Terms of Service
PRELIMINARIES
The terms “we,” “us,” or “our” shall refer to Simple Generosity. The terms “you,” “your,” or “user” shall refer to individuals or corporations who accept these Terms of Use by making donations to Simple Generosity. If you are making contributions to Simple Generosity or using the website of Simple Generosity on behalf of a legal entity, you represent that you are authorized to enter into an agreement on behalf of that legal entity.
TOP LEVEL
By using the Simple Generosity website, you acknowledge that you have read and have agreed to be bound by the following Terms of Use set forth by the Board of Simple Generosity. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to change these Terms of Use from time to time. We will make reasonable efforts to provide you with notice if the updated Terms of Use contain substantive changes to your relationship with Simple Generosity. You agree that we may notify you of the updated Terms of Use by posting them on the Simple Generosity website, and that your continued use of Simple Generosity’s website constitutes your agreement to the updated Terms of Use. Nothing in these Terms of Use may be construed to create or confer any rights on third party beneficiaries. If you do not agree to any of the Terms of Use described here, you may not use the Simple Generosity website.
Simple Generosity is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity registered in the United States that holds donor-advised funds to facilitate contributions made using Simple Generosity’s website. The Foundation exists to support financially, and through marketing consulting services, nonprofit organizations that seek to engage the next generation of philanthropists through the use of social media and other emerging communication tools. We aim to open new sources of funding to the nonprofit sector by facilitating charitable donations, creating momentum for frequent and increased charitable giving, and encouraging users to develop and achieve meaningful purpose in their lives.
DETAILS
General Provisions
You hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts in the State of Delaware. If any provision of these terms of use shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Services from Simple Generosity are subject to United States export control and economic sanctions requirements. You may not make donations to Simple Generosity if you are under the control of, or a national or resident of Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria or if you are on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals List or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Denied Persons List, Unverified List or Entity List.
These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Simple Generosity pertaining to the matters set forth herein and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, representations, and understandings of the parties.
Making Contributions
You understand that all contributions made on the Simple Generosity website, or contributions in any campaigns in which Simple Generosity participates, are contributions to Simple Generosity, a 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt Delaware nonstock corporation (EIN 47-5570019), which you can recommend to benefit certain other 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charities (“Recommended Charities”). . In order to comply with federal tax laws and Internal Revenue Service regulations, Simple Generosity exercises exclusive
legal control over the donations it receives and retains the exclusive authority and discretion to re-grant the funds to other charitable organizations as it sees fit. While it is highly unlikely, it is possible that you may recommend a charity that is not in good standing with the IRS or a state regulatory agency, or otherwise does not meet Simple Generosity’s criteria. In that event, Simple Generosity reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to select an alternate charity to receive your donation, or to ask you to recommend an alternate charity. Should you wish to recommend that your contribution be regranted to another organization (i.e., “Recommended Charity”), then the Board of Simple Generosity may make a donation to the Recommended Charity you suggested in an amount and at a time of their choosing. These policies are made to comply with United States federal tax laws and United States Internal Revenue Service regulations regarding the use of donor-advised funds.
Any attempted but failed payments to Recommended Charities will be made void and cancelled after 90 days (paper checks) or 30 days (electronic fund transfers). Multiple attempts using multiple communication channels to contact a proposed Recommended Charity will be made over the following 90 days after an attempted payment is cancelled or voided before a permanent retraction of the Board’s attempt to make a grant to the Recommended Charity.
Contributions made to Simple Generosity cannot be refunded except in the case of those arising from fund transfer Charge Backs and Disputed Charges.
Our Role
Simple Generosity’s website lists charities and other carefully vetted tax-exempt organizations. These lists do not constitute a solicitation for donations.
Federal law prohibits charities from promising or providing goods and services (e.g., tickets to events or raffles) in exchange for making a donation to a donor advised fund such as those held by Simple Generosity. We can only accept contributions made without the expectation, or without the actual delivery, of goods or services by either Simple Generosity or any Recommended Charities. In addition, gifts made may not be restricted for particular functions, programs, or activities of the recipients but must be made for unrestricted purposes consistent with the mission of the recipient organization.
Our Fees
Simple Generosity manages Donor-advised funds with the lowest aggregate fees in the industry to encourage the movement of as much money as financially feasible to the nonprofit sector. For donations through the Simple Generosity platform we charge a one-time fee of 2.15% plus $0.30 per transaction or less depending on the generosity of users of the platform. Those fees cover various operational costs, including required state registrations, banking fees, credit card processing fees, administration and grant distribution services, as well as the development and maintenance of Simple Generosity’s internet-presence. Fees for other services to corporate partners vary depending on the scope of the work involved. Information on fees will always be made available to potential donors in advance of contributions or in advance of claims being made on prepaid Donor-advised Funds.
No Goods and Services in Exchange for Donations to Charitable Causes
Federal law prohibits charities from promising or providing goods and services (e.g., tickets to events or raffles) in exchange for making a donation to a donor advised fund such as those held by Simple Generosity.
Last Updated: 3/29/2022