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| 2003 || {{dts|December 6}} || Swim || "Swim For Terri" takes place.<ref name="history_page" />
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| 2004 || {{dts|June 24}} || Legal || AMF's Memorandum and Articles of Association (in the United Kingdom) dates to this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/MemorandumOfAssociation.pdf |title=Memorandum and Articles of Association of the World Swim for Malaria Foundation |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2004 || {{dts|August}} || Legal (?) || The Against Malaria Foundation is set up (not totally clear what this means).<ref name="old_about_page">{{cite web |archivedate=February 19, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100219084813/http://www.againstmalaria.com:80/AboutUs.aspx |title=About us |url=http://www.againstmalaria.com:80/AboutUs.aspx |quote=The Foundation was set up in August 2004 with the explicit aim of handling the money raised through World Swim Against Malaria.}}</ref>
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| 2005 || {{dts|July 19}} || Legal || In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service grants tax exempt status to AMF under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/AMF_Charity_IRSDeterminationLetter.pdf |title=AMF Charity IRS Determination Letter |date=July 19, 2005 |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2005 || {{dts|July 19}} || Money milestone || AMF finishes raising its first $1000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Milestones.aspx |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Milestones |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
| 2006 || {{dts|August}} || New country || The first net distributions in Botswana take place in Kazungula.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution.aspx?ProposalID=1 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Kasane/Kazungula, Botswana |accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2006 || {{dts|August 31}} || Fundraiser (non-swim) || The first Madness Against Malaria is announced. Madness Against Malaria is a fundraising tournament inspired by the basketball tournament [[wikipedia:March Madness|March Madness]]. The competition is planned to last from September 2006 to February 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fightingmalaria.org/news/365.html |title=Madness Against Malaria |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |date=August 31, 2006 |first=Lance |last=Laifer |publisher=Africa Fighting Malaria}}</ref> AMF acts as an operating partner for the tournament and hosts the website.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Madness.aspx |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Madness Against Malaria |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref> 168 teams register for the tournament, which raises $104,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/giving/12malaria.html |date=November 12, 2007 |publisher=[[wikipedia:The New York Times|The New York Times]] |title=Fighting a Disease of Logistics, He Means Business |author=Jenny Anderson |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |quote=For the inaugural Madness Against Malaria, 168 teams registered (anyone can; teams included sixth-grade students in Philadelphia and hedge fund managers like Whitney Tilson), and the 64 that raised the most money qualified to compete in March 2007. [&hellip;] In the end, more than $104,000 was generated to buy approximately 20,000 insecticide-treated bed nets, a highly effective tool in preventing malaria.}}</ref>
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| 2007 || {{dts|January}} || New country || The first net distributions in Cameroon take place in Batouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution.aspx?ProposalID=24 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Batouri, Cameroon |accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2007 || {{dts|January 23}} || Legal || AMF achieves "tax-exempt status as a registered charity" in Canada.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/WSM_Canada_2.pdf |title=Subject: Notification of Registration The World Swim For Malaria Foundation (Canada) / La Foundation The World Swim For Malaria (Canada) |accessdate=April 27, 2017 |date=January 23, 2007}}</ref>
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| 2007 || {{dts|February}} || New country || The first net distributions in Sudan take place in Khartoum IDP camps.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution.aspx?ProposalID=30 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Khartoum IDP camps, Sudan |accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
| 2007 || {{dts|April}} || New country || The first net distributions in Angola take place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution.aspx?ProposalID=12 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Angola, Angola |accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2007 || {{dts|May 18}} || Legal || In the United Kingdom, AMF formally changes its name from "The World Swim for Malaria Foundation" to "The Against Malaria Foundation".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/AMF_Charity_UK_ChangeOfNameCertificate.pdf |title=Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2007 || {{dts|May}} || New country || The first net distributions in Nepal take place.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution.aspx?ProposalID=40 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Bardiya District, Nepal |accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Distribution.aspx?ProposalID=39 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Kanchnapur District, Nepal |accessdate=April 25, 2017}}</ref>
