Annual Events

Donations / Giving

Consumer Action depends on the ongoing financial support of individuals. You can make one-time gifts or monthly to support our efforts to keep you and consumers around the nation informed and protected.

Membership

Join Consumer Action. Members receive a subscription to the quarterly Consumer Action News as well as our monthly newsletters: SCAM GRAM and INSIDER. New members also receive our "How to Complain" Guide.

Cy pres Awards

For two decades, courts have granted cy pres funding to Consumer Action because of our unique ability to serve the plaintiff class with unbiased education and outreach in virtually any type of case. State and federal courts have approved dozens of cy pres grants for Consumer Action in cases involving a wide range of subjects, including credit cards, insurance, privacy, TCPA, consumer banking fees, merchant credit/debit card fees, car repossessions, long distance fees, debt collection, income tax refunds, rent-to-own, health care, and housing.

Bequests

Many non-profit organizations are securing their financial future by seeking bequests from donors who wish to leave a lasting legacy. By naming Consumer Action in your will, as a beneficiary on your retirement/brokerage accounts or life insurance policies, or as the recipient of long-term appreciated securities, you will ensure that future generations of consumers benefit from your generosity. If you would like more information, please contact Ken McEldowney, Consumer Action's executive director, by phone (415-777-9648) or by email.

Corporate Education Partners

Changing demographics have created a new and exciting marketplace in the U.S.—one in which not all participants speak the same language. Your company can benefit from putting consumer education materials in the hands of all consumers, including non-English speakers, and Consumer Action can help you do that. For more information on a corporate education partnership, please contact Ken McEldowney, Consumer Action's executive director, by phone (415-777-9648) or by email.

AmazonSmile

You shop. Amazon Gives! Now when you shop at smile.amazon.com, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the Consumer Action - San Francisco. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Tens of millions of products at Amazon are eligible for giving via AmazonSmile. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages. To shop using the AmazonSmile link, click here and have Amazon support Consumer Action.