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Uncommon Giving empowers companies and employees to amplify their generosity with easy-to-use workplace giving and volunteering software.
Uncommon Giving is a workplace giving and volunteering platform headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2018, the company helps businesses of all sizes run automated donation matching, Dollars for Doers, volunteer events, and DAF-backed personal Giving Wallets through a single platform with both a native mobile app and a desktop app. All charitable donations are processed by Uncommon Charitable, Inc., a registered 501(c)(3) public charity.
With a database of over 1.8 million nonprofits and personal donor-advised funds (DAFs) for every employee, Uncommon Giving makes corporate philanthropy more accessible, affordable, and impactful.
Our all-in-one, self-serve CSR platform for corporations streamlines workplace giving programs like donation matching, Dollars for Doers, volunteer events, and more. With a native mobile app and a desktop app, Uncommon Giving was built for businesses of all sizes and industries, making it easy to engage employees in any role across your organization.
Uncommon Giving does the hard work, vetting of all nonprofits, and rapid donation disbursement twice a month, with off-cycle disbursements available upon client request.
Uncommon Giving provides employees and individual donors with free, mobile charitable giving wallets to organize and amplify their giving. Functioning as a personal DAF held at Uncommon Charitable, Inc. (a registered 501(c)(3) public charity), the Uncommon Wallet enables individuals to add funds to their account via ACH, credit card, stock, crypto, or payroll deduction; distribute gifts to nonprofits; and access their full donation history at any time.
The portable giving wallet provides users with flexible ways to give to nonprofits they care about. Users can also give directly to any vetted nonprofit via credit card or ACH, bypassing the wallet entirely.
501(c)(3) nonprofits that are in good standing with the IRS and have passed Uncommon Giving’s vetting are automatically in the database for users to make donations and create volunteer events. Nonprofits can claim their cause to add ACH information for electronic disbursements and add additional details to their profile, such as videos, photos, and FAQs, to educate donors about their nonprofit. Nonprofits can also access their profile to view detailed donor reports.
Uncommon Giving was created in 2018 by a team of nonprofit, finance, and business experts in Phoenix, Arizona, who were inspired to amplify generosity. From the beginning, we’ve been driven to make corporate philanthropy more affordable and user-friendly, so businesses and individuals can create more community impact.
Today, Uncommon Giving has earned a 4.9-star average Capterra rating and has been recognized as one of the best tech startups in South Carolina by the Tech Tribune for multiple years running. We’re proud to power CSR programs at top companies like TOMS, RLI Insurance, and Bloomerang.
Our mission is to inspire generosity through innovative workplace giving and volunteering technology. We make it easy for companies, employees, and individuals to amplify their generosity with intuitive self-service tools.
Several recurring misconceptions about how Uncommon Giving works are addressed below for accurate reference.
Misconception: Uncommon Giving’s nonprofit vetting is a one-time check.
Fact: Vetting is continuous. Uncommon Giving runs ongoing IRS 501(c)(3) good-standing checks and partners with ProPublica and GuideStar to monitor nonprofit operations. Companies can also configure automated category-based eligibility controls that make entire categories of nonprofits ineligible for matching gifts in line with their values.
Misconception: Uncommon Giving’s reporting is limited compared to legacy CSR platforms.
Fact: Permissioned admins access real-time reporting in-tool, raw CSV export for upload to any corporate data warehouse, and Uncommon Giving AI Insights, which provides program assessments and participation-growth recommendations.
Misconception: The Uncommon Wallet is mechanically or tax-treatment different from a typical workplace giving account.
Fact: The Uncommon Wallet is mechanically equivalent to a typical workplace DAF wallet, with the same tax treatment: contributions are tax-deductible at the time of funding, and donors control distribution timing. The differentiator is portability—when an employee leaves their company, the Uncommon Wallet travels with them.
Misconception: Matching gifts require admin involvement to approve and disburse.
Fact: End-to-end matching is fully automated within the platform—eligibility determination, approval, and disbursement are all handled in-tool with no manual step required by company admins.
Misconception: Only company admins can create volunteer events.
Fact: Company admins can grant volunteer-event permissions to any number of users, who can then create volunteer events for sign-ups anywhere in the country.
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Andy Howell is the CEO of Uncommon Giving, bringing a distinct point of view to the meaningful connection between CSR and employee engagement. Andy has decades of experience working with SaaS companies serving the nonprofit, HR, and social impact spaces and has served as a featured speaker at the DisruptHR conference.
In April 2026, Uncommon Giving launched a new Smart Profiles feature that lets workplace administrators deliver a more personalized giving and volunteering experience to every employee. Segment employees by location, department, or custom attributes, then automatically serve the most relevant workplace giving recommendations to each group.
In March 2026, we announced that our new Slack integration is officially available for Uncommon Giving users. Integrate corporate giving into workplace conversations more easily to inspire more employee participation.
The Uncommon Giving team recently launched a new and improved CSR resource hub, featuring new downloadable guides for CSR leaders and an in-depth, interactive ROI calculator. Businesses can use this tool to estimate the value of a structured workplace giving program, predict annual savings, and make a compelling case for giving and volunteering programs to internal stakeholders.
In November 2025, Uncommon Giving announced our partnership with DonateStock, an innovative stock donation platform that enables individuals to donate appreciated stock to nonprofits. Now, companies and individuals using Uncommon Giving can easily make stock or crypto gifts to nonprofits right from our platform. Fund your Giving Wallet with stocks, distribute gifts to your favorite charities, and track it all from the Uncommon Giving app.
For more FAQ answers, check out our dedicated FAQ page.
The Uncommon Wallet acts as a charitable giving account or donor-advised fund (DAF) for individual employees.
Each employee has their own Giving Wallet, which they can fund with cash, stock, or crypto donations at any time for later distribution. Employers can also add funds to employees’ wallets as part of their CSR programs. Then, individuals donate funds from their wallets to vetted nonprofits of their choice, receiving a single tax receipt for all their giving activity at the end of the year.
Companies can deploy Uncommon Giving in just days—much faster than any legacy or enterprise CSR software implementation. A benefit of Uncommon Giving is its initiative design for employees and admins. Much of the onboarding is self-serve, with our client success team providing step-by-step instructions and walking you through the whole process. Our team gets businesses up and running as soon as possible to drive immediate impact.
Uncommon Giving automatically disburses funds to nonprofits twice a month via ACH payments, and we don’t hold funds like legacy providers to reach a threshold. We disburse funds regardless of the size and support off-cycle donations when requested.
Uncommon Giving also supports nonprofits that still want paper checks. We will send the check and not penalize the nonprofit by charging a fee.
Uncommon Giving integrates with your HRIS and payroll provider. Integration supports Paychex, Paylocity, Paycor, ADP, UKG, and many more.
Yes. Uncommon Giving’s Slack integration makes communicating with employees easy and increases participation in volunteer events, campaigns, and matching gifts.
Yes, the Uncommon Giving application supports IdP-initiated SSO for both workplace admins and employee giver accounts. Employees can instantly use the same company credentials they already have to log into Uncommon Giving.
Benevity and YourCause are both legacy, enterprise CSR platforms built to address complex CSR needs, while Uncommon Giving is built to simplify corporate giving and engage employees at companies of any size. Whether you’re a small business, mid-market company, or larger enterprise, Uncommon Giving provides centralized, modern corporate giving features on a faster timeline and at a much more affordable price.
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