How It Works

Welcome to TheRewardsProject.com! By coming together in purchasing power we can raise millions of dollars to revitalize local cultural, social, educational, recreational, and environmental programs.

TheRewardsProject.com is a shopping portal that allows you to help strengthen and enrich your community by capturing a percentage of every dollar you spend. With over 600 participating top-name merchants, you won't have to compromise on price or quality to support your favorite charity or organization. You pay nothing extra. Plus, it's registration and hassle free.

The Rewards Project will rebate up to 30% of every dollar you spend to any local program or charity you choose. Rebates vary among Participating Retailers. Each time you shop at a participating retailer the organization you choose will receive the full percentage listed for that retailer.

If you can't find your favorite program or charity, you can use the Submit an Organization to have them listed. You can support any local organization or program that accepts contributions and whose programs or services benefit the common good.

TheRewardsProject.com sends checks on a monthly basis to organizations who have generated a minimum of $25 in rebates. Given the delay in receiving information from our retailers, it may take up to four weeks to update the amount designated for a given charity. Note: Some retailers allow for returns, up to 90 days, before a rebate can be generated. 

TheRewardsProject.com puts your purchasing power to good use. Make every purchase count by starting your online shopping on TheRewardsProject.com Why wouldn't you?

Together we can raise millions. Use our Tell a Friend link. Help us to to increase the impact and effectiveness of TheRewardsProject.com by taking the initiative to share the program with friends and family.

TheRewardsProject.com incurs no liability for any goods or services sold by partnering retailers. Contact the retailers directly with any questions or concerns about the goods and services they provide.

Virtually every item you purchase through TheRewardsProject.com can earn a cash reward. We cannot, however, pay a reward based on taxes, shipping, any portion of the purchase that constitutes a fee or other charge, a purchase that is paid for with coupons, gift certificates, a store credit, or when payments have not been received by the retailer. In addition, a few cases where merchants have specifically noted exceptions are listed below:

Merchant Related Exceptions

Any purchase in which the transaction is substantially completed by telephone or by a salesperson does not earn a contribution.

Returns are subject to the return policy of the retailer from whom you purchased. If you return or cancel an item, any contribution you earned from the purchase will be reversed. In the process of an exchange, the merchant cancels the old order and replaces it with a new one. When doing this, a new contribution is not earned unless you make sure all returns are final and that it is not an exchange. Have the merchant refund your credit card, and then re-order through TheRewardsProject.com™ to receive the contribution.

Gift Certificates: TheRewardsProject.com™ can’t pay contributions for the portion of a purchase that is made with gift cards or certificates. Nor can we pay contributions for the purchase of gift certificates or gift cards, with the exception of those purchased at Home Depot.

In-Store Pickup: Purchases made online but picked up at the retailer do not qualify to earn a contribution.

Merchant Catalogs: Any order for a merchant catalog is not eligible for a contribution.

Monthly Deliveries: Wine-of-the-month clubs, monthly pet food deliveries and telephone service packages are not eligible for contributions unless all months are paid up-front through TheRewardsProject.com™.

1-800 Petmeds: Purchases of prescription medication do not qualify to earn a contribution.

Barnes&Noble: Purchases made through the "PC & Video Games" (GameStop.com) area of Barnes&Noble are not eligible for a contribution.

Cooking.com: All-Clad products do not earn a contribution.

Expedia: Contributions from Expedia purchases may not appear until after your travel dates have passed. Also, purchases of 'WebFare' travel and Expedia corporate orders do not earn contributions.

Hallmark: Stamps, gift boxes and gift cards do not earn a contribution.

Macy's: Purchases at Macy's "Wedding Channel" do not qualify for contributions.

Mr. InkMan: Hewlett Packard products bought at Mr. Inkman do not earn a contribution.

Office Depot: Purchases made at the Business Services Division of Office Depot do not qualify to earn a contribution.

Sharper Image: Purchases of iPods do not qualify to earn a contribution.

TheRewardsProject.com™ incurs no liability for any goods or services sold by partnering retailers. Contact the retailers directly with any questions or concerns about the goods and/or services they provide.