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I’m really disappointed by this. It wasn’t much, but it was nice knowing that even though I’m participating in “The Capitalist Machine”, some of my money was going to a good cause at the same time.
Now, I’m not sure how to feel. This is clearly a backslide for Amazon, but they know it won’t affect them. They’ll just pocket the money moving forward.
So by "impact" they mean the impact on their bottom line, yes? I mean, any amount given to charity is better than nothing, no? >

You would think so. I've "generated" $16 for the organization my Smile profile is aimed at. Total they've received \~$550 from AmazonSmile.  
It's not a lot, but it's $550 that they didn't have before. >


I've "generated" $16 for the organization my Smile profile is aimed at. 

How much did you spend to generate that $16? >

It says they donate 0.5%, so $320? >

Try $3200 for $16. It's small beans and they still cut it. >

Bananas. They’re discontinuing the program … because it hasn’t resulted in enough donations?? K. >

bezos on his 8th super yacht: what can I do? >

I have been using Amazon Smile for long time and my chosen charity (local cat and dog rescue) has been getting money from that. I got the email just now. I will keep donating directly and cutting Amazon out. We just cancelled Prime in any case. Cost-cutting, my ass. Somehow there’s still billions available for Lord of the Rings prequels and midquels but few dollars here and there for charitable causes, that cannot be done. >

and plenty of money for terrible Thursday NFL games... >

Let's see how much they spend on fighting unionization by their employees now. >

So disappointing 😞. I represent a non profit that was benefiting from and relying upon the revenue from smile. 
Has anyone had luck or experience successfully applying to any of their other give back programs? Would love any tips or success stories! They mention they give back in other ways, but don't show how to apply to those programs or what the qualifiers are. >

Based on the email, it sounds like Amazon is just choosing who they’d like to donate too now. Sorry to hear about your business! We donated to our local shelter through Amazon Smile >

so are they gonna use their own money to donate? >

Oh, yah, absolutely! All charitable donations now go to the Jeff Bezos Foundation >


“With so many eligible organizations -- more than 1 million globally -- our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.”

So reduce the number of charities rather than giving to none! >

Likely the real reason is Amazon Smile was getting too popular so it had to be cut. >

Charity used to be a tax write-off for corporations. If Amazon paid taxes, they would have a reason to give to charity. But they don't, so they won't. >

Reposting with corrected title per rules. 
Received an email earlier with the following:
Dear customer,
In 2013, we launched AmazonSmile to make it easier for customers to support their favorite charities. However, after almost a decade, the program has not grown to create the impact that we had originally hoped. With so many eligible organizations—more than 1 million globally—our ability to have an impact was often spread too thin.
We are writing to let you know that we plan to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. We will continue to pursue and invest in other areas where we’ve seen we can make meaningful change—from building affordable housing to providing access to computer science education for students in underserved communities to using our logistics infrastructure and technology to assist broad communities impacted by natural disasters.
To help charities that have been a part of the AmazonSmile program with this transition, we will be providing them with a one-time donation equivalent to three months of what they earned in 2022 through the program, and they will also be able to accrue additional donations until the program officially closes in February. Once AmazonSmile closes, charities will still be able to seek support from Amazon customers by creating their own wish lists.
As a company, we will continue supporting a wide range of other programs that help thousands of charities and communities across the U.S. For instance:
Housing Equity Fund: We’re investing $2 billion to build and preserve affordable housing in our hometown communities. In just two years, we’ve provided funding to create more than 14,000 affordable homes—and we expect to build at least 6,000 more in the coming months. These units will host more than 18,000 moderate- to low-income families, many of them with children. In one year alone, our investments have been able to increase the affordable housing stock in communities like Bellevue, Washington and Arlington, Virginia by at least 20%.
Amazon Future Engineer: We’ve funded computer science curriculum for more than 600,000 students across over 5,000 schools—all in underserved communities. We have plans to reach an additional 1 million students this year. We’ve also provided immediate assistance to 55,000 students in our hometown communities by giving them warm clothes for the winter, food, and school supplies.
Community Delivery Program: We’ve partnered with food banks in 35 U.S. cities to deliver more than 23 million meals, using our logistics infrastructure to help families in need access healthy food – and we plan to deliver 12 million more meals this year alone. In addition to our delivery services, we’ve also donated 30 million meals in communities across the country.
Amazon Disaster Relief: We’re using our logistics capabilities, inventory, and cloud technology to provide fast aid to communities affected by natural disasters. For example, we’ve created a Disaster Relief Hub in Atlanta with more than 1 million relief items ready for deployment, our Disaster Relief team has responded to more than 95 natural disasters, and we’ve donated more than 20 million relief products to nonprofits assisting communities on the ground.
Community Giving: We support hundreds of local nonprofits doing meaningful work in cities where our employees and their families live. For example, each year we donate hundreds of millions of dollars to organizations working to build stronger communities, from youth sport leagues, to local community colleges, to shelters for families experiencing homelessness.
We’ll continue working to make a difference in many ways, and our long-term commitment to our communities remains the same—we’re determined to do every day better for our customers, our employees, and the world at large.
Thank you for being an Amazon customer.