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The non-profit sector is the fastest growing industry sector around the world. In 2006, charitable giving in the US was $295 billion, setting a new annual record. Each year, 65% of American families contribute to charity. But, with more than 1.6 million non-profits in the US alone, the non-profit sector is highly fragmented and continues to be faced with unclear metrics of performance/impact. Deciding where and how to give remains a constant challenge for individuals and families committed to philanthropy. Our statistics page has more information. According to the TiE-Boston's Social Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group, new models of social philanthropy are desperately needed. Philanthropist.org is positioned to meet this need.

We caution our visitors and prospective donors to first consider the many worthy causes listed within philanthropist.org and the many people profiled by philanthropist.org. Only donate directly to philanthropist.org if our Mission best matches your individual values and you understand the unique nature of the philanthropist.org not-non-profit business model. Our person-to-person micro-philanthropy and micro-finance model is designed to cut out the middleman and allow donors/philanthropists to directly fund profiled recipients with minimal transactional and operational overhead.

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philanthropist.org, Inc.
99 Chauncy Street, Suite 910
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If you wish to make a gift of stock, please contact giving@philanthropist.org or call (617) 500-3224 and someone will get back to you with further instruction.

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If your employer has a company gift matching program, please provide a company contact phone number, as well as your own, and someone from our staff will follow up directly. Leave a message with (617) 500-3224 or email giving@philanthropist.org with details.

If you would like to purchase a Gift Certificate at the level indicated, please visit our Gift Certificates page for a variety of uniquely packaged gift options. Alternatively, you can call (617) 500-3224 or email giving@philanthropist.org for more information.

If you would like to be contacted by telephone to provide your credit card, or have a rep walk through the online process, please call (617) 500-3224 or contact giving@philanthropist.org for more information. Please be sure to note a convenient time for us to contact you.