This was a great alternative to regular… This was a great alternative to regular gift giving this year with my family. We will do that for our Christmas in the summer, hopefully, when we can be together. It was easy to send to many people at once and they get to choose their charity. Since you do not list charities, everyone had to research and come up with their own ideas. It was a good experience for them all. I like that you are up front with the fees, so we know how much is actually getting to the charity and I like the option to cover the fees.

A Great Gift I gifted Charity in Top gift cards this year for the holidays and it was a big hit with all that’s going on in the world. My only wish is that it were possible to make a donation in someone’s name.

Great concept, poor execution (initially) but GREAT FOLLOW UP! UPDATED: First, I contacted the charities I donated to through Charity on Top. They all received their funds, so no concerns there. Also, I see that COT also distributes within a week of receipt now, which is a huge improvement going forward. I've changed my rating from a 3 to 5 because of how responsive they have been AND because of the upgrade. Cheers! First, let me state that I regret having to leave a somewhat negative review. My employer generously allows us to convert unused PTO into contributions and I was very happy to find all my favorite charities participating. However, I was disappointed to learn two things about redeeming a gift card for a charity. First, the charity receives the funds anywhere from 30-60 days from redemption by check. I've contacted my charities and none have received notice that contributions are coming. I understand there are reasons for a time gap (verification of the funds, etc) but that seems to be an extraordinarily long time. I don't know if the donation funds are kept separate from operations - if they aren't, a cash lean operation could be tempted to use them to pay expenses until other funds come in. Second, my charities only received 85% of what I donated. Again, I don't begrudge COT from taking fees to cover costs, but that seems high as well. If they could close the time gap and lower the fees to under 10%, that would be a confidence boost for me personally.

At first i was a little lost at how to… At first i was a little lost at how to purchase a card for someone. But then figured it out. thanks.

I bought cards for each of our adult… I bought cards for each of our adult children as well as my sister's. It was a perfect way to give to someone in need and acknowledge them. I loved the many choices given for the cards and they arrived in the mail in just a short time. The selections of non-profits are limitless. This will definitely be a product/service I will use again.