| 2010 || {{dts|June 17}} || || The Life You Can Save recommends AMF as far back as this date. It cites GiveWell's work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelifeyoucansave.com/organizations |archivedate=June 17, 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617041418/http://www.thelifeyoucansave.com/organizations |title=Organizations to give to |publisher=The Life You Can Save}}</ref>
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| 2010 || {{dts|June 19}} || Fundraiser (non-swim) || Madness Against Malaria takes place again, with the tournament concluding around this time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Newsitem.aspx?NewsItem=Madness-Against-Malaria-is-reaching-an-exciting-conclusion |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Madness Against Malaria is reaching an exciting conclusion |first=Andrew |last=Garner |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2010 || {{dts|June 25}} || Swim || World Swim Against Malaria 2010 takes place.<ref name="swim_about_2011" />
| 2011 || {{dts|February 11}} || || At this point in time, AMF conducts "Post-Distribution Surveys" (PDSs) 6, 18, 30, and 42 months after distribution of nets.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.givewell.org/files/DWDA%202009/AMF/Conversation%20with%20Rob%20Mather%202011%2002%2011%20v2.pdf |title=Conversation between Against Malaria Foundation (Rob Mather) and GiveWell (Natalie Stone) on February 11, 2011 |publisher=GiveWell |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2011 || {{dts|October 19}}–22 || GiveWell site visit || GiveWell visits Concern Universal (CU) in Malawi as part of its evaluation of AMF. CU is one of the bednet distributors AMF works with.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/research/site-visits/october-2011#AgainstMalariaFoundationConcernUniversal |title=Site Visits: October 2011 § Against Malaria Foundation/Concern Universal |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |date=October 2011}}</ref>
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| 2011 || {{dts|November 8}} || Social media || AMF's first Google Plus post dates back to this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://plus.google.com/+Againstmalaria/posts/at1u9BVT15y |title=Every donation from every person counts as the total of $7,005,124 from 41,98... |accessdate=April 27, 2017 |date=November 8, 2011}}</ref>
| 2015 || {{dts|August}} || GiveWell update || GiveWell publishes an update on AMF, continuing to recommend it.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/amf/August-2015 |title=Against Malaria Foundation - August 2015 Update |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2015 || {{dts|August 4}} || Legal || AMF is granted Deductible Gift Recipient status in Australia. The news would reach the public on September 3, but all donations since the August date are considered tax deductible.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/CharityStatus.aspx |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Registered Charity Status |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |quote=The ATO granted AMF (Australia) DGR status effective 04 August 2015 so any donations made to AMF (Australia) on or after that date can be considered tax deductible by the donor.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/AMF_Charity_Australia_DGR.pdf |title=Your organisation is endorsed as a deductible gift recipient |date=September 3, 2015 |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/NewsItem.aspx?newsitem=Sharing-information-on-the-process-to-achieve-DGR-status-in-Australia |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Sharing information on the process to achieve DGR status in Australia |date=September 4, 2015 |first=Rob |last=Mather |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AgainstMalaria/status/639345767262625792 |date=September 3, 2015 |title=Against Malaria |quote=Delighted to report AMF has been granted DGR status (tax-deductible for donors) in Australia |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref> AMF had applied in July.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/NewsItem.aspx?newsitem=Application-submitted-for-DGR-status-in-Australia |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Application submitted for DGR status in Australia |date=July 6, 2015 |first=Rob |last=Mather |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2015 || {{dts|September 9}} || || At this point in time, AMF conducts post-distribution checkups (PDCUs) 6, 12, 18, 24, and 30 months after distribution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Rob_Mather_and_Peter_Sherrat_9-9-2015_(public).pdf |title=A conversation with Rob Mather and Peter Sherratt, September 9, 2015 |publisher=GiveWell |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
| 2016 || {{dts|January}} || Good Ventures grant || Good Ventures awards a $22.8 million grant to AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goodventures.org/our-portfolio/grants/against-malaria-foundation-general-support1 |title=Against Malaria Foundation — General Support |publisher=Good Ventures |accessdate=April 24, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || {{dts|February 15}} || Legal || Tax deductible donations to AMF become possible in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain. This is made possible through Transnational Giving Europe, a partnership of various European foundations that takes donations in one country and routes it to the destination country, taking a 5% cut in the process.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/NewsItem.aspx?newsitem=Additional-countries-where-tax-deductible-donations-can-now-be-made-to-AMF |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=Additional countries where tax-deductible donations can now be made to AMF |date=February 15, 2016 |first=Rob |last=Mather |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://giving.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/tge-fund-countries.pdf |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |title=About Transnational Giving Europe |publisher=Massachusetts Institute of Technology}}</ref>
