# 4fund.com vs Altruism Ireland

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, 4fund.com delivers about 1.45 more of every 100 donated than Altruism Ireland (£100.00 vs €98.55 per 100). Altruism Ireland stores donor data inside the EEA — a practical advantage for GDPR-sensitive campaigns — while 4fund.com does not.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | 4fund.com | Altruism Ireland |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £100.00 | €98.55 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 0% + £0.00 | 1.2% + €0.25 |
| Trustpilot | 3.9 (461) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 68 | 24 |
| Country coverage | 30 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | EU |
| Languages | 30 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 14 | 1 |

## Choose 4fund.com if

> Individuals, charities, and small organisations across the EEA who want a multilingual, no-commission fundraiser backed by an established Polish crowdfunding operator with EU payment-institution licensing.

- Operated by Zrzutka.pl, the company behind Poland's long-established zrzutka.pl crowdfunding platform, with over a decade of experience.
- Run by an operator that describes itself as an EU-licensed payment services provider supervised by Poland's financial regulator.
- Charges organisers no commission and takes no cut on deposits or withdrawals; sustained by an optional voluntary donor contribution.
- Broad European payment-rail support: iDEAL, Bancontact, MultiBanco, MB Way, and EPS, plus cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Revolut Pay, Skrill, N26, and ZEN.


## Choose Altruism Ireland if

> Irish donors and registered Irish charities that want zero-platform-fee giving with a strong emphasis on charity transparency and accountability.

- 0% platform fee, so listed charities keep the full donation apart from payment-processing costs.
- Operated by a registered Irish charity (CRA 20082475), aligning its incentives with the causes it lists.
- Transparency focus helps donors assess how charities use their funds.
- Education programmes offered to high-performing charities.