It's not always easy to know if your affinity card's a turkey (unless it's the one offered by the National Wild Turkey Federation).
The right card for you will depend on several considerations, such as how much you want to see go to the charity, the card's
annual interest rate, and your spending and payment habits. If you pay off your balance in full each month, the annual interest
rate needn't concern you too much. But if you often carry a balance, you'll probably be better off getting a card with a lower
interest rate and writing a check to your cause. Here's a sample of affinity cards, in alphabetical order. None has an annual
fee.
| Credit card |
Annual percentage rate |
Donation |
| ASPCA Platinum Visa www.aspca.org |
13.49% to 22.49% |
$75 to ASPCA on first purchase, then 0.2% of purchases |
| Ducks Unlimited WorldPoints Platinum Plus Visa www.ducks.org |
9.9% to 15.99% |
25¢ per $100 in account balance |
| Humane Society of the U.S. WorldPoints Platinum Plus Visa www.hsus.org |
9.99% to 15.99% |
25¢ for every $100 charged |
| Make-A-Wish Platinum Visa www.wish.org |
15.24% (prime rate plus 7.99%) |
0.65% of purchases |
| Sierra Club Platinum Plus MasterCard www.sierraclub.org |
9.99% to 15.99% |
Not disclosed |
| Target Visa REDCard www.target.com |
12.74% to 21.74% |
1% of in-store or online purchases, 0.5% of purchases made elsewhere |
| Working Assets Visa Signature www.workingassetscard.com |
9.99% to 15.99% |
10¢ for every transaction; tree planted for every tank of gas charged |
| World Wildlife Fund Platinum www.worldwildlife.org |
0% for up to 12 months, then 11.49% to 22.49% |
1% of purchases plus $50 if you sign up online |