AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchase to your favourite charity

With the changing economic conditions around the globe, there are more and more welfare activities coming up on the board. Most of these activities are carried by registered and authorized professionals. Such activities when and if performed by these experts, bring more genuine and fruitful results. To give a helping hand to these efforts, there are many other retailers and service providers who have joined hands with this organization in performing any noble task and save lives. For instance, AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchase to your favourite charity.

What is AmazonSmile?

Amazon Smile is basically a web portal that is operated by the Amazon – online retailer. It helps the customers to enjoy the same wide range of products with convenient shopping and lowest prices on amazon.com. The only difference with AmazonSmile is that when you will shop on amazon smile, via URL smile.amazon.com, the AmazonSmile Foundation will send 0.5% of the total price of purchase you have made to any charitable organization that will be selected by you. You can donate to Transparenthands while shopping on Amazon smile and save hundreds of lives with your donation.

How can you donate to Transparent Hands using AmazonSmile?

When you register at AmazonSmile, choose Transparent Hands Foundation from the list of charities. Once you buy any product, AmazonSmile will automatically donate 0.5% of your purchase price to Transparent Hands Foundation which will fund the surgeries of poor patients in Pakistan.

FAQs

–           What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.

–           How do I shop at AmazonSmile?

To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.

–           Which products on AmazonSmile are eligible for charitable donations?

Tens of millions of products on AmazonSmile are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. Recurring Subscribe-and-Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible.

–           Can I use my existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile?

Yes, you use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. Your shopping cart, Wish List, wedding or baby registry, and other account settings are also the same.

–      How do I select a charitable organization to support when shopping on AmazonSmile?

On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation. AmazonSmile donates 0.5% of your purchase to your favourite charity.

–           Can I change my charity?

Yes, you can change your charity any time. Your AmazonSmile purchases after the change count towards your newly selected charity. To change your charity, sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser and simply select “Change your Charity” in “Your Account.”

–           What charities can I choose from?

You can choose from almost one million eligible 501(c)(3) public charitable organizations. Transparent Hands Foundation US, Inc. is registered with tax exemption status 501(c)3.

–          What if my selected charity does not register to participate in the AmazonSmile program or becomes ineligible?

If your selected charity does not register to participate, becomes ineligible, or requests to be removed from the program, you will have a chance to select a different charity to receive the accrued donations that have not yet been disbursed to your charity. If you do not select a different charity, the accrued donations will be distributed to other organizations receiving donations.

–         If I represent a charitable organization, how can I learn more about registering my organization for AmazonSmile?

Go to org.amazon.com to learn how to register your organization to receive donations.

–          How much of my purchase does Amazon donate?

The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. From time to time, we may offer special, limited time promotions that increase the donation amount on one or more products or services or provide for additional donations to charitable organizations. Special terms and restrictions may apply. Please see the relevant promotion for complete details.

–      Can I receive a tax deduction for amounts donated from my purchases on AmazonSmile?

Donations are made by the AmazonSmile Foundation and are not tax deductible by you.