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Thanks for the reminder!

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Best ROI in my lifetime. Happy to have just donated.
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Done. :happy
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Done. Thanks for the reminder!
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Thanks, Dan for the reminder and thanks mods and all the Bogleheads who make this a fun and priceless site. I am making my donation now through Amazon smiles. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. :sharebeer
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Have just made my donation. Would also like to add my thanks and appreciation to all the folks that make this wonderful resource what it is! Without question, Bogleheads.org is the finest "go to place" for personal investors, for wide variety of financial matters.

Thank you all again, so very much; and all Best Wishes for 2021.
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Donating more than the Black Friday HR Block Tax software price seems to be counterintuitive to the Boglehead way of life.

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Done
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Yep. Done. Thanks for the reminder each year. :beer
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Done. Thanks to everyone making bogleheads possible.
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Done. Thanks for the reminder!
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Like other people here, I put it on autopilot years ago. My Amazon perk money goes to a strange nonprofit. Something call "Bogleheads"?

I like it. Since I set it up, every time I see these "Time to give to this website", I know I've already done it. A few hundred dollars this year.

Party on folks, and stay safe.

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Thank all of you. We really appreciate your support.

Of course, we just provide the framework. The real value of this site is your discussions and your answers. So let me thank everyone who contributes to the site, however you do it.

Here's a toast to a happy, healthy and prosperous new year! :sharebeer
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Any chance you can set up donations through Venmo? Would love to contribute but don't have PayPal and don't want to set it up. Thanks.
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Donation sent. Been popping in to this website for almost 11 years now. I owe a debt of gratitude to all the posters and the wiki and the mods. We will be able to give generously for years to come, retire early, or do whatever we can imagine once my spouse retires from the military. It's nice to be among friends.
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BrklynMike wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:24 pm Any chance you can set up donations through Venmo? Would love to contribute but don't have PayPal and don't want to set it up. Thanks.
Once you start the donation process, you can SKIP that nasty PayPay :wink: which is what we do.
(I HATE PayPal, but that's another story!)

When you get to the "source of funding, there will be a secondary choice for a charge card.
Select that, and enter the information for charge card of choice.
Just make sure you do *NOT* click on any of the "PayPal" sections.
BTW: This works for most (maybe all?) of the "pay by PayPal" processes.

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Thanks for the reminder.

Done.
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ResearchMed wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:55 pm
BrklynMike wrote: Sat Dec 26, 2020 7:24 pm Any chance you can set up donations through Venmo? Would love to contribute but don't have PayPal and don't want to set it up. Thanks.
Once you start the donation process, you can SKIP that nasty PayPay :wink: which is what we do.
(I HATE PayPal, but that's another story!)

When you get to the "source of funding, there will be a secondary choice for a charge card.
Select that, and enter the information for charge card of choice.
Just make sure you do *NOT* click on any of the "PayPal" sections.
BTW: This works for most (maybe all?) of the "pay by PayPal" processes.

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Thanks! The description has been modified to show that you can indeed use a credit card.
The button will take you to a PayPal donation page. You can use a credit card for payment, you do not need a PayPal account.

Note that the page will show you are sending the payment to paypal@gostynska.com, with bogleheads.org listed under the heading "Purpose".
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Thanks so much!

Quick question: have you considered registering the forum as an educational non-profit?
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neverpanic wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 4:16 pm Thanks so much!

Quick question: have you considered registering the forum as an educational non-profit?
That's entirely up to Alex and Larry (the site owners).

While this forum isn't registered as a 501c3 non-profit, The Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, who's mission statement includes helping to support this forum, is an IRS-approved 501c3 non-profit, which means that donations to The Bogle Center are tax-deductible.

So, for those who want a tax-deduction for their donation, they can donate to The Bogle Center and indicate on the donation that it's to help support the forum.
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I didn’t see anywhere, but it may help to know what is the magnitude of the annual costs to run the site?
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dwickenh wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:02 pm I am happy to say another year has passed with many things learned on this site that has saved me time and money. Everyone involved in the website does a tremendous job and I am sure spends many hours making sure it works seamlessly.

I want to say Thank You to all involved with keeping the website going. A donation is the best way I know how.

It's not a lot of money, but if we all chip in, it can be substantial. You can donate at the "Support this Site" link at the top of the web page.


https://www.bogleheads.org/support.htm


Thanks for donating $35.00 USD to
paypal@gostynska.com


Have a great Holiday

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Mel Lindauer wrote: Mon Dec 28, 2020 6:22 pm So, for those who want a tax-deduction for their donation, they can donate to The Bogle Center and indicate on the donation that it's to help support the forum.
Bogle Center donations by credit card (link) don't have an entry field where you can specify where the donation goes.

