EARTHSHARE PLATFORM

Anyone, anywhere, can take action for a healthy planet.

Manage your giving, carbon footprint, and volunteering . . . all from one convenient platform.

Giving

Donate to all of your favorite causes

Manage all of your giving with one platform! Explore a vetted list of environmentally focused EarthShare Partners and a database of 1.5+ million U.S. nonprofits. Need ideas? Lean on regularly updated content to help guide you toward new issues and new organizations. Consolidate your giving, maintain historical reporting, and protect your privacy, only sharing your personal information when you choose.

Carbon Offsetting

Climate action at your fingertips

The climate crisis is the issue of our times. Take action today by measuring your carbon footprint, discovering how to reduce your emissions, and offsetting what you can’t. Offsets are certified, meet U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, and are easily tracked and traced directly to the projects they support, offering full transparency.

Volunteering

Roll up your sleeves and pitch in

Whether your version of volunteering is signing a petition from behind your desk or hiking up a mountain to plant trees, our growing directory of environmental actions allows you to put your time, skills, and passion to good use. Volunteerism is good for the soul and good for the planet. Get out, meet new people and new organizations, and help us create a more just and sustainable world.

Benefits

Donate to important causes, search remote and in-person volunteer activities, offset your carbon footprint, and more.
You have full donor choice. Focus on specific nonprofits, cause areas, or geographical regions that matter most to you.
Consolidate your charitable giving and protect your privacy.
Get expert advice from EarthShare’s team to help you maximize your personal impact.
Be part of a community of environmental champions and learn about real-time opportunities to make a significant impact for our planet.
Stay current with educational materials focused on critical issues, trends, and developments in the environmental and philanthropic space.
With no upfront costs, it’s easy to begin having a positive impact today!

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get started?

Get started with the Giving Platform by becoming an EarthShare Member with a donation of $25 or more. Membership comes with additional benefits, as well, so donate and join today!

Why should I donate through EarthShare?

We’ve been a trusted environmental philanthropy partner for people and workplaces for more than 30 years. Now we’re offering one easy-to-use platform to help you manage and track your environmental impact. When inspiration strikes, multiple ways to take action are at your fingertips. You have full donor choice as well as access to the EarthShare team to assist you with guidance and recommendations. You also have complete donor privacy protection; consolidating your philanthropic opportunities in one secure location gives you control over how your personal information is shared with the nonprofits you support.

What’s a Donor Advised Fund (DAF)?

A DAF is a financial account that lets you contribute assets that can be donated to charity at a later date. You receive an immediate tax deduction from EarthShare for making contributions to your DAF and can take additional time to decide how to invest and where to donate the assets. Perhaps you have extra income or a special taxable event and want to make charitable gifts over several years. Maybe you have several different charitable interests and want to simplify your giving, or you have a private foundation that you wish to terminate or want to use a DAF to complement a private foundation. Our staff can provide expert advice on how best to deploy your donations to support a healthy planet.

How much do I need to fund my account?

There is no minimum account balance. Access to the platform comes with EarthShare Membership, which starts at just $25 (and comes with additional perks). Become an EarthShare Member today!

Are there additional fees? Where do they go?

When funding your account, there is a standard fee of 2.2% + .30 for each transaction via Mastercard Visa, and Discover. American Express fees are 3.5% per transaction. For ACH, there is a fee of 0.8% of each transaction, capped at $5. EarthShare does not take additional processing fees beyond credit card and ACH transactions.

Also when funding your account, 2% of each deposit will be dedicated to supporting EarthShare’s vision and programming to help everyone take action for a healthy planet. That means that by simply funding your platform account, you are taking a meaningful step toward creating a more just and sustainable future for us all.

Are donations tax deductible?

Yes. 100% of you donation amount is tax deductible. EarthShare emails a tax receipt when deposits are made into your giving account. You receive a tax deduction when you add the funds to your account, not when you send the funds to selected nonprofit(s).