Baking for Good
What is Baking for Good?
Baking for Good is a modern-day bake sale reimagined for the web. It's an online bakery that gives 15% of the net proceeds from each purchase to a charity that the customer chooses. Customers shop from among our all-natural, made-to-order bakery items, and then choose a charity to support at checkout. They can even suggest a nonprofit or community fundraiser for us to add to our list of charities.
Charities
What charities can I support through Baking for Good?
We have two types of charities:
- Our nonprofits are 501(c)(3) organizations recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from federal income tax. This list is growing all the time, and we welcome your ideas for nonprofits to add.
- Though they don't necessarily have nonprofit status, our community fundraisers are amazing charities that are accomplishing great things. Our customers have raised money to support school groups, kids' sports teams, friends and family members coping with an illness, marathon fundraising, and many other initiatives.
Does Baking for Good represent or endorse any of the charities listed on the site?
No. Our list of charities includes those charities that have received donations from us on behalf of our customers in the past or have requested to be added to our database in the hopes of being selected by our customers. We do not represent or endorse any of these charities. We do not solicit donations for any charity. Baking for Good has adopted a business model that offers our customers the option to designate 15% of the net proceeds generated by a customer's orders to a charity selected by the customer. We have been granted permission by our partner organizations to display and reference the information listed on our site in order to communicate to existing and prospective customers information about the organizations to which they may choose to direct 15% of the net proceeds of their purchases.
Can I support more than one charity at a time?
At this time you can only choose one charity to support per order. If you would like to support multiple charities, we ask that you please make multiple orders. Fortunately, our site allows you to place orders to multiple recipients at the same time, with just one checkout process.
Do all charities have to be registered nonprofits?
No. You can submit details for any kind of charity you want, as long as it engages in legal activities. If your charity is a nonprofit (501(c)(3)), we recommend having it added in our nonprofit database. If you want the fundraising to be in your name, e.g., "Emily raises money for nonprofit organization X," we can do this, but note that it will appear in the community fundraiser format and have text that explains that it is not the official nonprofit group, but rather one that has been user-added.
We reserve the right to remove any charity or content that we deem inappropriate.
Does my charity have to be located in the United States?
Your charity must have a home base in the United States where we can send the donations. Of course, many of our charities do their work all over the world.
Can I change the details of my charity once I have registered one?
Yes. If you need to change the details of your charity, email us at and include the name of your charity in the subject line.
Can I submit details for more than one charity?
Yes. You can submit details for as many charities as you want.
What if my charity no longer wants to be listed?
If you would like us to remove your charity from the site, please email us at . Please include the name of your charity in the subject line.
Donation Transactions
When will my charity receive funds from Baking for Good?
Over the course of each month, we keep track of how much money is owed to each charity. Then, during the first 10 days of the following month, we send payment to each charity as long as the total amount owed to that charity is at least $25. If less than $25 is owed to a charity at the end of the month, the funds will carry over each month until $25 accrues.
Can I receive a tax deduction for the 15% donation?
No, because the donation to the charity is not being made directly by you. Baking for Good is making the donation based on your recommendation.
What happens if my community fundraiser is over and we have less than $25 owed to us?
When a community fundraiser account is closed, we contact the person who registered the charity to make sure the charity's information is still correct. We then mail a check for the remaining amount to the organization. If we cannot reach the person who registered the charity, we make every attempt to contact another representative from the organization. If we cannot verify that this organization still exists, we contact all customers who still have donations to this charity outstanding, and we help them find another charity to support instead. If we cannot reach them within 30 days, we will choose another worthy charity to support instead.
What if you're unable to donate to my chosen charity for some reason?
If for some reason we cannot donate to the charity you choose, we will contact you to select an alternate charity. If you don't respond within 30 days, we will select another charity that meets high public standards and whose mission is similar to the organization that you originally selected.
Our Products
Where can I find your list of ingredients?
