s cancer-treatment fundraiser after discovering the organizer was their daughter, not a neighbor.
  • Reports differed on the amount raised, citing nearly $290,000 and nearly $745,000, and GoFundMe said all donors were refunded.
  • The family said the cancer diagnosis and Donald Johnson’s luggage-delivery work were genuine before moving the appeal to GiveSendGo.

GoFundMe removed a fundraiser for Donald and Josephine Johnson after discovering that the organizer, identified as Erin H, was their daughter and had presented herself as an anonymous neighbor. The campaign sought help with Josephine’s pancreatic cancer treatment and Donald’s luggage-courier work, which the family said were genuine. GoFundMe said the identity misrepresentation violated its terms, refunded donors under its Giving Guarantee, and prompted the family to move the appeal to GiveSendGo. Reports differed on the amount raised, citing nearly $290,000 and nearly $745,000.

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