iDonate
Mid-sized and larger US nonprofits that want conversion-optimised, embeddable donation and recurring-gift tools with enterprise-grade donor-data security, and are comfortable with custom, sales-quoted pricing.
A US, mobile-first online fundraising platform for nonprofits offering embeddable donation forms, donation pages, and recurring-gift tools, with custom, volume-based pricing rather than a published rate.
- Funding model i
- Keep What You Raise
- Platform fee i
- 0%
- Payment processing fee i
- 0% + £0.00
- Recipient gets i
- £100.00 / £100
- Data residency i
- —
- Registered entity i
- iDonate Inc. (Delaware corporation)
- Countries i
- 1
- Languages i
- 0
- Domain Rating i
- 72 / 100
- Transparency i
- 2 / 5
- Last updated
- 2026-08-12
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
iDonate is a United States, mobile-first fundraising platform built for nonprofit organisations rather than personal crowdfunding, operated by iDonate Inc., a Delaware corporation headquartered in Southlake, Texas. The product centres on conversion-focused giving tools, including pop-up forms, hosted donation pages, embeddable website forms, and recurring-gift prompts, designed to reduce donor drop-off.
Pricing is quote-based rather than publicly listed: each agreement combines a subscription price, a platform fee, and a per-transaction fee, all scaled to an organisation's overall digital revenue volume. The company markets this as having no tiers or feature gates, but exact figures require a sales conversation, so prospective customers cannot compare costs from the public site. Donations are processed via credit card, debit card, and ACH bank transfer.
iDonate's strength is enterprise-grade donor-data infrastructure: it advertises annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits, third-party penetration testing, and a zero-trust security posture, and states it operates in accordance with GDPR standards. The trade-off is opacity, because without published pricing smaller nonprofits cannot self-assess affordability, and the platform is oriented toward organisations with meaningful digital revenue. For mid-sized and larger US nonprofits prioritising data security and conversion optimisation this fits well; budget-conscious or very small organisations may prefer platforms with transparent published pricing.
Because the platform is business-to-business software rather than a public campaign marketplace, there is no open directory of live fundraisers; it is adopted by individual nonprofits to power their own giving pages. Buyers should also note the name collision with the unrelated Irish fundraising site iDonate.ie, which is a separate company.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Conversion-focused giving tools: pop-up forms, hosted donation pages, embeddable website forms, and recurring-gift prompts.
- ✓Enterprise donor-data security with annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits, third-party penetration testing, and a zero-trust design.
- ✓Operates in accordance with GDPR standards per its privacy disclosures.
- ✓Multiple donation rails: credit card, debit card, and ACH bank transfer.
- ✓Volume-based pricing presented without feature gates or rigid tiers.
- −Pricing is quote-based and not published, so costs cannot be compared from the public site.
- −Oriented toward organisations with meaningful digital revenue rather than very small nonprofits.
- −No public campaign marketplace; it is back-end software for an organisation's own pages.
- −Shares a name with the unrelated Irish platform iDonate.ie, which can cause confusion.
Where each £100 actually goes.
Fees vary by payment method. We default to Credit card because that’s the dominant method in the United Kingdom.
1 countries · 0 languages · 0 payment methods.
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Frequently asked questions
What does iDonate charge?
iDonate charges a 0% platform fee and 0% + £0.00 in payment processing per donation.
Where is iDonate based?
iDonate was founded in — and is headquartered in —. Data residency is unspecified.
Which countries does iDonate operate in?
iDonate operates in 1 countries, including the United States.
Is iDonate suitable for nonprofits?
iDonate’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
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