Altruism Ireland vs Alvarum

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.

French and European charities and associations running cause-based or sports-challenge fundraising who want donations paid directly to the beneficiary and support for European local payment methods.

• ✓Donations are routed directly to the beneficiary charity and settled on an automated monthly cycle rather than held by the platform.
• ✓Strong fit for sports-challenge and participatory event fundraising such as marathons and cycling events.
• ✓European local payment methods - iDEAL, Bancontact, Sofort, and SEPA direct debit - alongside Visa and Mastercard cards.
• ✓Payments handled by HiPay, a payment institution authorised by France's ACPR; Alvarum registered with ORIAS as a donation crowdfunding intermediary.