I recently met some Ebates users who say they've earned hundreds (sometimes thousands!) of dollars in Cash Back! Even if you've barely earned enough Cash to fund a pre-work Starbucks run, it can really add up if you give it time.
Did you know that you have three payment options for your Cash Back? You can choose to have it...
- Mailed to you in the form of a Big Fat Check
- Deposited in your Paypal account, or
- Sent to the charity or organization of your choice
With the holidays coming up, people are looking for ways to give back to their favorite charities. Why not top it off with your Cash Back from Ebates? It only takes a second to visit your Account Profile and type in the address of the organization. Instead of mailing your Big Fat Check to you, Ebates will simply send it to your charity. The last round of checks went out on November 15th. Although you will have to wait until next quarter to get your Cash, it's never too late to give.
If you don't have a regular charity to whom you give, you could go with a trusted favorite such as a local food bank, Toys for Tots, The Salvation Army or Meals on Wheels.
The Global Fund has also been getting quite a bit of press this year with the launch of Project Red. World AIDS day is on December 1st; this may be a great time to start giving.
Want to donate your Cash Back to charity? Click here to visit your Ebates Account Profile!
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i'm a new ebates user- but what do we do when we find ourselves wanting to make purchases just to see our cash back grow?
:) its addictive
I feel you on this one! I justify it with my extensive Christmas list. And I did a killing last week during Cyber Monday! :D
Can you get a recipt for tax purposes?
Hi Alex,
Ebates does not provide a receipt for Cash Back that is sent to charity. Maybe you could request a receipt in advance from the charity?
Here's our policy on the tax deductability of Cash Back donations from our FAQ:
Note: Ebates does not validate the tax-deductibility of donations that you send to charities. It is your sole responsibility to document donations and to determine that donations to an organization are tax-deductible.
Thanks,
Rebecca
When you donate to a charity does the check say the donation is from you or ebates?
We add a slip to checks, and a note to Paypal payments saying who the donation is from in most cases.