Mission: Kiva.org is a non-profit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the internet and a worldwide network of microfinance institutions, Kiva lets individuals lend as little as $25 to help create opportunity around the world. (Less)

Kiva is a 501(c)(3) organization, with an IRS ruling year of 2006, and donations are tax-deductible.