Name | Description | Impact | Estimated money raised (USD) |
---|---|---|---|
GreaterGood | Each click raises money for one of many charitable causes. | Supports 9 types of causes | 70,000,000[note 1] |
Ecosia | Search engine that plants trees. Every 45 searches performed will allow Ecosia to plant a tree via nonprofit organizations. | Has planted 131,000,000 trees | 34,200,000[note 2] |
Goodsearch | Similar to Ecosia; each search raises up to 1 cent for a charity of your choice. | Supports 117,930 causes[source] | 13,200,000[source] [note 3] |
Microsoft Rewards | Earn points by searching with Bing. These points can be redeemed for nonprofit donations. | Supports 21 organizations | 8,470,000[source (must be logged in)] |
Freerice | Each question answered correctly in this quiz game will donate 10 grains of rice to the World Food Programme. | Has donated 210,000,000,000 grains of rice | 7,770,000[note 4] |
Goodeed | Watch video ads on this website to support fundraising for all types of projects. | Has supported 200+ projects | 4,280,000 |
Charity Miles | Walk, run, or bike and this app will raise money for a charity of your choice. | Supports 42 charities[source] | 2,750,000 |
Tab for a Cause | Every new tab opened with this browser extension will raise money for a charity of your choice. | Supports 9 charities[source] | 1,200,000 |
Bubblytree | Watch a video to plant a tree for free! It's that simple. | 20,000 trees planted[source] | 2,000[note 5] |
WeShelter | Every tap of a button in the app helps combat homelessness. | Known for working in New York City[source] | Unknown[note 6] |
Swagbucks | Complete certain activities for points that can be donated to charity. | Supports 15 charities | Unknown[note 7] |
BOINC | Contribute to scientific research using your computer's processing power. | Supports 35 projects;[source] has about 28 PetaFLOPS of computing power | N/A |
All values are converted to USD with a conversion rate of €1 = $1.19.
Note 1: This includes money raised through shopping, donations, etc; not just money raised through clicking the button.
Note 2: Each tree costs Ecosia €0.22 to plant on average. This count may include money raised through merchandise sales.
Note 3: This total includes Goodshop, which donates to charity while you shop. Goodshop is technically not a free charity program.
Note 4: Freerice makes $0.37 for every 1,000 questions answered.
Note 5: Each tree costs $0.10.
Note 6: While the amount raised is unknown, the app's founders hoped to raise $1,000 per month by the end of 2015.
Note 7: Swagbucks claims that they have given away more than $389 million, with an unknown percentage donated to charity.
Name | Base Score (50%) | Verified by Charity (20%) | Financial Reports (15%) | News Articles (10%) | Images of Impact (5%) | Final Score |
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Tab for a Cause | ||||||
GreaterGood | ||||||
Goodsearch | ||||||
Freerice | ||||||
Charity Miles | ||||||
Goodeed | ||||||
Microsoft Rewards | ||||||
Bubblytree | ||||||
WeShelter | ||||||
Swagbucks |
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