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Gift Recycling Impact Calculator
See how perpetual social capital multiplies your donation. Enter an amount and watch it circulate through multiple cycles — generating 5-20x the impact of a traditional one-and-done gift.
50% (conservative)98% (optimistic)
5 cycles50 cycles
Your Donation
$1,000
Total Impact
$6,408
Multiplier
6.4x
Theoretical Max
6.7x
Traditional Donation
$1,000
Used once, then gone
Gift Recycling (Elevate)
$6,408
Circulates through 20 cycles
Cycle-by-Cycle Breakdown
#1
$1,000
#2
$850
#3
$723
#4
$614
#5
$522
#6
$444
#7
$377
#8
$321
#9
$272
#10
$232
#11
$197
#12
$167
#13
$142
#14
$121
#15
$103
#16
$87
#17
$74
#18
$63
#19
$54
#20
$46
How gift recycling works: When a beneficiary receives support through Elevate and succeeds, they pay forward a portion (the R Factor, typically 80-95%) back into the shared pool. That capital then funds the next beneficiary, who pays it forward again. Your single donation keeps circulating — creating compounding impact without requiring new fundraising.
At an 85% R Factor, the theoretical multiplier is 6.7x. Over 20 cycles, your $1,000 donation generates $6,408 in cumulative impact — a 6.4x multiplier.
At an 85% R Factor, the theoretical multiplier is 6.7x. Over 20 cycles, your $1,000 donation generates $6,408 in cumulative impact — a 6.4x multiplier.
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