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CEO Andrei Cherny: Trust and Transparency are the Heart of Aspiration

Eight years ago, we started Aspiration when we realized that millions of people who care deeply about climate change did not know what kinds of destruction their own dollars were financing while they were asleep at night. People who voted for climate action, volunteered for environmental groups, and made ethical…

November 18, 2021

Why Nature-based Solutions are Essential for Fighting Climate Change

In the past year alone, Aspiration’s individual and business customers have funded the reforestation of over 35 million trees, funding on average more trees each day than there are in New York’s Central Park. The cumulative climate impact of the Aspiration community thus far is the equivalent of…

November 16, 2021

Aspiration partners with The Wikimedia Foundation through its Plant Your Change movement to plant 400,000 trees

Following the launch of Plant Your Change [http://www.plantyourchange.com?utm_source=blog] for all, Aspiration is announcing a new collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation [https://wikimediafoundation.org/] to support the planting of 400,000 trees during their year end fundraiser [https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/the-world-relies-on-wikipedia-wikipedia-relies-on-you-6c1c594f4e5] for Wikipedia.org.…

December 7, 2020

Justice Shall You Pursue #BlackLivesMatter

This March, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading, an EMT lost her life. She loved her job working in the emergency room at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, writing “Working in health care is so rewarding! It makes me so happy when I know I’ve made a…

June 4, 2020

Now is not the time to wait, it's the time to act.

The coronavirus crisis has turned the kaleidoscope of our lives. When the pieces settle, they won’t look anything like what they did before. The status quo is over. The old normal is done. There’s a new world being born right before our eyes. It’s up to us—…

April 14, 2020

Terms and Conditions for Card Activation Promo

*Offer Terms and Conditions: Offer only applies to the original recipient of this email and is non-transferable. Within 72 hours of activating their Aspiration physical debit card, customer must use the Aspiration physical debit card to make at least one debit transaction. Aspiration will post a credit equaling the cost…

December 14, 2021

For Days Giveaway Official Terms

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ENTRANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN ASPIRATION CUSTOMER TO BE ELIGIBLE.The following Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”) apply to your participation in the Aspiration Face Mask Instagram Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) offered by Aspiration…

September 22, 2021

Cariuma Shoes Giveaway Official Terms

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ENTRANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN ASPIRATION CUSTOMER TO BE ELIGIBLE.The following Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”) apply to your participation in the Aspiration Face Mask Instagram Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) offered by Aspiration…

August 24, 2021

September 2021 PWIF Promotion

*Offer Terms and Conditions: Offer only applies to the original recipient of this message and is non-transferable. Customers must increase their optional Pay What is Fair [https://www.aspiration.com/pay-what-is-fair] fee by an amount greater than or equal to $1.00. For each new dollar of Pay What is…

August 19, 2021

CONSCIENCE COALITION $100 GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY

‍NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The following Survey Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”) apply to your participation in the CONSCIENCE COALITION $100 GIFT CARD GIVEAWAY (“Sweepstakes”) offered by Aspiration Partners, Inc. (“Sponsor”). 1. Eligibility. Eligibility is limited to legal…

July 12, 2021

TYT $5,000 CONSCIENCE COALITION GIVEAWAY

TYT CONSCIENCE COALITION GIVEAWAY ‍NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. The following Survey Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”) apply to your participation in the TYT CONSCIENCE COALITION GIVEAWAY (“Sweepstakes”) offered by Aspiration Partners, Inc. (“Sponsor”). 1. Eligibility. Eligibility is limited…

May 10, 2021

ASPIRATION SUSTAINABLE SMART HOME SWEEPSTAKES

NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ENTRANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN ASPIRATION CUSTOMER OR TO OPEN AND FUND AN ASPIRATION ACCOUNT TO BE ELIGIBLE. ASPIRATION’S SUSTAINABLE SMART HOME SWEEPSTAKES…

April 30, 2021

"Follow To Plant" Official Terms

*Terms and Conditions: To enter, participants must follow the @Aspiration Instagram account between 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (“PT”) on April 10, 2021 and 11:59 p.m. PT on April 30, 2021 (the “Entry Period”). Limit one (1) entry per person for the duration of the Entry Period.…

April 28, 2021

ASPIRATION FACE MASK INSTAGRAM SWEEPSTAKES & MASK DISCLAIMER

‍NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. ENTRANTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE AN ASPIRATION CUSTOMER TO BE ELIGIBLE.The following Sweepstakes Official Rules (“Official Rules”) apply to your participation in the Aspiration Face Mask Instagram Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) offered by Aspiration…

August 7, 2020

Aspiration Plant Your Change Sweepstakes

†The Aspiration Spend Account and the Aspiration Save Account are part of a cash management account offering of Aspiration Financial, LLC (“Aspiration”), an SEC-registered broker dealer. Aspiration is not a bank. An Aspiration Save Account may be opened by itself without opening an Aspiration Spend Account. Through the Aspiration Insured…

July 13, 2020

More Info

You earn cash back rewards automatically by using your Aspiration debit card for purchases at merchants with a high Aspiration Impact Measurement (AIM) score. AIM is the feature on our mobile app that shows you your own sustainable impact score and the score of many of the places you shop…

June 9, 2020

Justice Shall You Pursue #BlackLivesMatter

This March, just as the COVID-19 pandemic was spreading, an EMT lost her life. She loved her job working in the emergency room at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, writing “Working in health care is so rewarding! It makes me so happy when I know I’ve made a…

June 4, 2020

Legal Info

*All Aspiration Spend & Save customers receive benefits including unlimited cash back with up to 5% cash back, unlimited fee-free ATM withdrawals within the Allpoint network and access to Aspiration Impact Measurement (AIM) business and personal scores. Aspiration Plus paid subscribers receive benefits including unlimited cash back with up to 10%…

May 21, 2020

Michael Moore's 'Planet of the Humans' - Setting the Record Straight

We appreciate what the new Michael Moore produced movie 'Planet of the Humans' is doing to shine a light on the issues of how big corporations and the financial industry are helping to fuel climate change. Fighting that is part of why Aspiration exists. Unfortunately, the film’s claims about…

April 24, 2020

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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment in the Fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data…

April 24, 2020

Legal Info

†The Aspiration Spend Account and the Aspiration Save Account are part of a cash management account offering of Aspiration Financial, LLC (“Aspiration”), an SEC-registered broker dealer. Aspiration is not a bank. An Aspiration Save Account may be opened by itself without opening an Aspiration Spend Account. Through the Aspiration Insured…

April 16, 2020

Legal Info

†The Aspiration Spend Account and the Aspiration Save Account are part of a cash management account offering of Aspiration Financial, LLC (“Aspiration”), an SEC-registered broker dealer. Aspiration is not a bank. An Aspiration Save Account may be opened by itself without opening an Aspiration Spend Account. Through the Aspiration Insured…

April 14, 2020

Welcome to Aspiration Plus Disclaimers

†The Aspiration Spend Account and the Aspiration Save Account are part of a cash management account offering of Aspiration Financial, LLC (“Aspiration”), an SEC-registered broker dealer. Aspiration is not a bank. An Aspiration Save Account may be opened by itself without opening an Aspiration Spend Account. Through the Aspiration Insured…

April 1, 2020