Health Rising is supported almost entirely (approximately 97%) by donations. It is not a hobby site – its creator, Cort Johnson, keeps a roof over his head and is able to provide content because of your support. There are various ways to support this website. Of course, there are always….
Donations!
Donations are the lifeblood of endeavors like this, so please consider investing in us and making a donation. Donation buttons are present on the right sidebars of most pages on the website. If taking a write-off on your taxes is important, I’m afraid we’re not for you; Health Rising is not a non-profit. (Drop us an email if you’d like to find out more…).
Transitioning from PayPal to Givebutter
Please note that as of June 22nd, 2025, Health Rising transitioned from using PayPal as a primary donation source to Givebutter. (Using Givebutter dramatically cuts down the work for me).
While the Givebutter donation widget is now located on all sidebars of the site, the PayPal donation option remains available and operational at the bottom of all blogs that were posted before the transition.
Recurring donations made with PayPal will also continue to work, and if you’re happy with PayPal, there’s no need to switch.
If you would like to switch your recurring PayPal donation to Givebutter, you can turn off your recurring PayPal donation using the method below. Or you can use the Contact link on the teal menu bar near the top of any page, and I will take end it. Then use the monthly contribution box on the GiveButter widget to continue your recurring donation.
- Log in to your PayPal account on the website.
- Select “Payments.”
- Choose “Managing Your Automatic Payments.”
- Select the subscription you want to cancel from the list of merchants and follow the instructions.
One-Time Donations
(4) Make a One-Time Donation — One-time donations are Health Rising’s biggest source of income.
Use our handy donation widget to make a one-time or recurring donation. You can use your debit/credit card, PayPal, or Venmo account to donate via Givebutter.
Recurring Donations
Please push a little money our way.
(1) Become a Recurring Donor – Health Rising’s recurring donors provide our financial bedrock. They allow me to sleep better at night.
The great thing about recurring donations is that even small ones really add up. You might not notice the $5, $10, or more dollars going Health Rising’s way monthly, but we do. Small recurring donations make up about 40% of our budget!
To become a recurring donor, use the widget below, the one found on most blogs or pages, or on the right sidebar of any page, choose monthly, and click the amount you would like to donate ($5, $10, $15, etc.) and click continue.
You can use your debit/credit card, PayPal, or Venmo account to donate via Givebutter.
(2) Already a Recurring Donor? Want to give more? – Simply contact me using the Contact form (accessible via the link in the teal menu bar below the logo area). I will stop your current donation, and you can restart it.
(3) Become a Recurring Donor with Online Banking (non-Givebutter – Use Bill Pay or similar programs at your bank to send checks straight to us. If you’re with Wells Fargo, we can set up automatic monthly donations. Please get in touch with me using the Contact page link found in the teal menu bar below the logo area..
Checks
We love checks! Please make out checks to Health Rising and send them to the address below.
Cort Johnson
404 Boulder Hwy
PO Box 91245
Henderson, NV 89015.
Please note that, as I am away during late spring and summer (I operate Health Rising out of a trailer/van), it may take several months during that time before I can cash your check.
Bitcoin
Get Rid of Those Darn Currency Conversion Charges – Use Bitcoin! – Bitcoin has been very good to us. A Bitcoin donation from around ten years ago is now worth a hundred times what it was.
If you’re not a U.S. resident, those currency conversion charges can be killers. Make those charges a distant memory by using our Coinbase account to funnel some bitcoin our way. Our Bitcoin address is 18D9JkiGxPcpx8RYNcG5p2Be1joU9J6v5D
Amazon Gift Cards!
Amazon is Health Rising’s go-to place to get electronic accessories, books, solar power to keep us in the web, etc. Simply go here, find your gift card, and put my email address (cortrising@gmail.com) in the “To:” box, and voila – instant Amazon gift card!
Bequests
Health Rising gratefully accepts end-of-life donations. Please use the address below. Contact us at cortrising@gmaill.com for more information.
Cort Johnson
404 Boulder Hwy
PO Box 91245
Henderson, NV 89015.
Become a Sponsor
The Solve ME Initiative, the HHV-6 Foundation, Prohealth, and others have sponsored Health Rising. Interested in having your corporation sponsor us? Find out more here.
Have some more ideas? Please let us know.
Thanks for your support 🙂
Health Rising is not a 501 (c3) Non-profit.
