PayPal Giving Fund
Your group receives
$20,000
$0 vs. intended donations
Your group pays
$0
Donors pay extra
$0
Pricing used
No platform or processing fees
PayPal Giving Fund fundraising pricing
PayPal Giving Fund is a nonprofit intermediary that receives donations through PayPal and participating partner platforms, then grants those funds to donor-recommended charities. Qualifying donations can reach the charity without platform or payment-processing fees.
At a glance
Category
Donation platforms
Why groups choose it
- Qualifying donations have no PayPal Giving Fund platform or transaction fees
- Gives charities access to PayPal and a large network of participating fundraising partners
- PayPal Giving Fund handles donor receipts and consolidates donation reporting
Tradeoffs to consider
- Donations go first to PayPal Giving Fund and are later granted to the recommended charity rather than flowing directly to the organization
- The donor experience is strongly centered on PayPal's account and payment ecosystem
- It provides little of the campaign, community, volunteer, or parent-group functionality of a dedicated school fundraising platform
See how PayPal Giving Fund affects your fundraiser
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Fundraiser assumptions
Using these assumptions
- Fundraiser amount
- $20,000 fundraiser
- Number of donations
- 179 donations
- Average donation
- $111.73 average donation
Estimated result
Your group now receives $20,000 from $20,000 in intended online donations.
What to know about PayPal Giving Fund
PayPal Giving Fund is an intermediary
A donor supporting your organization through PayPal Giving Fund is technically donating to PayPal Giving Fund, which then makes a grant to the donor's recommended charity. This is different from a payment processor depositing each donation directly into your organization's merchant account.
Zero fees are a genuine advantage
PayPal Giving Fund does not charge charities or donors fees for qualifying donations, and PayPal covers transaction fees for eligible donations made through PayPal's app and website. Currency conversion or fees charged by participating partners can still apply.
Funds are not deposited immediately
Enrolled charities generally receive PayPal Giving Fund grants into their PayPal Business account 15 to 45 days after the donation. Unenrolled charities can instead receive mailed checks, typically within 45 days.
The experience is built around PayPal
PayPal's current charitable-giving experience emphasizes its website, app, charity directory, and payment methods stored in a donor's PayPal account. Organizations should consider whether that experience is a good fit for supporters who may not already use PayPal.
This is not PayPal nonprofit checkout
Ordinary PayPal charity checkout is a separate payment flow with its own nonprofit processing rate. The zero-fee result on this page applies only to qualifying PayPal Giving Fund donations.
PayPal Fundraisers has been discontinued
PayPal stopped allowing new standalone PayPal Fundraisers in October 2024. PayPal Giving Fund now primarily helps charities receive donations through PayPal itself and participating platforms rather than providing a full standalone campaign-building product.
Parent-group operations are outside its scope
PayPal Giving Fund does not attempt to manage volunteering, events, programs, stores, family relationships, communications, board turnover, or year-to-year organizational continuity. It is primarily a charitable donation and distribution channel.
Your donor is giving to PayPal Giving Fund first
PayPal Giving Fund works differently from an ordinary donation processor. The donor makes a charitable contribution to PayPal Giving Fund and recommends your organization as the charity that should ultimately receive the money.
PayPal Giving Fund then verifies eligibility and makes a grant to your organization. Enrolled charities receive grants into their PayPal Business account, generally 15 to 45 days after the original donation.
That structure is what enables the zero-fee model, but it also means the donation does not move directly from the supporter into your organization's own payment account.
Pricing details and sources
PayPal Giving Fund does not charge charities or donors fees for qualifying donations.
- Pricing modeled
- No platform or processing fees
- Pricing status
- Verified pricing
- Last verified
- 2026-08-28
- Source
- View official pricing
Common questions
For qualifying donations, yes. PayPal Giving Fund does not charge the charity or donor a fee, and PayPal covers transaction fees for eligible donations made through PayPal’s app and website. Partner or currency conversion fees can still apply in some circumstances.
No. PayPal Giving Fund is itself a registered charity and donor-advised fund. It receives the donation and later grants the money to the charity recommended by the donor.
PayPal says enrolled charities generally receive donations into their PayPal account 15 to 45 days after the donation, with payments made on a monthly schedule. Unenrolled charities are typically paid by mailed check within 45 days.
In rare cases, yes. If PayPal Giving Fund cannot make a grant to the recommended organization or the charity no longer meets its requirements, it can ask the donor to recommend another charity and may ultimately reassign the funds according to its Donation Delivery Policy.
No. Ordinary PayPal nonprofit checkout is a separate payment-processing product with its own transaction pricing. The zero-fee flow modeled here applies specifically to qualifying PayPal Giving Fund donations.
PayPal’s current Giving experience is strongly integrated with PayPal’s website, app, and stored payment methods. PayPal supports guest card payment in some donation contexts, so this page does not treat a PayPal account as universally required. Donors should review the checkout options available in the specific flow they use.
PayPal discontinued its standalone PayPal Fundraisers service and stopped allowing new fundraisers in October 2024. Charities can still receive qualifying Giving Fund donations through PayPal and participating partner platforms.
No. PayPal Giving Fund is primarily a donation and grant-distribution program. Parent groups generally need separate tools for websites, communications, volunteering, programs, events, stores, and organizational continuity.
View detailed calculation provides the official pricing source, verification date, qualifying scope, and other limitations stored in the pricing registry.
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