Affinity Credit Card Offers

After checking out their Web sites, I was pleased to see that the National Wildlife Federation, the Wilderness Society and the Second Amendment Foundation disclose the amount they receive when someone uses their affinity cards. On a whim, I also checked the Web sites of some other organizations the Bank of America Web site lists as affinity-card partners. Here’s what I found, as the nonprofits’ Web sites describe what they receive:
* Humane Society of the United States: 25 cents for every $100 in purchases.
* National Wildlife Federation: 20 cents for every $100 in net retail purchases.
* Wilderness Society: $5 for each account opened and 0.5 percent of all retail purchase transaction dollar volume.
* Second Amendment Foundation: 10 cents every time the card is used.
* Arbor Day Foundation: $50 for each new card activation and 1/5 of 1 percent of net retail purchases.
* Easter Seals: 25 cents for every $100 in purchases made.
* Defenders of Wildlife: 2 cents for every $10 of purchases.