Can
I make donations with a credit card online?
I
want to give a little each month, can you auto-debit my credit card?
Can
I make donations with Google(TM)?
Can
I make donations with Pay Pal(TM)?
Can
I just mail you my donation?
There
are lots of government regulations about donations to political groups,
do I qualify?
Will
my name show up on some report?
Can I
make donations with a credit card online?
No,
not at this time. As of February 15, 2013 the service we were using
Doner Town Square was
sold and discontinued their services without any notice to us. At this
time we we are continuing to search for a
new donation solution and when we arrange one we will make it available
here to you. Until that time we can only take donations by mail.
I
want to give a little each month, can you auto-debit my credit card?
No, not until we get
a new service and can take donations online again. You can
still send in a donation each month if you like that would be very
helpful to us.
Can I
make donations with Google(TM)?
No,
not yet! On November 12, 2008
we applied for the Google(TM) donate service also known as
Google(TM) checkout for political organizations, and following
the
instructions listed on their website we e-mailed
the documents they requested. We are waiting for their
response. As soon as we get a response we will either add their service
or
let you know what they said. If you do not see either
their donation link or information on what they said then we
are
still waiting. Yes, we are still waiting as of Febuary 27, 2018.
Can I
make donations with Pay Pal(TM)?
No,
not at this time. We have looked into adding this payment method and
they have expanded their service to include non-profits. While they
seem to think this will also work for political customers we
found their service to be lacking too many key requirements
needed for most political committee's and campaigns. Hopefully this
will change in the future. If you would like to see us add a Pay
Pay(TM)
donation button then please let Pay Pal(TM) know you would
like to
see them do a better job reaching out to political customers.
Can I
just mail you my donation?
Yes,
just go to our Donation
Form - to make donations by mail page and print this form and
mail it with your check made payable to Citizens For A Better America ®
P.O. Box 1949
Littlerock, CA 93543-5949
If you are unable to print the form, that is O.K.,
just use it
to verify that your donation meets the standards set by the F.E.C. If
you can answer 'YES' that you can "confirm that the following
statements
are true and accurate: [ ] *Answer Yes or No here" then
your donation meets these standards. (The same list appears in the next
question below.) Make your check payable to
Citizens For A Better America ® and mail it to the address listed
above.
Thank you for your donation.
There
are lots of government regulations about donations to political groups,
do I qualify?
Federal Election Law ( FEC.GOV
) requires compliance
with the following statements:
If you
can confirm that the following statements are
true and accurate then you qualify to donate.
- I am a United States citizen or a permanent
resident alien.
- I am making this contribution from my own funds,
and not those of another.
- I am not a federal contractor.
- I am making this contribution on my own personal
credit card and not with a corporate or business credit card.
- I am using my own credit card. It is not a stolen
credit card.
- I am at least 18 years of age.
- I am contributing no more than $5000.00 per
calendar year to all federal funds (for the benefit of candidates
running for federal office) of Citizens For A Better America (R)
(CFABA.ORG).
- I understand that I will need to supply
my "Occupation" and "Employer" information.*
- Since this is a political contribution, I
understand that I will not receive a refund on my credit card donation.
*While we must ask for your "Occupation" and
"Employer" information it will only be published once the annual amount
you have contributed reaches the $200.00 level.
You will be asked these same questions on the first
page, if you use our
online donation service.
It is our goal that donating to Citizens For A Better
America ®
would be as easy and convenient as possible, that is why we have you
sign off that you qualify to donate to our type of committee. This
saves you the time and effort if you do not qualify.
Will my
name show up on some report?
Yes and No.
Yes, if you donate over $200.00 in
any calendar year we are required to list your name and address
as well as your employer and occupation on the report we file. That is
why we ask you for all the
necessary information up front.
No, if you donate under $200.00 in
a calendar year we are not required to list your personal
information and we choose not to. We know that privacy is very
important to most people and that is why we
added our "Privacy Membership" for $199.99. It is for those supporters
who wish to donate the
maximum they can each year and still not show up on any of our public
reports.
Please understand no matter what amount you contribute
we are required to ask you for the information, what changes is what is
actually posted online in the report.
