• February 2025 - Fox Business - Charity Choice, a nonprofit that lets users send gift cards to more than 1,000 different charities, also accepts unused balances on existing retail and restaurant gift cards.
  • January 2022 - 5 Ways to Use Gift Cards to Help Charities in 2022 - Here's an alternative for you. CharityChoice has an area where you can exchange your store and restaurant gift cards for a charity donation.
  • December 2020 - NerdWallet and AP - CharityChoice accepts unused balances... there's a way to do it without dipping into your bank account or shelling out cash.
  • September 2020 - Good Housekeeping - CharityChoice, 10 Best Gift Cards, for the one who has everything.
  • February 2019 - Geeks of Doom - Valentine's Day 2019: Last-Minute Charitable Gift Ideas - Remember, even if you've already gone the flowers/chocolate/jewelry route, you can still add on one of these charitable items to your existing gift.
  • December 2016 - Huffington Post - Your Unwanted Gift Cards Help Charity
  • September 2016 - GIFTCARDS.COM BLOG - A QUICK LESSON ON HOW CHARITY GIFT CARDS WORK - BY SHELLEY HUNTER - If a giver buys a CharityChoice gift card for $50, the selected charity will receive that amount minus a small portion
  • September 2015 - Incentive Magazine - Top Gift Card Brands for 2015 - CharityChoice, a leading charity gift card supplier.
  • February 2015 - Cool Mom Picks - 12 ideas for fabulous last minute Valentines gifts - for the generous of heart, try a charity gift card ...from Charity Choice.
  • February 2015 - CreditCard.com - Charity gift cards let recipient donate to favorite cause - CharityChoice again is least expensive fees.
  • February 2015 - Geeks of Doom - Valentine's Day 2015: Last-Minute Charitable Gift Ideas - CharityChoice Gift Cards from the Valentine's ...
  • January 2015 - U.S. News & World Report - 7 Things You Wouldn't Think to Do With Your Gift Cards - Donate them. Even if your card has a partial balance ...
  • December 2014 - Huffington Post - 9 Thoughtful Last-Minute Gift Ideas - For the do-gooder who refuses material gifts
  • December 2014 - TIME - 10 Super Last-Minute Holiday Gifts That No One Will Know Were Last Minute - Instead of giving someone a physical gift
  • December 2014 - Inc. - Need a Last-Minute Gift? Think Digital - These instant gift ideas are what you need.
  • December 2014 - Desert News National - 10 Easy Last-minute Gifts for everyone on your list - Do you have someone on your list who would rather give time to a charity than receive a gift?
  • February 2014 - Geeks of Doom - Valentine's Day 2014: 5 Last-Minute Charitable Gift Ideas
  • December 2013 - Yahoo Finance and Fox Business - CharityChoice lowest fees for cards up to $50.
  • December 2012 - PayPal Extras Master Card email to customers - Did you know that you can use your Reward Points to support charitable efforts around the globe?
  • May, 2012 - Mashable.com - Mother's Day: 10 Digital Gifts for Last-Minute Shoppers - Is your mom the charitable type?
  • May, 2012 - earth911.com - Eco-Friendly Cards and Gifts for Mom - Does your mom tend to prefer people over things?
  • December, 2011 - Incentive Magazine - Holiday Party Stocking Stuffers from CharityChoice
    and see our other coverage from the leading magazine in the incentive industry.
  • December 21, 2010 - Yahoo! Finance Saving Smart & Living Well, Financially Fit Top 5 - top gift ideas for last-minute shoppers - #1 is a CharityChoice Gift Card.
  • October 10, 2010 - Comics Go Pink, King Features Syndicate partners with CharityChoice for an October Breast Cancer Charity Campaign. Donations and the auction of original art by Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro, as part of the "Cartoonists Care" charity initiative by over 40 popular cartoons.
  • July 15, 2010 - TS2 Show in Boston - Professional Tradeshow Presenter Emilie Barta and The Expo Group partnered with CharityChoice to demonstrate our charity gift card at the IN Zone for event planners.
  • July 6, 2010 - Diamond Invitational Golf Tournament at Pebble Beach, Incentive Magazine presents VIP Corporate and Hospitality Executives with complimentary CharityChoice Gift Cards.
  • December 2009 NYT and George Will articles.
  • November 2009 Glamour Magazine and People Style Watch Magazines holiday gift guides.
  • Sept. - October 2009 Ladies Home Journal and Kiplinger's Magazine gift guides.
  • December 19, 2008 - FOX TV - The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet - audience giveaway of our Holiday Donation Gift Cards, highlighting Feed The Children, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation as examples of charities offered for redemption.
  • December 2008 - NPR - How To Use Technology to Donate to Charities
    - "new spin on a very traditional gift."

    Prior coverage:
  • MediaPosts December 24, 2004 - following launch: Charity Gift Certificates as innovative Internet gift -"one of the best holiday gifts I have ever received..."
  • Stoner Bunting Advertising Agency - March 2007 - realizing that charity gifts have value and appeal, just as merchandise gifts - Stoner Bunting, a leading gift card marketing firm for prestigious merchants, began marketing our plastic gift cards.
  • Dec '07/Jan '08 issue of People Style Watch. CharityChoice is featured in the "Your No-Stress Gift Guide"
  • CBS Radio Baltimore - November 2007 - Partners with Charity Gift Certificates as its Holiday Gift Campaign - 5 stations with over one million listeners.
  • CNN Heroes Special - December 2007 - CNN distribute 750 Charity Gift Certificates to attendees.
Hello Daniel,

As of November 21, 2012, you have 5,315 PayPal Extras MasterCard® Reward Points available.

Did you know that you can use your Reward Points to support charitable efforts around the globe?

All you have to do is redeem your Reward Points for CharityChoice gift cards.* After completing your CharityChoice gift card purchase, you can choose from over 150 different major charities and more than 500 local causes!

Now we're making it even easier to donate to your favorite cause!
We've lowered the threshold, making redemption a lot easier. Now through December 31, 2012, donations can be made in the following denominations:
  • 2,500 Reward Points for a $25 CharityChoice gift card
  • 5,000 Reward Points for a $50 CharityChoice gift card
Ready to redeem your points for a CharityChoice donation gift card or another great reward?
  1. Log in to your PayPal account.
  2. Click 'View Card Details' in the PayPal Extras MasterCard section on the Account Overview page.
  3. Click 'Rewards' and search for Charity Choice by December 31, 2012 to take advantage of the lowered thresholds.