# Charitable Impact vs EcoCrowd

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Charitable Impact delivers about 7.45 more of every 100 donated than EcoCrowd (C$97.20 vs €89.75 per 100). On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and EcoCrowd are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Charitable Impact | EcoCrowd |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | €89.75 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 8% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 1.9% + €0.35 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 46 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | DE |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 3 |

## Choose Charitable Impact if

> Canadian individuals and families who want a single donor-advised Impact Account to organize their giving, support friends' causes, and receive a tax receipt for every contribution they add.

- Operates as a donor-advised fund: donors add money to an Impact Account and recommend gifts to charities over time.
- A tax receipt is issued for the full amount added to the Impact Account, regardless of when it is granted to charities.
- Accepts a wide range of assets, including cash, securities, real estate, and cryptocurrency.
- Peer-to-peer giving, Giving Groups, and campaigns let donors pool and direct money together.


## Choose EcoCrowd if

> German environmental and sustainability nonprofits - associations, foundations, and gGmbHs - seeking community-backed funding for SDG-aligned projects through a curated monthly donation pool.

- Operated by the Deutsche Umweltstiftung, an established German environmental foundation.
- Sharp focus on sustainability and UN Sustainable Development Goal-aligned projects.
- Distinctive monthly donation-pool model with a community vote on which project is funded.
- Accepts PayPal and bank transfer, with donations starting from one euro.