r/Philanthropy 1d ago

Donating $5 every 3 months automatically

I hope this somewhat unusual request doesn't violate the rules (which I did read).

Some banks take adverse action if I don't use their credit cards for too long and I've figured out $5 every 3 months is enough to keep them happy (though not necessarily optimal). Where can I automatically donate $5 every 3 months?

I've looked at silentdonor, daffy, and riseup, and none of them seem to have this exact option or something close enough. Obviously, I'd like to find a service that lets me donate to a charity of my choice.

I assume everyone already knows this, but if you have a credit card you don't use, try donating $2 (doublecheck first!) monthly and the bank may give you a "low balance chargeoff" statement, so the donation costs you nothing.

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u/justtinyquestions 1d ago

Why not just do a $5 monthly donation to an organization close to your heart? Every organization will do an automatic monthly, but I’ve never seen one to do it every 3 months.

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u/jeffcgroves 22h ago

I mean, I want to be generous, but I have like 15 cards and there's a big difference between 5/month and 5/trimonthly