Credit card companies have been profiting from charitable contributions long before the earthquake in Haiti. Many 501C3 nonprofits who receive the majority of their funding through credit cards won’t make a fuss, because they need those services. Without the option for funders to use credit cards, many nonprofits would not survive. And yet, upwards of 3% of the funder’s intended donation is redirected from the charity to the credit card company in the form of a transaction fee.