How It Works

How It Works

War Offset has three simple paths: one for customers, one for merchants, and one for partner organizations.

Customers

Step 1

See it at checkout

War Offset appears as a simple optional add-on in the order summary.

Step 2

Choose whether to add it

The customer can include it or leave it off before submitting payment.

Step 3

Receive receipt

The completed receipt shows the order and War Offset amount together, and checkout War Offset donations are tax-deductible.

Merchants

Step 1

Create merchant account

A merchant signs in and sets up their store to offer War Offset.

Step 2

Enable War Offset

The store turns on a clear opt-in checkbox at checkout.

Step 3

Support visible anti-war work

Merchants give customers a concrete way to support anti-war organizations at checkout and show that choice publicly.

Organizations

Step 1

Create partner account

Potential partner organizations are reviewed against War Offset’s scope and research standards.

Step 2

Be included

Organizations that fit are added to the relevant 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) funding stream.

Step 3

Receive support publicly

Organizations appear on the site with their profile, rationale, and current allocation decisions.

War Offset Rate

War Offset uses a published rate based on research, not guesswork. The percentage is meant to conservatively estimate how much of an ordinary purchase ultimately supports war through taxes.

The checkout amount shows the direct math clearly. Broader anti-war effects are treated more cautiously as modeled impact, not guaranteed one-for-one results.

For more detail, read the Research and Transparency pages.