iGive
http://www.igive.com

“”Our Mission: To enable the economic power of individuals to benefit their chosen communities. Our Vision: In the near future, all consumer transactions will contain a percentage that benefits causes close to home.”"

Services:

• Shop at iGive.com�s mall and with every purchase you make up to up to 15% of each purchase you made went to a worthy cause.
• You can suggest a charity to iGive.com to add to their list of charities that receive the money.
• iGive.com is paid a sales commission (over and above the charitable contribution percentage) when members make purchases, allowing iGive.com to continue to expand their services.
• Merchants pay iGive.com to advertise on their Web site.

Pricing:

• Your cause will get the full percentage of the purchase price (minus tax, shipping, and handling) shown in the Mall at iGive.com. The exact percentage of your purchase which goes to your cause is also shown in your iGive.com Shopping Window.
• No administrative costs, no fees, nothing — 100 percent to your cause.

Notes:

• When you become a member, iGive.com is able to track and distribute the money you raise for your favorite cause through shopping and other bonuses. Your membership is completely free and totally private. You can support any cause, and you can change the cause you support at any time.
• More than one iGive.com member can share the same computer. Each member needs to sign in when he or she visits the site to ensure that their cause receives proper credit. Use the “Login” link located near the top of the page to sign in.
• Your cause qualifies if it is:
  • located in the U.S. or Canada,
  • engaging in legal activities that benefit the public good, and
  • in need of additional funds
• Only donations through purchases count towards tax deductions. You cannot give more than $250 to any single cause via iGive.com in a given month, to make sure that you stay within the IRS limits on gifts without a receipt directly from the cause.

Contact:

1740 Ridge Ave. Evanston IL 60201 Telephone: 847-492-1000

Charity Shopping
Last Updated: 2000-12-08