But when customers shop on AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to whatever charitable organization the customer chooses.įor years, AmazonSmile has relied on the SPLC to determine which organizations should receive donations through the program.

“While Amazon customers can use the AmazonSmile program to donate a portion of each purchase to left-leaning organizations like Planned Parenthood, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Center for American Progress (and to be fair, to many right-leaning organizations, too), Amazon has decided to single out a few well-known conservative organizations like and from receiving part of the tens of millions of dollars the program raises each year from customers,” James wrote in an article for The Washington Times.Ĭreated in 2013, the AmazonSmile website offers the same products, prices and shopping features as.

If the gift option is not available for the item you are purchasing, send your invoice or other proof of purchase and name or message to and we will place the special bookplate in your donated item upon arrival.According to Kay Cole James, president of The Heritage Foundation, Amazon has doubled down on its efforts to exclude conservative nonprofits from its charity donation program AmazonSmile based on recommendations from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a far-left advocacy organization that has been mired in scandal in recent years. If you want to leave a name or message for us to put on a special book plate, when checking out select 'This is a Gift' and leave your name or message in the gift message spot upon check out. When viewing anyone list, simply click at the top of the page where it says 'North Wales Area Library' and you will be able to view all of our lists. Our Charity List is split up into four sections: Note: You must be logged into your Amazon account to view our charity lists. You can help us expand our collection and replace 'well-loved' classics by donating through our AmazonSmile Charity Lists.

There are more wonderful, educational, and just plain good books in the world then the Library could every purchase. Purchase books for the Library with Amazon Charity ListsĪmazonSmile Charity Lists allow users to donate items directly to charitable organizations- like our Library.

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