AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets you enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when you shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the eligible charitable organization of your choice.
About Product Availability, Pricing and Services
AmazonSmile has the same wide selection of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as Amazon.com, including Amazon Prime member benefits.
Purchases Eligible for 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-
Managing your AmazonSmile Account
You can manage your purchases and other account information on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile using a single account. You can use your existing Amazon.com account on AmazonSmile if you have one, or create a new account if you don’t.
About Choosing a Charitable Organization to Support
On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you will be prompted 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 on AmazonSmile will result
in a donation.
You can choose from almost one million 501(c)(3) public charitable
organizations that are registered and in good standing with the IRS (as provided
to Amazon by GuideStar USA, Inc.). See Eligible Charitable Organizations for more
information regarding organization eligibility. In order to receive donations, each
eligible charitable organization must register with the AmazonSmile program and provide
the information necessary for us to send them donations. You can even select eligible
charitable organizations that have not yet registered to receive donations from the
AmazonSmile program and we will contact your chosen organization to ask them to register
to receive donations from AmazonSmile. If your selected organization becomes ineligible
or does not register for the AmazonSmile program, see our process regarding Charitable
Organizations that Do Not Register.
Eligible Charitable Organizations
Organizations must be public charitable organizations that are registered and in good standing with the IRS as a 501(c)(3) to be eligible to participate. Eligible charitable organizations must also be located in one of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia. Organizations that engage in, support, encourage, or promote intolerance, hate, terrorism, violence, money laundering, or other illegal activities are not eligible to participate. Amazon relies on the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Southern Poverty Law Center to determine which organizations fall into these groups. Charitable organizations must also adhere to the AmazonSmile Participation Agreement to maintain eligibility. Charitable organizations may choose not to participate in AmazonSmile at any time. Although we aim to include only charitable organizations that are in good standing and do not engage in any of the activities described above, we cannot guarantee the good standing and/or conduct of any charitable organization.
Spotlight Charities
From time to time we may highlight one or more charitable organizations from the total list of eligible organizations. We do this to make it easier for customers to choose an organization to support from the almost one million available, but we do not endorse any particular organization or the causes they support.
Changing Your Charitable Organization
You are welcome to change the charitable organization you want to support at any time. If you make a change, only AmazonSmile purchases after the change will accrue donations for your newly selected charitable organization. Your change will not affect AmazonSmile purchases made prior to the change. To change your charitable organization, sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser. From your desktop, simply select “Your Account” from the navigation at the top of any page, and then select the option to “Change your Charity”. From your mobile browser, select “Change your Charity” from the options at the bottom of the page.
Charitable Organizations that Do Not Register
If your selected charitable organization chooses not to register and provide us with their bank account information to receive donations, or we are unable to reach them, the AmazonSmile Foundation will still track donations earned in each calendar quarter for that organization. Once a charitable organization completes its registration, the organization will be eligible to receive donation amounts allocated during the preceding four quarters as of the next donation cycle. Donations that have been allocated to an unregistered charitable organization for more than four quarters will be redistributed to other registered charitable organizations during the next scheduled quarterly distribution. We will email you before any redistribution occurs, and give you an opportunity to select a different registered charitable organization to receive donations resulting from your purchases.
For Representatives of Charitable Organizations
If you represent a charitable organization, go to org.amazon.com to learn more about registering your organization to receive donations.
No Cost to Customers or Charitable Organizations
There is no cost to charitable organizations or to AmazonSmile customers. Customers will have access to the same products, features, services, and great low prices as on Amazon.com. The shopping experience is identical to Amazon.com with the added benefit that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from eligible AmazonSmile purchases to charitable organizations selected by customers.
About the Donation Amount
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible
AmazonSmile purchases to the eligible charitable organization of your choice. The
purchase price for each item is the sale price, excluding shipping, handling, gift-
AmazonSmile Donations to Charitable Organizations
100% of the donation amount generated from your eligible purchase on AmazonSmile
will be donated. The donation amounts generated by your purchases are combined with
the donation amounts from all other customers that selected the same organization,
and each quarter the AmazonSmile Foundation makes donations to registered charitable
organizations by electronic funds transfer. Donations are generally transferred approximately
45 days after the end of each calendar quarter.
Donations are not made for products
that are returned.
The amount that the AmazonSmile Foundation donates as a result
of your AmazonSmile purchase is not tax deductible by you. If you have any questions
about your tax situation, you should contact your tax advisor.
About the AmazonSmile Foundation
The AmazonSmile Foundation is a private 501(c)(3) foundation created by Amazon to administer the AmazonSmile program. All donation amounts generated by the AmazonSmile Program are remitted to the AmazonSmile Foundation. In turn, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates those amount to the charitable organizations selected by our customers. Amazon pays all expenses of the AmazonSmile Foundation; they are not deducted from the donation amounts generated by your purchases on AmazonSmile. You may not make a direct donation to the AmazonSmile Foundation. The only way to support your charitable organization through the AmazonSmile Foundation is to shop on AmazonSmile.
About Shopping on AmazonSmile
If you shop on smile.amazon.com using an internet browser on your desktop or laptop
computer, your mobile phone, or your tablet (including any Kindle Fire device), then
your AmazonSmile purchases will be eligible for donations. Purchases made using an
Amazon Shopping App are not currently eligible for donations. Purchases made from
any Kindle E-
About Wish Lists and Registries on AmazonSmile
Your Wish Lists are the same on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile and work in the same manner.
Items you add to your Amazon.com Wish Lists will appear on your AmazonSmile Wish
Lists, and vice versa.
When you create a registry on Amazon.com it will appear on
AmazonSmile and vice versa. In other words, your registries are the same on Amazon.com
and AmazonSmile and work in the same manner. However, only registry purchases made
on AmazonSmile will generate donations. For example, if you create your registry
on AmazonSmile, but your guests make their purchases on Amazon.com, those purchases
will not generate donations. If your guests make their purchases on AmazonSmile,
those purchases will generate donations based on the guest’s selected charitable
organization, not your selected charitable organization. Any purchases made on either
Amazon.com or AmazonSmile will update the registry that appears on both sites.
About Payment Methods to use on AmazonSmile
All payment methods available on Amazon.com, including Shop with Points, are available for use on AmazonSmile. Note that if you choose to Shop with Points, we will calculate donation amounts based on the price of the item (not the amount of points redeemed).
Privacy Information
Amazon will not share individual customer information with charitable organizations even if you select to support them through your shopping on AmazonSmile. Please see the Amazon.com Privacy Notice for more information regarding our sharing information with third parties.
