Frequently Asked Questions

Can I donate to any charity?

On our homepage, you can search for any nonprofit on the United States' IRS list of tax-exempt nonprofits under Section 501(c)(3), thanks to our donation disbursement partners Every.org. If you can’t find a nonprofit, please first try typing in the nonprofit’s EIN (Employer Identification Number). To find their EIN, search here — change the response under "Search By" to "Organization Name", then type the nonprofit's name under "Search Term". If you're still having trouble, please email us at info@givingmultiplier.org.

Are donations tax-deductible?

Yes, donations are tax-deductible in the U.S. to the fullest extent allowed by law. After donating, you will receive an email with a receipt from our partner Every.org. While donations are currently only tax-deductible in the U.S., you can donate from anywhere in the world.

Important: The email confirmation from Giving Multiplier is NOT a tax receipt. Instead, please make sure to use the email you receive from Every.org. For tax purposes, the nonprofit is Every.org (rather than the specific charities to which you donated).

Do you charge fees?

No, we take zero fees. This means 100% of your donation will go to charity (minus standard transaction costs for some payment methods). Donations via bank, stock, and DAFs do not have transaction costs (learn more). Giving Multiplier's operations are funded separately by previous grants from EA Funds, Founders Pledge, and gifts from individual donors.

Can I donate from outside of the United States?

Yes, you can donate from anywhere in the world. However, you can only donate to charities that are legally recognized in the U.S. (including international charities that have a U.S. branch), as well as to our matching funds.

Your donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law in the U.S., but not yet in other countries.

For tax-deductible donations outside of the U.S. to many of our super-effective charities, see this resource from Giving What We Can.

How do you identify highly effective charities?

We rely on research by experts at GiveWell, Animal Charity Evaluators, and Founders Pledge. Our selected recommended charities cover three broad areas: 1) global health and poverty alleviation, 2) animal welfare, and 3) global catastrophic risk reduction.

We do not claim that our selected recommended charities are the only highly effective charities in the world. The selection of recommended charities is our attempt to present you with a short, but inexhaustive, portfolio of charities that are considered highly effective in terms of the amount of good achieved with additional funding based on the best available evidence. We review our selections annually based on the latest expert evaluations. You can learn more about highly effective charities here.

Can I set up monthly recurring donations?

Yes! When making a donation on the homepage, simply select “Monthly” to set up a recurring monthly donation.

Please note that the matching rate applied to each donation may vary based on the matching rates at the time. If matching funds are not available for a future donation, your donation will still be processed—just without matching.

You can also choose to make a monthly donation to our matching fund itself, encouraging others to donate.

How do I manage my recurring donation?

To change the charities your recurring donations support, log in to your Giving Multiplier donor portal.

To update the amount, pause, or cancel your recurring donation, log in to our donation partner at Every.org by using the same email address you use with Giving Multiplier.

Do my matched donations have an impact?

Yes. When you donate through Giving Multiplier, you can increase your impact by supporting super-effective charities and helping sustain our "supply-and-demand cycle" of effective giving. Because the matching funds are pre-paid, your impact works a bit differently than you might expect. You can learn more on our transparency page.

What if I already donate to one of your super-effective charities?

The goal of Giving Multiplier is to encourage new donors to give more to super-effective charities — donors who wouldn't necessarily give to super-effective charities before visiting Giving Multiplier. If you are already committed to supporting super-effective charities, you could have more impact by supporting our matching fund.

Where do the matching funds come from?

Matching funds are generously provided entirely by individual donors. People looking to maximize their impact by encouraging others to support our super-effective charities may be particularly interested in contributing to our matching fund.

What happens to my donation if I donate into the matching system?

If you donate to our matching fund, 100% of your donation ultimately goes to charity. Your contribution will be used to match a portion of other people's donations to the charities they choose, directing more overall to super-effective charities.

If matching funds go unused after 12 months, we donate them directly to super-effective charities (though this has never happened).

Why do the matching rates change when I shift my donation allocation between the two charities?

In order to encourage donations to our super-effective charities, matching rates increase when you give a greater proportion of your donation to the super-effective (vs. favorite) charity. Historically, the matching rates have had a range as low as 3% to 30% and as high as 9% to 90%. Please check the donation flow on the homepage to see the current matching rates.

How are donations processed?

Donations via Giving Multiplier are processed by our trusted partner Every.org. Every.org is a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit that allows donors to easily give to multiple charities. Each donation you make via Giving Multiplier goes first to Every.org. They will issue you a receipt for your donation and forward your donation to the charities you have selected during the next monthly billing cycle. While donations are typically forwarded to charities at least once per month, in rare cases it can take up to three months.

Are my donations secure?

Absolutely. Your donation transactions are secured through Every.org. Your connection to both GivingMultiplier.org and Every.org is encrypted.

Do you share my information with anyone?

No, we will never share your information with anyone else, unless you give us explicit permission to do so. The only party that will receive information from us is our trusted partner Every.org. They will process your donation and will not share your information with anyone else without your explicit permission.

Can I donate through a donor-advised fund (DAF)?

Yes, this is possible. To donate through a DAF, please go to the homepage and initiate a donation. Once you're redirected to Every.org for payment, please select the "DAF" payment method option on the lefthand side and follow the remaining steps. Note that it may take up to a few weeks for the DAF donation to process. For any questions, please check out Every.org's instructions or contact us at info@givingmultiplier.org.

Can I donate via check or ACH transfer?

Donating using a check is no longer an option. To donate via ACH transfer, please see Every.org's instructions.

I’m interested in making a large donation and would like to speak with the team. How should I get in touch?

We're happy to provide personalized guidance for donations above $5,000. Please email Matthew Coleman, Executive Director (matt@givingmultiplier.org).

How can I get in touch?

Email us at info@givingmultiplier.org.