# Donation crowdfunding · Hungary

Which platform delivers the most of every forint to Hungarian causes — and what the tax office expects from donors and fundraisers.

Hungary runs on cards: well over half of online payments are made by debit or credit card — Visa and Mastercard alongside domestic OTP and K&H debit cards — with the SimplePay (OTP) and Barion gateways and the AFR instant bank-transfer rail filling in the rest. Because the forint sits outside the euro, the bigger recipient-gets question here is often whether a platform settles in HUF or applies an FX markup on conversion.

Hungary gives individual donors no income-tax deduction for charitable gifts. Instead it runs the distinctive “1+1%” system: any taxpayer can redirect 1% of their personal income tax (SZJA) to a registered public-benefit NGO and a further 1% to a registered church, at no extra cost. Companies, by contrast, can deduct donations to public-benefit organisations from corporate tax — which is why this guide splits the donor and fundraiser sides below.

Financial and payment services are supervised by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), the central bank, which also handles financial consumer protection. Tax sits with NAV (the National Tax and Customs Administration); donor data falls under the GDPR, enforced in Hungary by the NAIH. Platforms with EEA-only data residency carry a materially lighter compliance burden than those storing donor PII outside the EEA.

## Facts

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Currency | HUF |
| Regulators | Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) |
| Payment methods | card, bank-transfer, simplepay, barion, paypal, apple-google-pay |

## Platforms

1. **4fund.com** — NZ$100.00/NZ$100 · 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.
2. **WhyDonate** — NZ$98.35/NZ$100 · EU nonprofits — 0% fee, HUF-friendly, GDPR-native
3. **Fundraise Up** — NZ$93.50/NZ$100 · Mid-size and large nonprofits running international online fundraising that want to maximize donation conversion with modern wallets, local payment rails, and multi-currency checkout.
4. **GoGetFunding** — NZ$92.80/NZ$100 · Individual fundraisers running personal, medical, or emergency campaigns who prefer a fundraiser-paid platform fee over donor tipping, with broad international country availability.
5. **Leetchi** — NZ$90.85/NZ$100 · Group collections and informal fundraisers
6. **Steady** — NZ$87.10/NZ$100 · European creators, independent journalists, podcasters, and publishers who want recurring income from paying members rather than one-off donation campaigns.

## FAQ

### Which platforms work in Hungary?

The platforms in the table above operate in Hungary, alongside local players such as the NIOK Foundation's Adjukössze for Hungarian NGOs. Because the forint sits outside the euro, the ranking rewards HUF settlement and local-payment support as much as headline platform fees.

### Are donations tax-deductible in Hungary?

Not for individuals — private donors get no income-tax deduction for gifts. Instead you can redirect 1% of your personal income tax to a registered public-benefit NGO and a further 1% to a church (the “1+1%”). Companies can deduct 20% of a donation to a public-benefit organisation, and 20% more under a 3-year donation contract.

### Will I be taxed on money I raise?

As an individual, a large single gift can attract gift duty (generally 18%), while many small public gifts usually fall outside it, and gifts between close relatives are exempt. Registered public-benefit organisations receive donations free of gift duty. Giving goods or services in return can make it taxable income or VAT instead.

### What's the cheapest way to receive donations here?

A platform that settles in forint without an FX markup and passes card, SimplePay/Barion and instant-transfer processing through at cost. On a HUF campaign, avoiding euro conversion often matters more than a small difference in platform fee.