A 501(c)(3) is a designation given by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to nonprofit organizations that operate exclusively for exempt purposes and do not distribute profits to private individuals or shareholders. These organizations are exempt from federal income tax, and donations to them are generally tax-deductible for donors.Key Facts about 501(c)(3)

Organizations:

Tax-Exempt Status: These organizations do not have to pay federal income taxes on donations or most revenue related to their charitable purpose.
Donations are Tax-Deductible: Donors can often deduct contributions to 501(c)(3) nonprofits on their personal tax returns.
Purpose Requirements: To qualify, the organization must be organized and operated exclusively for purposes such as:
- Charitable
- Religious
- Educational
- Scientific
- Literary
- Testing for public safety
- Fostering national or international amateur sports competition
- Preventing cruelty to children or animals
No Profit Distribution: Profits cannot benefit private individuals or shareholders.
Restrictions on Political Activity: 501(c)(3) organizations cannot participate in political campaigns and have strict limits on lobbying.

Benefits of 501(c)(3) Status

Federal tax exemption for most income
Tax-deductible donations for donors
Eligibility for grants from foundations or government agencies
Discounted rates on services like postage, software, and advertising (e.g., Google Ad Grants)
Credibility and trust from the public

Scope and Objective

Giving Key and Giving Key App provides ISO’s and their Merchant Clients the ability to donate Credit Card residuals to 501c3 Non-Profit Organizations , by allowing them to select from a library of Non-Profits available in the App. Non-Profit organizations may register at the onboarding portal, by providing their Tax-ID credentials and stated business profile, then

submitting for approval. Additionally, ISO’s may extend an invitation link to onboard with

Giving Key to their Merchant clients. At the Onboarding Portal, approved Merchants and 501c3 partners will need to establish an ACH account, in order to send or receive residual donations.

ISO Partners will also need to establish ACH Wallet account credentials, in order to reflect

available balances, and facilitate the residual donation transfers. Residual balances made

available for donation by Merchants will be demonstrated in the Giving Key App dashboard. The ISO Admin dashboard will reflect merchant client residual balances, account history and activity, and new account onboarding status. The ISO admin dashboard will also contain Terms and Conditions, Pricing and Privacy disclosures, agreed to at account opening by the ISO. All new account applications are subject to terms and approval by Giving Key.

Mission and Purpose

It is the Mission of Giving Key to provide a B2B platform for 501c3 charitable organizations to

receive donations directly from merchants, using credit card residuals made available by ISO

Partners. Completion of this process is facilitated using the Giving Key App and the ISO Admin dashboard, which includes ACH Wallet account functionality. To receive donations, 501c3 partners must also confirm ACH account functionality. It is not the purpose of Giving Key to provide payment processing services to end user merchants.

Top-Up Functionality

Regarding Top-Up Functionality, should Individual Merchant Partners (Individuals) wish to

make additional donations, using a personal credit or debit card. This process can be

accommodated using the donate/shopping cart link, provided by the 501c3 Organization at App onboarding. Account onboarding requirements and 501c3 credentials are provided in the application process, and submitted for approval by Giving Key. This includes an active donation link to receive Top-Up donations.

Directory 501C3

Logo	Organization	Cause
	Baseline	Sports and Recreation
	First Medical	Medical Research
	Charity Lob	Education

Maximize Your ROR Return on Relationships

The Giving Key Platform gives our ISO Partners, and ISO Merchant Partners the ability to designate credit card residual dollars to the charitable cause of their choice. Select from our extensive and expanding Library of Local and National 501c3 organizations to receive donations directly, using the Giving Key App.

Maximize Your ROR

Our platform allows ISO and Merchant partners to designate Credit Card residual dollars to the charitable organization of their choice. Select from both Local and National causes, available in our extensive, and expanding 501c3 library.

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To begin the Onboarding Process, select your Entity or Organization below. Submit your Account application, Maximize your Return on Relationships.

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Using Giving Key app is simple and streamlined, contact your ISO processing partner

Using the Giving Key App is simple and streamlined. Merchants and 501c3 Organizations can download and create your account profile any time. Contact your processing partner, or info@givingkey.io for more information.

Download the Giving Key App, available now at Apple and Google App stores

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