About us
We built this for our own giving
Smart Generosity teaches a simple method for giving by credit card to any U.S. 501(c)(3) charity, so the charity receives 100%, nothing is taken out of the donation, and you keep your card's rewards.
“We built this for our own giving at 5DayDeal. Since 2014 it's moved over $3M to charity with no fees on their side or ours.”
Griffin · CEO and Founder
Where it started
Our company, 5DayDeal, gives a share of every sale to charity. Every year we watched the same thing happen: when we gave by card, about 3% of each gift went to processing fees instead of the cause. When we gave by check, we lost the rewards and the time.
So we found a better way, and we've used it ever since. Since 2014 we've given more than $3 million to over 80 charities this way, with no card fees for the charities or for us.
What we do
We're an education company. We teach the method step by step, with short videos, a yearly giving checklist and reminders, and we help when you get stuck. Your donations go straight from you to a Fortune 500 payments company and on to your charities. They never pass through us, and we never see or store your card.
Our manifesto
What we believe
- 01
Every dollar you give should reach the cause.
Not 97 cents of it. When you decide to give $10,000, the charity should receive $10,000.
- 02
Generous people shouldn't pay extra to give.
No "cover the fees" add-ons at checkout, and no ongoing fees for our membership.
- 03
Rewards on money you were already giving are fair.
The gift was going to happen anyway. Earning your card's points on it is simply smart, as long as you pay the balance in full.
- 04
Plain answers, always.
We teach a method; we're not tax advisors. For tax questions we'll always point you to your tax preparer.
Find us
Smart Generosity
13395 Voyager Pkwy, Suite 130, Box 725
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Questions? Send us a message and a real person will reply.
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