# Charitable Impact vs GiveNow

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, GiveNow delivers about 1.04 more of every 100 donated than Charitable Impact (A$98.24 vs C$97.20 per 100). On the headline numbers, Charitable Impact and GiveNow 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 | GiveNow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | C$97.20 | A$98.24 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 1.5% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.8% + C$0.00 | 0.26% + A$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | — (0) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 71 | 78 |
| Country coverage | 1 | 1 |
| Data residency | — | Australia |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Payment methods supported | 5 | 0 |

## 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 GiveNow if

> Small to medium-sized Australian charities, not-for-profits, and community groups that want a low-overhead, no-lock-in donation platform with local Australian data storage and an optional donor-covers-cost model.

- Purpose-built for small to medium-sized Australian charities and not-for-profits.
- Operated by Our Community, a long-running Australian social enterprise (since 2001).
- Percentage-based pricing with no subscription, lock-in, or upfront cost.
- Optional donor-covers-cost model, which the platform reports most donors choose.