Funraise
Small and mid-size US nonprofits, especially those under about a million dollars in revenue, that want donation forms, recurring giving, peer-to-peer, events, and a donor CRM in one connected platform.
A US all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform built by nonprofit veterans, covering donation forms, recurring and peer-to-peer giving, events, auctions, and donor management.
- Funding model
- Fixed platform fee
- Platform fee
- 5%
- Payment processing fee
- 2.9% + $0.60
- Recipient gets
- $91.50 / $100
- Data residency
- US
- Countries
- 0
- Languages
- 0
- Last updated
- 2026-06-03
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Funraise is a US all-in-one fundraising platform for nonprofits, created by a team of nonprofit professionals who had spent years raising money online before building it. It brings donation forms, recurring giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, events and ticketing, auctions, and a donor CRM together in a single system aimed at small and mid-size organizations.
Payment processing runs through Stripe, with a notably broad set of donor options for a US platform: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, DAFpay donor-advised-fund giving, stock donations, and cryptocurrency. The platform offers a no-cost entry tier and paid Premium plans, with most donors choosing to cover transaction costs so organizations retain more of each gift.
Funraise's strength is breadth built by people who understand nonprofit workflows - recurring giving, peer-to-peer, and events all share one donor record and reporting layer. The trade-off is that it explicitly targets organizations under roughly a million dollars in revenue, so the largest enterprises may need more, and it is US-oriented. For growing small and mid-size nonprofits this consolidation is valuable; for very large or non-US organizations it may not fit.
Premium tiers unlock peer-to-peer fundraising, wealth screening, SMS messaging, auctions, sub-accounts, and advanced reporting, while the entry tier covers a single donation form, basic donor management, and events. Support quality is a recurring highlight, though processing and operations are US-anchored without European local payment rails.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓All-in-one suite: donation forms, recurring giving, peer-to-peer, events, auctions, and donor CRM.
- ✓Unusually broad donor payment options: cards, ACH, PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay, DAFpay, stock, and crypto.
- ✓Built by nonprofit veterans, with workflows tuned to sector needs.
- ✓Optional donor cost-coverage so organizations keep more of each donation.
- ✓Highly rated customer support.
- −Explicitly aimed at organizations under roughly a million dollars in revenue; large enterprises may outgrow it.
- −Key features (peer-to-peer, SMS, auctions, advanced reporting) sit behind paid Premium tiers.
- −US-oriented processing via Stripe, without European local payment rails.
Where each $100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in the United States.
0 countries · 0 languages · 5 payment methods.
Better-fit alternatives to Funraise.
Our curated shortlist — the platforms we’d actively recommend instead of Funraise for fundraising in the United States, with the figures behind the call. For the full, neutral index of every side-by-side, see Compare with below.
Funraise keeps donor data in US; WhyDonate is EEA-resident and GDPR-native, so personal data never leaves the region.
Zeffy lets more of each donation through than Funraise — $100.00 reaches the recipient per 100, against $91.50.
JustGiving lets more of each donation through than Funraise — $97.80 reaches the recipient per 100, against $91.50.
See how Funraise stacks up head-to-head.
Frequently asked questions
What does Funraise charge?
Funraise charges a 5% platform fee and 2.9% + $0.60 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Funraise based?
Funraise was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is US.
Which countries does Funraise operate in?
Funraise operates in 0 countries including major European markets and English-speaking markets.
Is Funraise suitable for nonprofits?
Funraise’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
Rankings are produced by a public editorial methodology — open to peer review. We disclose ownership, scoring weights, and every change.