You can try contacting them via the About --> Contact page to explain what you'd like to do.
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dwickenh wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:02 pm I am happy to say another year has passed with many things learned on this site that has saved me time and money. Everyone involved in the website does a tremendous job and I am sure spends many hours making sure it works seamlessly.

I want to say Thank You to all involved with keeping the website going. A donation is the best way I know how.

It's not a lot of money, but if we all chip in, it can be substantial. You can donate at the "Support this Site" link at the top of the web page.


https://www.bogleheads.org/support.htm


Thanks for donating $35.00 USD to
paypal@gostynska.com

Thanks for the timely reminder!
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Done.

The quality of this site is amazing, most social media devolves into snark, invective, talking past each other, etc. but the mods here do a great job of keeping people talking without shouting at each other. It's quickly become my favorite site to read with so much to learn and so many experts that participate.
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Six years ago I inherited a large sum and while my father was what I now know would be an absolute Boglehead and taught me the basics of LBYM, Invest and be patient, I was in no way prepared for his estate and all that would entail. I am thankful that I found this community right away and have benefitted greatly from it's steady hand which surely steered me away from possibly large mistakes and by being a bell-weather of logic and un-common sense.

I hope it is alright to use my Fido DAF, I have submitted a grant: JOHN C BOGLE CENTER FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY
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Done.
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Kompass wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:28 pm Six years ago I inherited a large sum and while my father was what I now know would be an absolute Boglehead and taught me the basics of LBYM, Invest and be patient, I was in no way prepared for his estate and all that would entail. I am thankful that I found this community right away and have benefitted greatly from it's steady hand which surely steered me away from possibly large mistakes and by being a bell-weather of logic and un-common sense.

I hope it is alright to use my Fido DAF, I have submitted a grant: JOHN C BOGLE CENTER FOR FINANCIAL LITERACY
Nothing wrong with using your Fidelity DAF (or Schwab or any other brokerage account DAF). Donations come from all kinds of sources, both personal and DAFs, and they're all appreciated.
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Done. Thank you!
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DesertDiva wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:36 pm Also, “John C Bogle Center for Financial Literacy” is an option through smile.amazon.com. :idea:
Thanks for letting us know that. I’ll change my beneficiary from smile to that.
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Done!

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I have donated!
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Maybe someone needs to post a link to this thread over on the "2020 Net Worth" thread. Some of the folks on that thread can easily afford a very large donation, much less a small one. :moneybag
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Thanks for starting this thread; I just submitted a donation. This site has improved my understanding of finances and investing in fundamental ways.
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Was very helpful to have Taylor chime in to verify it's legit :D
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Done!

Thanks for the reminder!
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Sent a donation to the Bogle Center directing resources to the forum from my DAF. Thanks for the reminder and for those who help keep the forum going. Nice that Fidelity Charitable lists the Bogle Center as one of the charitable options :D

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Thank you so much for this wonderful website, all you who make it possible. Much appreciated. Donated $50; worth every penny.
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Just donated too. Thanks to the mods & admins for their work in making this the amazing resource that it is.
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Amazon sent me this update:

This is the quarterly notification to inform you that the charity you've selected, John C Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, recently received a donation of $361.78 from AmazonSmile -- at no cost to you or other customers.

Thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com, or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app, everyday purchases have generated over $266 million in donations to charities worldwide so far.

AmazonSmile's impact:
$2,778.23 to John C Bogle Center for Financial Literacy*
$241,928,506.19 to all charities in the US
$266,896,659.48 to all charities worldwide
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gwe67 wrote: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:34 am Amazon sent me this update:

This is the quarterly notification to inform you that the charity you've selected, John C Bogle Center for Financial Literacy, recently received a donation of $361.78 from AmazonSmile -- at no cost to you or other customers.

Thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com, or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app, everyday purchases have generated over $266 million in donations to charities worldwide so far.

AmazonSmile's impact:
$2,778.23 to John C Bogle Center for Financial Literacy*
$241,928,506.19 to all charities in the US
$266,896,659.48 to all charities worldwide
Thanks for posting this, it is impressive to see how much is donated from the Amazon Smile!!

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Small donation made via PayPal. It’s against my instinct to PayPal random people but the education I have received here is invaluable. Worth much more than a gift subscription to Kiplingers, which is what started my financial Vanguard journey.

Thank you!!
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