Les Petites Pierres
French associations and nonprofits running solidarity-housing and anti-poverty projects, who benefit from partner matching that doubles eligible donations and from French tax-deductible giving.
A French solidarity-crowdfunding platform dedicated to housing and anti-poverty causes, founded in 2013 by the SOMFY corporate foundation, which doubles every eligible donation through partner matching.
- Headquartered in i
- FR
- 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
- FR
- Registered entity i
- Fonds de dotation Les Petites Pierres, SIREN 797 806 296
- Refund policy i
- If campaign fails, donor chooses refund or reallocation
- Payout speed i
- Slow
- Countries i
- 1
- Languages i
- 1
- Domain Rating i
- 53 / 100
- Transparency i
- 3 / 5
- Last updated
- 2026-06-03
Our overall editorial assessment. Full weights are published in the methodology.
The review
Les Petites Pierres is a French donation-crowdfunding platform focused exclusively on solidarity housing and the fight against poor housing conditions (mal-logement). Created on 4 November 2013 by the corporate foundation of the SOMFY group, it presents itself as the first French crowdfunding platform dedicated to housing-related social causes.
The platform is run as a fonds de dotation — a French endowment fund — rather than a commercial company, and a banking partnership with Crédit Agricole des Savoie reimburses the banking commissions, allowing associations to collect without a platform commission. Its signature mechanism is matching: through an alliance of corporate and foundation partners, each eligible euro donated is doubled up to a project's goal, subject to a per-project ceiling.
The doubling mechanism is the platform's core strength, materially stretching every donation for vetted housing projects, alongside French tax-receipt handling and personalized campaign support. The trade-offs are scope and reach: the platform is French-only and euro-denominated, restricted to housing and anti-poverty associations operating in France, and matching applies only up to the campaign goal. For French housing-sector associations it is highly advantageous; it is not a general-purpose platform for individual or international fundraisers.
Donations can be made by bank card, bank transfer, electronic wallets, Apple Pay and Google Pay, by SMS, or by cheque, and individual and corporate donors benefit from French tax deductions on their gifts. The platform does not name its payment processor on its own pages, and only its web host (Claranet France) is disclosed, so donation-data residency is not separately stated.
What’s good, what’s not.
- ✓Partner matching doubles every eligible donation up to the project goal.
- ✓Run as an endowment fund, so associations collect without a platform commission.
- ✓Banking commissions reimbursed by partner Crédit Agricole des Savoie.
- ✓French tax-receipt handling and donor tax deductions supported.
- ✓Broad payment options: card, transfer, e-wallets, Apple/Google Pay, SMS, cheque.
- −French-only and euro-only, with no international or multilingual support.
- −Restricted to housing and anti-poverty associations, not general causes.
- −Matching is capped per project and applies only up to the campaign goal.
- −Payment processor and donation-data residency are not disclosed on the site.
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.
Les Petites Pierres doesn’t process payments in GBP. Pricing is shown in EUR, its native currency.
1 countries · 1 languages · 4 payment methods.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Les Petites Pierres charge?
Les Petites Pierres charges a 0% platform fee and 0% + €0.00 in payment processing per donation.
Where is Les Petites Pierres based?
Les Petites Pierres was founded in — and is headquartered in France. Data residency is FR.
Which countries does Les Petites Pierres operate in?
Les Petites Pierres operates in 1 countries, including France.
Which payment methods does Les Petites Pierres support?
Les Petites Pierres accepts Cartes Bancaires, Sms, Bank Transfer, Cheque.
Is Les Petites Pierres suitable for nonprofits?
Les Petites Pierres’s primary audience is individual fundraisers and groups; nonprofits can use the platform but may find specialized alternatives better suited.
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