There are some non-profits specializing in buying up medical debt and forgiving it (e.g. RIP Medical Debt [0]). These non-profits usually rely on individual don

There are some non-profits specializing in buying up medical debt and forgiving it (e.g. RIP Medical Debt [0]). These non-profits usually rely on individual donations, and $100 can relieve as much as $10,000 of medical debt. They also frequently rely on donations from other organizations such as churches [1]. There are examples of churches buying up tens of millions of dollars worth of debt [2]. I'm not aware of this being done for other kinds of debts, although I would assume it happens. [0] https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ https://ripmedicaldebt.org/ [1] https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/us/debt-jubilee-medical-trinity-moravian-cec/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/us/debt-jubilee-medical-trini... [2] https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/25/metro/new-england-churches-buy-up-forgive-262-million-medical-debt/ https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/25/metro/new-england-chu...