SpecialistNonprofit offer

Stripe

Card payments engine with a discounted rate for eligible nonprofits in many countries.

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Solid optionExcellent payments engine with a nonprofit rate, but not a donation platform on its own.

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Price

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Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

24 countriesAccounts only for businesses in about 46 supported countries

Suits

Small · Medium · Large

Discounted processing fees for registered nonprofits in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and many EU countries with at least 80% donation volume.

Submit Stripe's nonprofit pricing request form with your Stripe account ID, tax registration (for example an EIN or IRS letter) and confirmation that 80% or more of your volume is donations.

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Great for

Nonprofits with a developer or website builder who want to control their own checkout
Organisations already using Stripe through a platform and wanting a lower rate
Reliable, widely supported payment processor
Discount for eligible nonprofits in many countries
Flexible for custom websites

Watch out for

Teams wanting a ready-made donation form with receipting and donor database
Organisations whose payments are mostly tickets or memberships (they miss the 80% donation rule)
Not a donation platform on its own: no donor CRM or automatic Gift Aid
The discount needs a manual application and ongoing 80% donation volume
Rate not published on the vendor page

Problems it solves

“Our payment processor fees are too high on donations”“I want to accept donations on our own website without a monthly platform fee”“How do I apply for Stripe's nonprofit discount?”“My donation platform uses Stripe and I want a lower rate”“I need to take credit card donations in my local currency”

About Stripe+

Stripe is the payment processor behind many donation platforms. Eligible nonprofits can apply for discounted card processing fees if most of their payments are tax-deductible donations. You can use Stripe directly with Payment Links and Checkout, or through a donation platform that uses it.

Pricing: Stripe's help page says eligible nonprofits get discounted processing fees but does not publish the rate. Third-party sources report 2.2% + 30 cents in the US instead of 2.9% + 30 cents. Eligibility: registered nonprofit with valid tax documentation, in an eligible country, and at least 80% of Stripe volume from tax-deductible donations (tickets, dues, tuition and auction payments do not count). Stripe's Australian pricing page (fetched 2 October 2026) lists domestic cards at 1.65% + A$0.30 and international cards at 3.5% + A$0.30, with no setup or monthly fees; rates differ by country. Nonprofit rate is on application and is not published.

Key features+

Payment Links and hosted CheckoutRecurring billingApple Pay and Google Pay135+ currencies and many payment methodsDeveloper API

Works with (6)+

QuickBooks OnlineWooCommerce

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 Stripe before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02