Donate To A Charity Using Paypal & They’ll Add An Extra 1%

Contents

1 The Offer
2 The Fine Print
3 Our Verdict

The Offer

Donate a minimum of $10 to charity via the PayPal Giving Fund page, choosing the charity of your choice and Paypal will give 101% of the donation to the charity you choose (basically they give an extra 1%, so if you donate $100 your charity will get $101).

The Fine Print

Valid until December 31st, 2016
Make a donation using PayPal starting on November 29, 2016 (Giving Tuesday) through Saturday, December 31, 2016 and we’ll match 1% of every donation that you make through the PayPal Giving Fund (“Offer”).
In order to receive this Offer you must: a) have a U.S. PayPal account in good standing, and b) complete a minimum $10 USD donation on the PayPal Giving Fund page, designating the charitable organization of your choice, using your PayPal account no later than December 31, 2016 at 11:59:59 PDT.
The following transactions are excluded from this Offer: any donation made when you are not logged into your PayPal account, including PayPal Extras MasterCard/eBay MasterCard payments not made through your PayPal account. Your donation will be received by the PayPal Giving Fund, an IRS-registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and disbursed to your selected nonprofit. You will receive a receipt by email for your gift and thanks to PayPal’s support, 101% of your donation will reach the nonprofit of your choice.
Your contribution may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor to understand your specific circumstances. No goods or services will be provided in exchange for your donation.
PayPal reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify part or this entire offer at any time without notice, for any reason in their sole discretion.

Our Verdict

1% might not seem like a lot, but last year Paypal collected over 858 million to 250,000 charities, that means they would have added an extra $8.58 million to charity. A few things to keep in mind: