Derek Clontz says, "Charities we currently support are listed below. If you have a favorite of your own to recommend, let me know. I'll present it to our Charities Advisory Board for discussion and consideration and keep you 
posted.
"Please be aware that we are happy to donate funds to any religious or secular not-for-profits as long as they meet our standards and criteria.
"We strive to support 4-star, highest-rated organizations - as evaluated and judged by Charity Navigator, a not-for-profit, open-access charity evaluation service - with possible exceptions under certain circumstances.
"We are not, for example, happy about Kiva's mediocre 3-star rating, but we like their business and the way they go about helping people who want to help themselves. Kiva, in fact, isn't a charity—Kiva grants "micro-loans" to hard-working individuals who need money to start a self-supporting business or fund any other worthy inititive. We've loaned money to good man in Ghana who needed a few hundred dollars for construction materials for a well to provide clean water for a village. We loaned money to woman in Haiti who wanted to buy a laying hen for eggs to sell and feed her young children. I still get goosebumps thinking about that. She paid back every penny on time. Wow.
Recipients repay the loan over time, at which point we roll the money back over to Kiva to loan to the next person in line. We've never had a default. Kiva does a great job of finding serious people in serious need who aren't looking for a handout—all they're asking for is a helping hand.
To suggest a charity or not-for-profit for us to consider supporting, Click Derek, Please consider supporting my favorite charity. They do great work.
Remember. When we donate our profits from the sale of herbs, you're donating money, too. Those profits come out of your wallet. And you can trust us to make the most of them.
1. I accept zero compensation of any kind in return for my time and labor for Trusted Source Herbal Consultants, maximizing the company's profits, 100 percent of which we give away after paying basic and minimal business overhead.
2. To make sure we are distributing money to responsible and trustworthy not-for-profits that aren't spending more on executive pay and perks than they are giving to people in true need, we carefully and fully vet the organizations we support.
3. Our Advisory board consists of seven men and women representing a range of socio-eoconomic backgrounds and experiences. Tey are paid $50 a year - 13-cents a day - for their help.
Your purchases support these highly rated charities as monitored for the efficient and effective distribution of donated funds to the people who need them,
Your purchases currently suppport organizations listed below. Charity Navigator, a respected, open-source charity evaluation service, bases their ratings on the how efficiently, transparently and effectively they distributed donated funds to the people who need the help.
The 4-star rating is the highest possible.