eBay Buyers and Sellers Raise $162 Million for Charitable Causes in 2023

eBay buyers and sellers raised nearly $162 million in 2023 for nonprofits around the world through the eBay for Charity program. That’s nearly flat from 2022 when the program helped raise $163 million – which had been a 12% increase over 2021.

eBay CEO Jamie Iannone was part of the team that founded the program in 2003 (he later left the company and returned as CEO in 2020). The program has helped raise over $1.3 billion in its 20 years of existence.

As eBay explained in an announcement this week, “Buyers can purchase items in support of their favorite charities or add donations at checkout. Sellers can choose to donate a percentage of their sales to a charity. And charities can sell on eBay to achieve their fundraising goals.”

It would be interesting to know if Amazon’s decision to close the Amazon Smile program for charities on February 20, 2023, had any beneficial impact on eBay for Charity.

Ina Steiner

Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). She is a member of the Online News Association (Sep 2005 - present) and Investigative Reporters and Editors (Mar 2006 - present). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com. See disclosure at EcommerceBytes.com/disclosure/.