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| 2016 || {{dts|May 5}} || || AMF begins accepting donations in Bitcoin around this time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://themerkle.com/against-malaria-foundation-now-accepts-bitcoin-donations/ |title=Against Malaria Foundation Now Accepts Bitcoin Donations |publisher=The Merkle |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |date=May 5, 2016 |author=JP Buntinx}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Newsitem.aspx?NewsItem=We-now-accept-donations-in-bitcoins |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=We now accept donations in bitcoins |accessdate=April 24, 2017 |date=May 9, 2016 |first=Andrew |last=Garner}}</ref>
| 2016 || {{dts|June 23}} || GiveWell review || GiveWell publishes a new version of its review of AMF,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/against-malaria-foundation/june-2016-version |title=Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) – June 2016 version |publisher=GiveWell |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref> as well as a blog post announcing a mid-year update to its top charity recommendations. AMF continues to be included in the list of top charities, and GiveWell recommends donors to allocate all money to AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.givewell.org/2016/06/23/top-charities-refresh/ |title=Mid-year update to top charity recommendations |website=The GiveWell Blog |publisher=GiveWell |date=July 28, 2016 |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || {{dts|August 15}}–18 || GiveWell site visit || GiveWell visits a long-lasting insecticide-treated net distribution program in Greater Accra, Ghana. The program is funded by AMF, and GiveWell's visit is part of its evaluation of AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/research/site-visits/august-2016#AMF |title=Site visit: August 2016 § AMF |publisher=[[wikipedia:GiveWell|GiveWell]] |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |date=October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.givewell.org/files/conversations/Givewell_AMF_Ghana_site_visit_August_15-18_2016.pdf |accessdate=April 25, 2017 |title=Notes from a site visit to a Long-Lasting Insecticide-treated Net (LLIN) distribution program funded by the Against Malaria Foundation (AMF) in Greater Accra, Ghana, August 15-18, 2016}}</ref>
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| 2016 || {{dts|November 28}} || GiveWell review || GiveWell publishes a blog post announcing its updated top charities for end-of-year 2016. AMF continues to be included in the list of top charities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.givewell.org/2016/11/28/updated-top-charities-giving-season-2016/ |title=Our updated top charities for giving season 2016 |website=The GiveWell Blog |publisher=GiveWell |date=December 15, 2016 |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref> GiveWell also publishes a new version of its review of AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.givewell.org/charities/against-malaria-foundation/november-2016-version |title=Against Malaria Foundation – November 2016 version |publisher=GiveWell |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2016 || {{dts|November 28}}{{snd}}{{dts|December 15}} || Fundraiser (non-swim) || The fundraising event Philosophers Against Malaria takes place. The event raises $58,000 among university philosophy departments for AMF.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crowdrise.com/PhilosophersAgainstMalaria |title=Philosophers Against Malaria |publisher=CrowdRise |accessdate=April 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://benjaminrosshoffman.com/on-philosophers-against-malaria/ |title=On Philosophers Against Malaria |date=December 6, 2016 |website=Compass Rose |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |first=Ben |last=Hoffman}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/AgainstMalaria/status/803669058642124800 |date=November 29, 2016 |publisher=Twitter |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |title=Against Malaria |quote=Thank you to all #PhilosophersAgainstMalaria who are raising funds for AMF!}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|January 9}} || Money milestone || AMF passes the $100 million mark in money raised since inception.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/newsitem.aspx?newsitem=US-100-million-milestone |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=US$100 million milestone! |accessdate=April 26, 2017 |first=Rob |last=Mather |date=January 9, 2017}}</ref>
| 2017 || {{dts|February}} || || AMF posts job postings for two positions: IT Developer and Operations Manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Newsitem.aspx?NewsItem=AMF-is-hiring-IT-Developer |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=AMF is hiring! IT Developer |first=Rob |last=Mather |date=February 20, 2017 |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/Newsitem.aspx?NewsItem=AMF-is-hiring-Operations-Manager |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=AMF is hiring! Operations Manager |date=February 20, 2017 |first=Rob |last=Mather |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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| 2017 || {{dts|February 23}}{{snd}}{{dts|March 8}} || Fundraiser (non-swim) || The Big Varsity Match 2017 fundraiser takes place. The fundraiser is structured as a competition between Giving What We Can: Oxford and Giving What We Can: Cambridge.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.againstmalaria.com/FundraiserGroup.aspx?FundraiserID=7305 |publisher=The Against Malaria Foundation |title=The Big Varsity Match 2017! |accessdate=April 27, 2017}}</ref>
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