# AOL and Time Warner: charities to benefit?

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/01/11/aol-and-time-warner-charities-benefit/
- Published: 2000-01-11T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The colossal deal between AOL and Time Warner has been hailed as the world’s biggest
corporate merger. 
The colossal deal between AOL and Time Warner has been hailed
as the world’s biggest corporate merger. AOL’s support for charities is likely to
be enhanced by the deal. In addition to grantmaking via the [ AOL Foundation ](http://www.aolfoundation.org),
AOL has also created [ Helping.org ](http://www.helping.org), a philanthropy portal.
Among other services, the site handles secure online credit card donations for non-
profits at no charge.

UK charities will, however, have to wait. The service is only available to US non-
profits. On the other hand, given AOL’s major presence in the UK, it might not be
long before helping.org extends to the UK.

Read about the deal between [ AOL and Time Warner ](http://www.newsunlimited.co.uk/efinance/article/0,2763,121054,00.html)
at The Guardian.

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For an alternative view that reports US non-profits’ concerns that the merger will
result in reduced corporate donations, read Mergers Blamed for Decline in Gifts

by Linda Keslar at The Daily Deal.

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