Personal Karma
Personal Karma
Personal Karma lets you automatically donate a small percentage of your monthly added expenses to Expensify.org.
For every $500 in expenses you add, $1 is donated to a related Expensify.org fund. Donations are calculated monthly and charged to the billing card on file. You’ll receive a donation receipt by email after each charge.
How to enable or disable Personal Karma
- In the navigation tabs (on the left on Web, at the bottom on Mobile), choose Account.
- Select Save the World
- Toggle Personal Karma to enable or disable it.
How Personal Karma calculates your donation amount
Your donation is based on the total amount of expenses added during the month.
This includes:
- Reported expenses
- Unreported expenses
- Invoice expenses
For every $500 in total expenses, $1 is donated. For example:
- $500 in expenses = $1 donation
- $2,500 in expenses = $5 donation
The total donation amount is calculated at the end of each month.
How Expensify charges you for Personal Karma donations
At the end of each month, Expensify calculates your total donation amount and charges your billing card on file. A donation receipt is sent to your email.
To change the card where Personal Karma is charged, update your Expensify billing card.
FAQ
Does Personal Karma include unreported expenses?
Yes. All expenses on the Expenses page — reported and unreported — are included in the monthly total used to calculate your donation.
Where does my donation go?
Donations are directed to one of Expensify.org’s five funds — Climate Justice, Food Security, Housing Equity, Reentry Services, or Youth Advocacy — based on the Merchant Category Code of each expense.
Can I choose which Expensify.org fund receives my donation?
No. The fund is automatically selected based on the Merchant Category Code (MCC) of each expense.
How can I learn more about Expensify.org’s fund categories?
To learn more about Expensify.org funding categories, visit expensify.org/funds.
