Helping People in Need's mission is to raise money for charities and people in need. We partner with charities who tell the stories of people or programs that can use the money we raise. A person in need must be sponsored by a local charity to get added to the website. When donating, the sponsoring charity receives 25% of the donations (less service fees) and uses the other 75% for the person in need or program that is outlined in the profile. Funds raised over the goal amount will be used by the charity to help other people in need. The sponsoring charity will try their best to help a person in need but results cannot be guaranteed.
The sponsoring charity determines who would be best served by the funds and adds the person in need to the website.
No, A person in need must be sponsored by a local charity to be added to the website. The sponsoring charity receives 25% of the donations (less service fees) and uses the other 75% for the items specified on the person in need's profile.
No, Helping People in Need only selects trusted charities that we believe will best use the donations we collect.
Although the supporting charity could give out cash, they may choose to purchase a product or service such as a gift card or pay rent. The purpose of the donation is listed on the person's profile.
Yes, when an update is made to a person in need the sponsoring charity will send an email to the donors.
We use the fee to cover expenses such as the platform itself, server maintenance, customer support, staffing, payment processing and other expenses associated with running a business. Our payment processor charges 2.9% + $.30 per transaction.
No, we are a for-profit company and dedicated to raising funds for charities and individuals. By being a for-profit company allows us to be flexible and quickly expand our reach to serve more people.
No, the goal amount is set to help the person in need by the sponsoring charity. Any extra money goes to the sponsoring charity to help other people in need.