Spend For Good

The merchants we work with will pay a commission to Spend For Good for sending them customers, which then gets donated to the charity of your choice. We receive a small fee on top of the contribution amounts listed on our site to help us cover our basic operating costs.

Absolutely not. You will never pay a penny more than you would if you went directly to the retailers' websites. The money you help raise for charities comes directly from the retailers, not you! The online stores on our site pay us a commission for sending customers their way to make a purchase, and we donate that money to the charity of your choice.

No. You can choose from hundreds of well-known retailers and purchase nearly anything on their site, and a percentage of the sale will be donated to the charity of your choice.

No! It's free to sign up and it doesn't cost anything extra to shop through Spend For Good.

No. If you prefer not to register, the money you help raise through your purchases will automatically be donated to the Featured Charity listed on our site. While your contributions will be included in our overall total, we will not be able to keep track of your individual contributions.

The contributions typically range between 1-15% of your purchase amount, but some online stores pay a flat fee. The percentage or flat fee each store will pay is listed next to their logo on our site. The contribution amount does not include taxes, shipping, gift wrapping or any other fees in addition to the item you purchased.

Some retailers may exclude certain items, such as gift cards or certificates. Spend For Good will indicate any specific items that do not qualify for contributions on the individual store detail pages. Tax, shipping and gift wrapping are not included in the contribution amounts. In addition, some purchases you make using coupons may not be eligible to earn contributions.

No. Retailers do not pay commissions on purchases that are made using gift certificates, store credit or coupons. Therefore, any purchases you make through Spend For Good with these will be ineligible for contributions to your chosen charity.

Once the retailer notifies us of a return, the contribution earned from that purchase is retracted. Therefore, we have to wait until the sale is final (typically 30-60 days) for those retailers which allow for returns before we can issue contribution checks to a user's designated charity.

We will distribute checks to the nonprofit organizations on our site on a quarterly basis, as long as they've earned a minimum of $25. (Some of the retailers on our site take up to 60 days to process payments.) For those nonprofits who don't reach the $25 minimum, their balance will roll over to the following payment cycle. Please note: Some retailers allow for returns, which means we must wait until the final sale date has passed before we can issue those checks.

Our staff will search high and low for inspiring organizations. We will also draw on ideas from our users, so please feel free to email FeaturedCharity@spendforgood.com with suggestions.

Unlike other stores on Spend For Good, Amazon has strict privacy restrictions that prevent us from being able to keep track of the individual purchases you make on Amazon.com. They do, however, provide us with detailed reports on how much money overall has been raised for each charity by our users. So while we're unable to include Amazon purchases in your individual contribution totals, rest assured that any contributions you generate through Amazon do get donated to your designated charity. These contributions are reflected in the Spend For Good total contributions (all Spend For Good users combined), as well as in the contribution totals displayed on the individual charity pages. We would love to be able to include Amazon purchases in your individual contribution totals and apologize that we are unable to do so under current Amazon policy!

Unfortunately, no. In order for your purchases to benefit the cause of your choice, you have to come to Spend For Good first before you do your online shopping. And remember, you have to visit Spend For Good for each individual online store you visit! Visit our Tools & Tips page to find easy ways to help you remember.

Yes! In order to earn contributions for your chosen charity, you have to access each individual online store through our site before making a purchase. So, for instance, if you just made a purchase on one site and plan to shop on another, you'll need to return to Spend For Good and click on the link for the next store where you want to shop. That way, you'll maximize the contributions being made toward the charity of your choice! If you haven't already, create a My Favorite Stores page to make it easy to find the stores you shop at most frequently.

Absolutely! If you want to do good but don't have a specific cause, you can select the Featured Charity as the designated beneficiary of your purchases. Or you can use our site to learn about a number of different charities and find one that matters to you.

Please visit our Tools & Tips page to find bookmarks and shortcuts to make it easier to remember. We will continue developing tools to help make it easier to remember, so check this page regularly for updates!

Great question! Click the Spread the Word link, and we'll provide you with a quick and easy way to email your friends and family about our site! You can also make posts to Facebook, Twitter, Digg and more using the social media toolbar wherever you see it on our site.

Once you register on Spend For Good, you will see a Contribution Tracker on your home page every time you log in. It will show you the total amount you've helped raise, as well as the overall amount raised by all Spend For Good users. You can also see a list of all of the purchases you have made that have contributed to your designated charity.

No. The contributions are funded by the retailers and are therefore not tax deductible to our users.

Please contact the retailers directly with any questions about your order.

We welcome your suggestions! We only accept 501(c)(3) organizations on Spend For Good. You can submit your charity right from our site. We will review your submission and notify you within a few days.

Yes.

To change your charity, visit My Account and click on the "change" link listed next to your current charity.

Visit My Account and click the "change" link next to your email address.

Simply click on the "Add to Favorites" link next to each of your favorite retailers, and they will automatically appear on your My Favorite Stores page.

As long as cookies are enabled on your computer, Spend For Good should recognize you and you will not need to sign in. If you see your name at the top of the page, you do not need to sign in. However, if you don't see your name, then you will need to sign in to ensure that the contributions you generate are donated to the charity of your choice. You will need to sign in to change your charity or update your personal information.

Normally, purchases are posted within 3 business days. Occasionally, some retailers take longer to send us the information. It's also possible that you weren't signed in or forgot to shop through Spend For Good. Please make sure you're signed in every time you shop through Spend For Good if you want to keep track of your contributions.