Some charities use 65% of donations on operating costs like travel or advertising. Without research, it’s hard to know if your donation will fund operational expenses or directly help the cause.
We want donations to have direct impact. Directly Donate ensures 100% of donations directly fund initiatives by partnering with nonprofits and legally restricting what donor money can be used for.
We partner with nonprofits to find initiatives that will be beneficially impacted by small scale donations. Our partner agreements ensure donor money can only be used towards the specified campaigns. We hope this greater transparency around how your donations will be used helps you feel more connected to the impact you are making.
Together, small donations to the right places can impact thousands of lives
RISE offers seed funding, mentorship, and business resources to women entrepreneurs in low to middle income countries.
Employ economically disadvantaged women to recycle and distribute soap in schools and communities in Cambodia.
Project Nourish distributes meals throughout San Diego to those without access to nutritious food: children, seniors, and the unsheltered.
Aid immigrant families in Ecuador. Many Venezuelans have been forced to leave due to the harsh conditions present in their country.
Directly Donate values transparent donations. We donate directly to nonprofit initiatives for you.
"It is more difficult to give away money intelligently than to earn it in the first place" - Andrew Carnegie
Our goal is to help nonprofits and donors maximize their impact through a low-effort donation process.
Donors
Did you know a certain percentage of your donations typically go toward nonprofit operating costs rather than the cause? Depending on the charity, this can be as high as 65% of your donation. We realized it's important to do research before donating. We do this research for you and ensure your donation is used directly for nonprofit initiatives.
We want you to know exactly where your money is going and see how it helps the world.
Nonprofits
One of the hardest parts of running a nonprofit is raising money. We partner with top rated nonprofits and help them raise funds specifically for their campaigns. This way, they can focus their fundraising efforts on other costs.
Directly Donate is a subscription program that makes donating easy, transparent, and impactful. You choose a monthly donation amount, and we direct that donation towards a new nonprofit initiative each month. We vet nonprofits and initiatives to find which have a high impact to dollar ratio. At the end of every month, we'll send you an email with the overview of the nonprofit, the total amount donated, the selected initiative the donation will go towards, as well as a 501(c)(3) receipt for the nonprofit.
In the background, we form partnerships with nonprofits to ensure we're looking at initiatives that need more funding. Once we have those initiatves, we form legal agreements with the nonprofits so all donations are restricted to be used towards causes. We hope to help you have transparency for your donations.
Aside from credit card processing fees, 100% of your donation goes towards the initiative. Directly Donate does not take any portion.
We are in the process of filing for 501(c)(3) status. If you have more questions regarding tax deductibility, please contact us at directlydonate@gmail.com.
Yes, if you’d like to make a one-time donation to any of our partnered nonprofits or to a nonprofit of your choice and ensure it directly helps the cause, please email us at directlydonate@gmail.com and we will work with you to process your donation.
We select our nonprofits by looking at a variety of factors and choosing top-rated charities. We look at sites like Charity Navigator, Charity Watch, and Great NonProfits. All nonprofits are vetted to ensure donations have high impact on others and have a high value to dollar ratio.
We value nonprofit suggestions. If you have one in mind or would like to see an initiative become a part of our program, send us an email at directlydonate@gmail.com. We'll try to make it happen.
Please email us at directlydonate@gmail.com. We will work with you to determine eligibility and initiatives.