We list all ingredients for a given product below the product on our website. We also include an ingredient list with each purchase. If you purchase favors for an event, we will label each bag with an ingredient sticker.
Where can I find the nutritional information for your products?
Coming soon!
Where are your products made?
We're based in New York City. Our products are baked and shipped all over the country from Long Island City, NY. We also do local catering and delivery for those in the area. Email us at for details.
Do your products contain nuts?
All of our products are prepared in a facility that contains nuts. We do our very best to ensure that no nut products come in contact with our products that don't contain nuts, but unfortunately we can't make guarantees about traces of nuts.
Do your products contain trans fats?
No, we never use ingredients that contain trans fats. We use only all-natural ingredients and never add artificial preservatives. If you wouldn't want it in your kitchen, we don't want it in ours.
How long will my baked goods stay fresh?
Our products are all natural, so they don't contain any artificial ingredients or preservatives. But they do stay fresh for quite a while! We recommend eating all our products within 1-2 weeks of receiving them. We don't think you'll have any trouble!
Can I freeze your products?
Yes! We think our brownies, bars, and cookies freeze beautifully. We recommend wrapping each product individually in saran wrap and then in tin foil. When you're ready to eat one of the products, remove it from the freezer and let it defrost still in its packaging. Sometimes we blast them in the microwave (without the packaging, of course) for a couple of seconds if we're in a hurry. We recommend eating the products within one month if frozen.
Does Baking for Good have its own retail store?
Currently Baking for Good only operates an online bakery. We hope to have our products in retail stores soon. If you would like to sell Baking for Good products, email with the subject line "Sell Baking for Good Products."
What happens if I am not satisfied with one of your products?
We want you to enjoy every product you order from our site. All of our products are made by hand, and while we do our best to maintain consistency each and every time we make a product, there may be slight variations from one order to another. If for some reason your order does not meet your satisfaction, please contact us for a replacement or refund. Please include your name, order number, phone number, and a description of the problem.
Shipping
Who do you use for a shipping carrier?
We primarily use FedEx for our shipping. Please call or email us if you need to use another shipping option.
When will my products arrive?
We make every product to order, and we want you to receive it as fresh as possible. Orders placed Sundays-Thursdays before 1pm can ship the following day (except for sugar cookies, which require a 2-3 day lead time). Orders placed after 1pm on Thursdays or on Fridays or Saturdays will ship on the following Monday. In the case of federal holidays, we will ship on the next possible day.
If you choose overnight shipping, orders placed anytime before Thursday at 1PM Eastern Time will ship the next day. Orders placed after 1PM Eastern Time Thursday or on Friday or Saturday will ship the following Monday.
If your order must arrive by or on a certain day, we recommend that you email or call us for scheduling and confirmation.
Do you ship outside of the United States?
No, at this time we do not ship outside of the United States except to APO/FPO addresses. If you would like to share our products with friends or family who live outside of the US, we recommend that you have them shipped to your own address first and then re-ship them.
Do you ship to Post Office Boxes?
We find FedEx shipping and tracking to be more reliable and prefer to ship to regular addresses, but yes, we can ship to PO Boxes too. When you ship to a PO Box, your recipient will receive a note in his or her PO Box letting him or her know to pick up the package at the desk.
Do you ship to APO/FPO addresses?
Yes, we do. When you place your order, please approximate the address as best as possible in our order system. When you get to the end of checkout, you'll see a box for "anything else you'd like to tell us." Please write the complete, official address in that box. Or you can always email the address to orders@bakingforgood.com.
Note that the tracking information for APO/FPO addresses does not always indicate delivery confirmation.
Safety
Can children under the age of 13 use Baking for Good's website?
In accordance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), children under 13 are not allowed to register for Baking for Good. We will never knowingly collect information from children under 13. We recommend that children under 13 who wish to fundraise on the site do so with a parent or guardian who can create his or her own account.