leDonenligne.fr
Small and mid-sized French associations with public-interest or mecenat status that need a compliant, low-overhead way to collect donations and memberships and issue automatic fiscal receipts.
A French donation platform open only to public-interest, tax-deductible associations, funded by optional donor contributions, with automatic fiscal receipts and Credit Mutuel Arkea-secured card payments.
- Funding model i
- Optional tip
- Platform fee i
- 0% + tip
- Payment processing fee i
- 0% + €0.00
- Recipient gets i
- €100.00 / €100
- Data residency i
- France (OVH)
- Registered entity i
- LEDEL SAS, RCS Paris 792 510 976
- Refund policy i
- Donations are final / irrevocable (non-refundable)
- Payout speed i
- Instant
- Countries i
- 1
- Languages i
- 1
- Domain Rating i
- 45 / 100
- Transparency i
- 4 / 5
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
leDonenligne.fr is a French online donation platform built specifically for the non-profit sector, connecting donors with associations through an open directory, personalised donation forms, membership collection, and custom or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns. Unlike general-purpose crowdfunding sites, it is restricted to organisations that qualify for French charitable patronage, positioning it as a compliance-first tool for the regulated giving market.
The platform's defining feature is its funding model: it charges associations no commission and no banking fees, so a registered organisation receives the full amount collected. Operations are instead covered by a voluntary, entirely optional contribution that donors may add when paying their donation. Payments are processed and secured by Credit Mutuel Arkea using 3D-Secure, and fiscal receipts (recus fiscaux) are generated and emailed to donors automatically.
leDonenligne.fr's strongest fit is small and mid-sized French associations that need a low-overhead, fiscally compliant way to collect donations and memberships without per-transaction commission eating into their cause. The trade-offs are scope: eligibility is limited to French public-interest organisations, the interface and fiscal tooling are built around French requirements, and there is little public evidence of multi-country, multi-currency, or non-French-language support. For French charities these constraints are a feature; for cross-border fundraising they are a hard limit.
Beyond core collection, the platform offers a searchable directory of eligible associations, customisable donation pages, membership (adhesion) management, and peer-to-peer campaign tools, with transaction security handled through the Credit Mutuel Arkea banking group. Its tight integration with French fiscal-receipt rules makes it most useful to organisations already operating under French mecenat status.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Built specifically for French public-interest associations, with eligibility limited to organisations recognised for mecenat - a trust signal for donors.
- ✓Automatic issuance of fiscal receipts (recus fiscaux), emailed to donors without manual work.
- ✓Payments secured by the Credit Mutuel Arkea banking group using 3D-Secure.
- ✓Supports donation forms, membership (adhesion) collection, and custom or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns.
- ✓Offers a searchable public directory of eligible associations and their campaigns.
- −Eligibility is restricted to French public-interest and mecenat-eligible organisations, so it is unavailable to individuals and many ordinary associations.
- −Built around French fiscal rules and the French language, with little public evidence of multi-country, multi-currency, or multilingual support.
- −Payment rails are not detailed publicly beyond Credit Mutuel Arkea card processing, with no evidence of European local methods such as SEPA Direct Debit or iDEAL.
- −Smaller, France-only footprint and brand presence compared with pan-European donation platforms.
Where each €100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in Ireland.
1 countries · 1 languages · 1 payment methods.
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Frequently asked questions
What does leDonenligne.fr charge?
leDonenligne.fr charges a 0% platform fee with an optional voluntary donor tip on top, plus 0% + €0.00 in payment processing per donation.
Where is leDonenligne.fr based?
leDonenligne.fr was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is France (OVH).
Which countries does leDonenligne.fr operate in?
leDonenligne.fr operates in 1 countries, including France.
Which payment methods does leDonenligne.fr support?
leDonenligne.fr accepts Card.
Is leDonenligne.fr suitable for nonprofits?
leDonenligne.fr’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
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