Luigi Fund

"From a patient too weak to fight. Thank you." - a message left by an anonymous donor on Luigi Mangione's legal fund.

In one of his letters, Luigi Mangione described himself as "a bit of a "quote collector"". On his legal fund, many people chose to share their favorite quotes in their donation messages. The second most frequent quote is a variation of a Chinese saying: "A person who brings firewood for others should not be left to perish in the cold."

"My dad couldn't even spend enough time with [my mom] in the end, because he had to continue working to keep her insured. Still, they lost their entire life savings." - from a message left on Luigi Mangione's fund.

"I will die but you put a smile on my face. You're on my side and I am forever grateful." - a donation message from Luigi Mangione's legal fund.

"Happy Birthday, Luigi Mangione"

"Your Gilman friends were there. They support you and want the best for you." Shout out to Debbie T for telling everyone about this. Debbie is the second highest donor on Luigi Mangione's legal fund (not counting anonymous donations) - who, as of today, has donated $24,500 in the last 9 months!

Over 30,000 donation messages have now been left on Luigi’s fund - 350,000+ words in total! It would take 25–40 hours to read through all of them. Here are a few messages from some of the most frequent non-anonymous contributors who've kept conversations going for well over a year!

With thousands of donations pouring in, Luigi Mangione's legal fund has become more than a ledger for him. It often transforms into a chat, with donors using their donation messages to give advice, offer comforting words, and engage with each other.

"My experience trying to get my health insurance to cover the claim was far more traumatic than my injury" - a donation message from Luigi Mangione's 78 year old supporter.

Tens of thousands of dollars were donated to Luigi Mangione's IegaI fund because or in honor of those who are no longer with us due to denied insurance claims or lack of insurance.

A common misconception: you need to support Luigi Mangione and his legal team to donate to his fund. In the past five days 1-5 people made 17 anonymous donations totaling ~$100 to express their hate for him/his defense team. In response, around 15 supporters made over 20 donations worth ~$400.

"I, We, We the People, Americans, healthcare workers, the working class, the whole world, humanity, justice... are behind you, Luigi." - a compilation of messages from Luigi Mangione's legal fund

"I lost [my mom] and my faith that day. But you have instilled a hope that I thought was gone." - a comment left on Luigi Mangione's legaI fund

"My patients are more afraid of the hospital bill than of dying." - Anonymous donor's comment left on Luigi Mangione's legaI fund.