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Make a difference when you shop.

Step 1 - Sign Up
Sign Up.
  • It’s free. Earn for your favorite schools & nonprofits. Register store cards and credit/debit cards.
Step 2 - Shop
Shop.
  • Shop to earn easily and automatically when you shop with merchants that give back to your favorite schools and  nonprofits.
Step 3 - Make A Difference!
Earn!
  • Automatically earn for your favorite causes when you buy things your normally buy every day. $450 million given!

Everything you need to know:

Easy fundraising for your school or nonprofit.

eScrip is the best way to raise funds for the organizations you want to support. After you’ve signed up, earning is easy - just shop at many eScrip merchants, grocers and drug stores in your town.

Our generous merchants pay it forward.

Our merchants care about community and they also care about having your business. By shopping with them they get great customers, and they pay it forward by contributing funds to the organizations you care about most.

Earn more by participating more.

Make sure you’ve registered any or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards to make earning automatic at more places you shop. Multiply the love and share eScrip with everyone you know!

What organizations can I choose from?

When you sign up you’ll select an organization at that time. You’ll be choosing from organizations already enrolled to benefit from eScrip programs.

What do you mean by store cards or loyalty cards?

To use eScrip, there isn’t one “special” card, but rather it’s activated by registering store club cards, loyalty cards and community cards for grocers and drug stores, and by registering the credit cards and debit cards that you use when you shop. This translates into money back to the organizations you choose to support. Most store or loyalty cards are available directly from that merchant, and not through eScrip.

Why do you want my credit and debit cards?

Don’t worry - we won’t be doing any shopping with your cards! Your credit and debit card information is only used to allow our merchants to contribute earnings when you shop with your registered credit cards or debit cards. Our online registration is completely secure and it’s our priority to protect your data. Once your cards are registered, you’ll earn automatically from participating merchants. See Where to Earn.Add cards to your account now.

How do the organizations I support get paid?

Every month, earnings from all supporters get turned into contributions for enrolled organizations. They all receive an electronic funds transfer or check (some minimum amounts apply to check disbursement).

I couldn’t find the organization I was looking for when I tried to sign up.

It just means they haven’t enrolled yet. Pick another organization for now to create your account when signing up; there are many that need your support! Then, if you can, get in touch with the organization you want to support and have them contact us.

My organization is not enrolled. How do we get started?

Get started here. You’ll want to check if your organization is already in our system. There have been recent changes to our database and lots of new organizations have been added. If you aren’t in our system, you’ll be directed to fill out a form. Or simply contact us.

I’m interested in becoming a Fundraising Coordinator.

Great! Make sure there isn’t already a Fundraising Coordinator for your organization, then, visit this page to find out how to become a fundraising hero.

Can I trust eScrip?

We’re asking for personal info, so you kind of want to trust us, right? We’ve been in business for quite a while (since 1999), and raised millions of dollars for schools and nonprofits nationwide. We say you can trust us...but check out what the Better Business Bureau has to say.

What eScrip Members Say

We love this program - it saves so much time and hassle as compared to selling coupon books! We get our groceries locally like we always do, but now our school gets money from generous merchants in the eScrip program.
Pam F, supporter of Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
It’s so easy. I shop locally for groceries, and I’ve earned more than $100 this year for my neighborhood Humane Society.
Roger M, supporter of Humane Society, Oakland, CA

More about eScrip

Need more details about eScrip or our history? We’ve got that for you right here.