1% Commitment
At least 1% of all successful pledges will be donated to qualified non-profit organizations.
Why “at least” 1%? Because for our part, FanFuture always donates 1% of every successful pledge to our charity partners, and we invite all Creators to match that 1%, but ultimately it’s up to the Creator, though we expect that more than a few incredible Creators are likely to go far beyond that simple match—and when they do we’ll be sure to let the Fans know.
How We Calculate
We base all donations off the ‘top line number’, no games here.
If a campaign raises $10,000 and the Creator agrees to the simple 1% match, that means 2% of the entire $10,000 goes to charity.
Unless otherwise stated in the campaign, FanFuture will pool and apply all charitable funds sitewide allowing us to affect a more significant impact with our chosen charity partners.
Overall Approach
By aggregating charitable donations sitewide and focusing narrowly as we give, we’re able to affect a more significant impact.
Occasionally, FanFuture may partner more closely with either the Founder or Creator in a given campaign to assign any charitable proceeds in advance to a named charity of their choice. In these cases, if a Fan has pledged prior to the naming of a specific charity—and if that charity is not a charity already listed as a FanFuture partner—the Fan may choose to have their pledge cancelled if they have personal objections to the benefiting charity.
In general however, neither Founders, Fans or Creators may choose unilaterally to direct their charitable portion of a pledge to a charity of their choice.
We are always looking for our next great charitable partner however! So if you have a suggestion we’re all ears.
Charity Partners
FanFuture choose a new charitable initiative and focus for each year.
We then partner with a variety of targeted charities. You can learn about the current year’s charitable focus here.
Giving Timeline
All funds designated for charity are immediately set aside in designated corporate accounts and will not be used for the ordinary course of business.
To maximize our charitable impact and minimize transaction fees and administrative costs for our charity partners, FanFuture aggregates all site wide charitable giving and distributes these funds regularly—at our discretion—with the goal of achieving efficient partnerships.
Our goal is to make a consistent and complete distribution of all aggregated funds quarterly, absent urgent needs or irregular campaigns from our partners.
Transparency
All charitable giving statistics and partnerships are updated regularly here.
We will never distribute funds to a charitable partner without disclosing who we’ve given funds to.
Out of respect for our charity partners, we don’t disclose the specific amounts given to each charitable partner, but report only the total amounts given alongside a list of all the organizations who received funds.
Charity partners may however choose to disclose our specific contributions, and we are always honored to be recognized on behalf of our community’s incredible generosity.
Tax Implications
All charitable giving is executed by FanFuture and we are unable to offer Fans, Founders, or Creators a receipt for the portion of their pledges or campaign funds that ultimately accrues to charity.
Special consideration may be given to Creators who elect to have substantial and significant portions of the campaign funds directed to charity and who wish to work out arrangements whereby the tax benefits accrue to the Creator. In such cases, FanFuture reserves the right—with the Creator’s consent—to utilize a portion of the pledged funds to engage professional services necessary to establish this arrangement.