Simple, fair fees - no hidden charges!
We believe in keeping our charges simple and transparent. Unlike some other fundraising platforms, we do not charge to simply register a campaign. We do not ask your donators to make a "contribution to our operating costs" - we think that this deters people from donating to your campaign - or at least to think twice about how much they donate. Nor do we charge an additional payment processing fee.
Our Basic Service is comparable with the service provided by other fundraising platforms and our marketing fee for this is a competitive 3% of all funds raised, including Gift Aid. Simple and fair. And if you opt for our unique Premium Service, where we help to create and manage your campaign, our marketing fee is just 5% of funds raised - still less than most other fundraising platforms.
See how our fees add up (or don’t!) for £10,000 campaign in the table below:
| DONATION PLATFORMS | SUBSCRIPTION FEE |
PLATFORM FEE |
DONATION FEE |
PAYMENT PROCESSING FEE |
TOTAL FEES FOR A £10K CAMPAIGN4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Money Giving | £150 one-off | 2% on Donation | N/A | 1.45% | £426 |
| GoFundMe - Charity | N/A | N/A | 5% - 15%3 | 1.9% + £0.25 | £592 |
| Local Giving | £80 p.a. | N/A | 5% | 1% + £0.10 to 2.9% + £0.20 |
£676 |
| GoFundMe – Non-charity5 | N/A | N/A | 5% - 15%3 | 2.9% + £0.25 | £830 |
| JustGiving – Non-charity5 | N/A | N/A | 5% - 15%3 | 2.9% + £0.25 | £840 |
| JustGiving - Charity | £180 - £468 p.a.2 | 5% on Gift Aid | 5% - 15%3 | 1.9% + £0.20 | £864 |
| Crowdfunder5 | N/A | 3% | 5% - 15%3 | 1.67% + £0.25 | £1,017 | DonateMySchool | N/A | 3%1 | N/A | INCLUDED | £300 |
1DonateMySchool charges 5% for our unique “PREMIUM SERVICE”.
2£180 up to £15,000; £468 for £15,000+. There is a £0 option for access to limited campaign tools.
3Donators are asked to make an optional “tip” of 5 – 15% of their donation. This can be 0% should the donator choose. Assumed 5% for comparison.
4Assumptions: £8,000 donations + £2,000 Gift Aid; 160 x £50 donations; assumed 5% tip for comparison and 1% + 10p payment processing fee for Local Giving
5Assumptions: £10,000 donations, no Gift Aid; 200 x £50 donations; assumed 5% tip for comparison
Fees are based on publicly available information at 1/4/19 and are subject to interpretation and change from time to time. Please do your own research.