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PayPal Giving Fund

Free route for PayPal, Facebook and Instagram donors to give, with no fees to charities.

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Solid optionFree route to reach PayPal and Meta donors, but donor details are limited and payouts periodic.

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Price

Free

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 🇮🇪 🇦🇺United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland and Australia onlyOnly charities in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland or Australia can enrol

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium · Large

Free enrolment with no fees for charities in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland and Australia.

Confirm your charity status with PayPal through a business account and complete the PayPal Giving Fund enrolment form. Australian charities that are ACNC-registered with DGR status are listed automatically.

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Great for

Charities that already receive gifts through PayPal or social media fundraisers
Organisations wanting fee-free donations from PayPal users
No fees to charities
Reaches donors where they already are
Free to enrol

Watch out for

Organisations needing their own donation forms and donor database
Charities outside the US, UK, Canada, Ireland or Australia
Donor details are limited because PayPal Giving Fund is the donor of record
Grant payments are periodic, not instant
No donation form builder

Problems it solves

“People keep trying to donate to us through Facebook and I don't know how we get the money”“I need to accept PayPal donations without high fees”“We are a small charity and want to be listed where donors search”“A donor says they gave to us on PayPal but we can't find it”“I need a free way to accept donations with no setup”

About PayPal Giving Fund+

PayPal Giving Fund is a charity that passes on donations made through PayPal, and some partner platforms, to charities. It charges charities and donors no fees. Charities enrol once and then donors can find them on PayPal and partner platforms. It is a donor route, not a donation-form builder.

Pricing: Free to enrol. PayPal covers transaction fees on donations made through PayPal's own app and site. Partner platforms may charge their own fees and say so on their sites. Standard PayPal charity processing (about 1.99% + US$0.49 in the US, 1.4% + £0.20 in the UK) applies only when you take donations through your own PayPal account, not through PayPal Giving Fund.

Key features+

Fee-free donations via PayPalDonations from Facebook and Instagram fundraisersDonor tax receipts issued by PayPal Giving FundGrant payouts to charities

Works with (3)+

FacebookInstagram

GoFundMe

Data & privacy+

Not confirmed on the pages reviewed.

How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with PayPal Giving Fund before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02