Program Overview
This GivingTuesday, Inspired and Create on Purpose are teaming up to give five creators $5,000 each to surprise someone making a difference in their community, up to $100,000 in donation gifts to share with their followers, and one-on-one impact coaching from #TeamTrees and Create on Purpose co-founder Matt Fitzgerald. Post a video of you giving away the cash grant and then invite your audience to participate with donation gifts they can direct to causes they love too. Show us what’s possible when we show up for one another and pay it forward.
Apply now
Applications close November 13.
What selected creators receive
$5k to give away
Bring your idea to life with a cash grant from us.
Use your creativity to turn an act of generosity into a story worth sharing. Shine a light on people or orgs in your community who are helping others and deserve some recognition for their selfless contributions.
At least 50% of your grant ($2,500) must be given away to a person/people or an org through the content you create. You’re welcome to give the full $5k (or more, if you'd like!)
1 hr of impact coaching with Fitz
Get support shaping your idea into a compelling giving story.
Even MrBeast and Mark Rober needed help when they wanted to plant 20M trees to celebrate MrBeast’s 20 Millionth subscriber. They turned to global movement architect Matt (Fitz) Fitzgerald for advice, who then co-founded and led the largest creator impact campaigns in history with them (#TeamTrees, #TeamSeas and #TeamWater). Bring Fitz your concept and get expert support to make it as impactful as possible!
Up to $100k in donation gifts for your audience
Give your followers the chance to experience generosity, too.
You’ll receive an allocation of up to $100,000 in Inspired donation gifts to share with your audience.
Your followers use your personal link, choose from Inspired’s participating charities, and direct a free $25 donation gift to a cause they care about. These gifts are funded by generous donors and are completely free for you and your audience.
Try it out yourself
Enjoy this free $20 donation gift.
Send this $20 gift to a cause of your choice. Scan, click or tap the code to redeem.
How it works
1
Share your idea by November 13
Complete the short application explaining your concept, who you want to help, and how you would bring the giving to life.
2
Five creators are selected and funded by November 18
We’ll review applications and select five creators based on their ideas and proposed approach. Each selected creator will receive their $5,000 grant within four business days of selection.
3
Plan & get your session with Fitz by Nov 18 - Nov 30
Develop your idea, connect with Fitz for coaching, and create your content. Our teams will support you with your Inspired gift link and any questions.
4
Publish on GivingTuesday: December 1
Ideally, all campaign content will go live on GivingTuesday, using collab posts and/or tags for both Inspired and Create on Purpose. But posting can happen anytime throughout the giving season: Dec 1 - Dec 25
Apply now
Applications close November 13.
About
About Inspired
Inspired is building a new model for philanthropy that inspires participation, expands awareness, and compounds impact by putting the power to give in more people’s hands and making generosity part of everyday life. Through donation gifts funded by generous donors, Inspired enables brands, creators, platforms, and events to give their audiences the opportunity to support causes they love, at no cost to them. Each gift connects people with the work of Inspired’s charity partners, helping a donor’s contribution fund vital work while introducing that mission to new audiences. Inspired exists to put the power to give in more people’s hands and turn one act of giving into a catalyst for many more.
inspired.com
About Create on Purpose
We believe the future of social impact is creator-led. Create on Purpose is a new nonprofit building an impact accelerator for the creator economy, built with and for creators. We connect world-changing creators with the foundations, brands, and strategic partners that can resource their work, so culture-shaping ideas move at creator speed.
createonpurpose.org
© 2026 Inspired. All rights reserved. The GivingTuesday Pay It Forward Creator Challenge is administered by Create on Purpose, a fiscally sponsored project of Realize Impact, a 501(c)(3) public charity, with support from Inspired. Grants are awarded by Create on Purpose’s selection committee based on the published criteria; not by chance. No purchase or donation is necessary to apply. Open to legal U.S. residents 18 and older; void where prohibited.
Inspired donation gifts are funded by generous donors and powered by Inspired. Inspired handles the charitable side, including nonprofit vetting and charitable fundraising compliance.