Customers who visit AmazonSmile ( ) will find the exact same Amazon they know and love. 30, 2013- , Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today launched AmazonSmile, a new program that makes it easy for customers to support their favorite charitable organizations every time they shop. After that, charities are encouraged to create Amazon wish lists so customers can continue to support them.Amazon will donate a percentage of the purchase price for millions of products each time customers shop at Ĭustomers can choose from nearly a million charitable organizations To cushion the blow, Amazon is providing a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what each organization earned in 2022 through the program. The announcement will come as a major blow to any charitable organizations that currently receive a significant portion of their donations through AmazonSmile. 20 the program will be closed down because it "has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped."Īmazon explains that because there are over a million organizations benefiting from AmazonSmile, "our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin." So instead, the company is going to refocus on investing in areas "where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change." Examples given include building affordable housing, providing education in underserved communities, and assisting people during natural disasters.
Launched back in 2013, AmazonSmile saw Amazon donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases made through (Opens in a new window) to charity, with consumers able to choose from over a million charitable organizations to support.
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