Yes, after your charity has been vetted and approved by our board and you begin processing with either Joint Venture Pay or Pay it Forward Processing.

No, absolutely not! It does not take any additional money to participate.

The process is very simple and straightforward. Your responsibilites as a nonprofit are:

- Go through our vetting process to become a beneficiary

- Look into tranferring your credit card processing to PFProcessing or Joint Venture Pay

- Be introduced to your personal account officer and create a game plan for sustainable income

- We recommend introducing us to a minimum of 20 businesses throughout the year

Yes, we'd love to help you make money for your cause, once you have completed our vetting process.

Yes! Absolutely. You will even receive a breakdown of how much each business donated to you.

They must complete an application and go through our in-depth vetting process, and be approved by our ESBCharity board, which includes a minimum of 80 cents of each dollar going toward the cause.

We want to help you raise as much money as possible. We have found that 20 businesses is the magic number to make that happen. We also like giving away comma checks. ($1,000+)

The donations are sent out on a monthly basis through the ESBCharity Foundation.

Absolutely! A protion of every swipe is donated in your company name, so you receive recognition for your philanthropy. We simply could not do this without you!

They change on a needs basis, and we continually take applications. You are able to choose from our carefully vetted list.

As with any merchant account, fees and percentages are paid to maintain service. There are many different factors that come into play, so donation amounts vary based on type of business, how it processes, volume, etc. The owners, Renee and David, donate a portion of every swipe once all fees are taken out. It averages from 0.05% to 1% of every transaction.

No, we don't raise your rates or charge extra fees to allow businesses to be part of the ESBCharity program. As the owners, Renee and David, donate the money, they receive the tax deduction. However, we always accept matching donations from businesses, allowing you do have the tax write off.