No fee taken from donations
iDonate doesn't take a cut. Donors can choose to cover the 1.95% + €0.25 banking charge at checkout, and 82.5% do, with no hidden charges added afterwards.
Our fees
Keep more funds raised with iDonate.
iDonate doesn't take a fee from donations. Donors are given the option to pay the banking charges, and 82.5% do, so your donations make a bigger impact for the charity.
Pricing
What it costs to fundraise on iDonate
iDonate does not take a fee from donations, and donors are given the opportunity to pay the banking charges (82.5% do). Unlike other platforms, where the banking fees are automatically taken from the donation, this ensures your donations make a bigger impact to the charity.
Banking charges on transactions
Unlike other leading platforms, we don't automatically deduct banking charges on donations. Instead, donors have the option to cover this as part of their donation. 82.5% of donors will cover this for you. As a free fundraising platform for charities to use, donors can also choose to leave an optional contribution to the platform at checkout.
Donor powered
82.5%
of donors cover banking charges for charities on iDonate
Imagine every single bit of a donation going directly to charities at no cost. This is the incredible power of generous donors on iDonate.
Charities & causes: no fee from donations, more recovered
Registered charities, clubs, schools and community causes use iDonate free. We don't take a fee from donations, and donors can choose to cover the banking charges at checkout. CHY3 tax relief recovery, donor reporting and payouts are included as standard.
No set-up or annual contracts
Register your cause and go live without a set-up fee or a long-term contract. Scale up or pause whenever you need to.
CHY3 tax relief recovered
We identify eligible donations and collect CHY3 forms digitally, so your cause recovers more from the same supporter base.
Reporting included as standard
Dashboards, exports and donor reporting come with your account. There's no extra fee to see how your fundraising is performing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. There are no set-up, monthly or annual fees to fundraise on iDonate, and we don't take a fee from donations.
Each donation carries a banking charge of 1.95% + €0.25, which covers card and bank processing. It isn't an iDonate fee, and donors can choose to cover it at checkout.
Donors are given the option to cover the banking charges at checkout, and 82.5% do, so your cause receives the full amount. If a donor chooses not to, the charge comes out of that donation. Donors can also leave an optional contribution to the platform.
No. Registered charities and causes have the same banking charges, which donors can cover, plus CHY3 tax relief recovery and reporting included. Talk to us about volume pricing.
There's no set-up fee for raffles or ticketing. Standard banking charges apply to ticket sales and donations.
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