iGive Button

Turn shopping, searching, and bookmarking into free donations for your charity.
What is iGive Button?
iGive Button is a remarkable Chrome extension that enables users to support their favorite charities through their regular online shopping. Users can shop at over 1,800 partner stores and a portion of their purchases become donations to any chosen cause. In addition, users get an extra bonus for their first purchase. The extension ensures seamless integration with apps and automatically activates at participating stores. With iGive Button, shopping not only brings joy to the shopper, but also helps in making a difference to their preferred causes.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.24 (46)
Version: 10.0.0.4 (Last updated: 2024-02-01)
Creation date: 2018-05-24
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webRequest
  • storage
  • cookies
  • alarms
Host permissions:
  • *://*.igive.com/*
Size: 688.13K

Other platforms

iGive Button (v10.0.0.0)
4.56 (18) 769
iGive Button (v10.0.0.0)
3.50 (2) 4,100+
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Extension summary

🎁 Turn Shopping into FREE Donations with the iGive Button for Chrome!

🌟 Make a Difference the Easy Way The iGive Button for Chrome is your ticket to effortless charity support! Simply install it and shop online just like you always do.

✅ Support ANY Cause, Big or Small Whether it's animal shelters, schools, churches, disease research groups, or local PTA chapters, you can champion the causes you care about. No need for 501(c)3 nonprofit status.

👥 Add Your Group or Cause List your cause or charity at iGive and help it thrive. You can list any cause, big or small, from schools and churches to disease research groups and local PTAs. 501(c)3 nonprofit status is not required.

🤝 Every Shopper Makes a Difference Join the 450,000+ shoppers who've been supporting their favorite causes since 1997. Together, we've sent $11 million to 135,000+ causes, with active iGive members averaging over $100 annually for their cause. Make your shopping count for more today!

💰 Extra Bonus for First Purchase

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helps support various charities while shopping
  • Easy to use and benefits favorite causes
  • Large selection of stores to choose from
  • Automatically notifies users when visiting partner stores
  • Provides a cost-free way to donate while shopping
Cons
  • Replaces the new tab page, which is inconvenient
  • High CPU usage reported
  • Button occasionally disappears or becomes disabled
  • Users often forget to enable the extension for purchases
  • Difficult to locate the button at times
Most mentioned
  • Button disappearing or getting disabled
  • Inconvenience of new tab replacement
  • Support for favorite charities while shopping
  • High CPU usage
  • Ease of use for donations
Recent reviews
I REALLY dislike that it replaces the page I see when opening a new tab. This is so inconvenient that I have now disabled the iGive button (a Chrome extension). Then when I am shopping online I forget to turn it on so many purchases that could be supporting my cause are not. Please change this!
by M. J. Lee, 2023-06-02

Good idea and app, but it's a CPU hog.
by Edward Wu, 2021-01-11

Igive helps me support the shelter I adopted my dog from.
by Elaine Wieczorek, 2017-06-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

iGive Button requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

iGive Button has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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