Together, we can help RIP Medical Debt forgive bundles of outstanding medical debt that is causing many American families to struggle under crushing debt. With your donation, RIP Medical Debt purchases a portfolio of debt on the secondary market (much like how mortgages are resold and repackaged). The debtor is informed that s/he is free from that particular debt and its blemish on his/her credit report. I'm doing my small part to help raise funds for the RIP Veterans’ Medical Debt Program.

What is RIP Medical Debt?

RIP Medical Debt is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charity established in 2014 to locate, purchase and forgive unpaid and unpayable medical debt. Funded by small and large donations from people and organizations, RIP buys medical debt and then abolishes it. No strings attached. Your help makes a difference. You can donate today by clicking on the green "Donate Now" button below

Feel free to learn more at RIPMedicalDebt.org or by checking out the "Fast Facts about RIP Medical Debt" section below. If you decide to donate, it would be great if you came back to this page to make your secure donation so I can get closer to my own goal of helping RIP eradicate $1.5 million in medical debt. 

RIP Medical Debt has different campaigns to help erase crippling debt, one of which is the RIP Veterans’ Medical Debt Program. To confirm, the latter campaign is what I'm raising donations for.

My Connection to RIP Medical Debt

I first heard about RIP Medical Debt many months ago but their cause was brought to my attention again recently when chatting with their Co-founder, Jerry Ashton. We had just connected on LinkedIn and I wanted to help out. I’ve wanted to set up my own non-profit and I believe that coming in as a fundraiser under RIP Medical Debt is a great way to start out before I eventually set up a 501(c)(3).

Other than that LinkedIn connection with Jerry and in reaching out to help, I’m not affiliated with RIP Medical Debt or its employees in any way.

I do not have access to the funds donated.

In other words, I do not benefit from your kind donation. Upon successful completion of this drive, I will undertake other campaigns in conjunction with RIP Medical Debt. Ultimately, my goal is to start my own 501(c)(3) at some point.

Fast Facts about RIP Medical Debt

Per their site, as of 5/23/18:

• RIP has abolished $120 million in medical debt for about 60,000 Americans.

• RIP is a 501(c)(3) charity that locates, buys and forgives medical debt in the USA.

• RIP abolishes medical debt for the general public, veterans and local communities.

• RIP donations produce “a lot of bang for the buck,” so  $100 can forgive $1,000 in debt.

• RIP uses more than 90 percent of all donated funds for directly abolishing medical debt.

• RIP buys older “portfolios” of unpaid and unpayable medical debt for pennies on the dollar from health care providers and the secondary debt market. (Portfolios contain thousands of bundled medical billing accounts.)

• RIP is not yet able to handpick and forgive personal medical debt for single individuals, although they’re working on it.

As mentioned above, you can donate today by clicking the green "Donate Now" button below.

All funds raised through this volunteer campaign will be contributed directly to RIP Medical Debt.

RIP Medical Debt is a publicly supported organization recognized under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your donation. Their Tax Identification Number is 47-1442997.

All donors will receive an acknowledgement and tax receipt via email.

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