“If I had $1,000,000, I’d donate a quarter of it to charity. Then I’ll have $999,999.75”

A joke about the meaning of “a quarter” has been printed on several images. The joke originated on the Sickipedia website and was posted on Twitter on November 7, 2011:
 
“I won $2 million on the lottery this weekend so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity. Now I have $1,999,999.75.”
 
The amount sometimes changes. “I won the lottery for a million dollars today so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity. I now have $999,999.75” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on December 5, 2015.
 
       
Twitter
Mister Lover Lover
@Snikoggs
I won N2 million on the lottery this weekend so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity.
Now I have N1,999,999.75.
12:39 PM - 7 Nov 2011
 
Twitter
Fresh Stand Up
@FreshStandUp
I won $2 million on the lottery this weekend so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity.
... http://bit.ly/rBieBG  via @sickipedia
1:37 PM - 7 Nov 2011
   
Twitter
SickipediaToday
@SickipediaToday
I won $2 million on the lottery this weekend so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity.: I won $2 millio… http://bit.ly/vqozh6
1:43 PM - 7 Nov 2011
 
Twitter
Jason Gould
@Jason_Gould123
I won $2 million on the lottery this weekend so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity.
Now I have $1,999,999.75.
2:30 PM - 7 Nov 2011
 
Reddit—Jokes
I won the lottery for a million dollars today so I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity.
submitted December 5, 2015 by Xeizar
I now have $999,999.75
   
Reddit—Jokes
I won $3 million on the Lottery this weekend. I decided to donate a quarter of it to Charity.
submitted August 12, 2016 by Captain_William02
Now I have $2,999,999.75 and she has $.25
COMMENTS
IamRick_Deckard
I thought this was going to be a joke about a stripper named Charity.
   
Reddit—Jokes
I won 300 million dollars in the lottery and decided to donate a quarter of it to charity.
submitted December 9, 2016 by xLittleMidgetx
They sent me a letter saying “thank you for your 25 cent donation”.
   
Twitter
Swedish Canary
@SwedishCanary
I made a million dollars in the stock market and I decided to donate a quarter of it to charity. Now I have $999,999.75.
4:33 AM - 21 Jun 2018
 
Reddit—Dad Jokes
If I had $1,000,000, I’d donate a quarter of it to charity. (self.dadjokes)
submitted July 6, 2018 by DropTopTyler
Then I’ll have $999,999.75.