Yes, but they are not charged by Charity Navigator. While Give Lively's fundraising platform is free for nonprofits, Giving Basket is a paid service. Give Lively charges a 2.5% platform fee to power the Giving Basket.

There are also fees charged by the independent services used to process and disburse each donation. As of July 2025, those third-party fees are as follows:

• 0.8% (with a cap of $5, no matter how large the donation) for ACH/bank transfers
• 2.2% + $0.30 for major credit cards, including Visa, MasterCard, Discover, Diner Club and JCB 
• 3.5% for American Express
• 1.99% + $0.49 for PayPal
• $1.01 per check processing fee when we use a check to disburse funds to nonprofits: this is subtracted from the lump-sum check, applied proportionally across all donations included in the check.

These processing fees are based on special nonprofit rates offered by Stripe and PayPal, the primary payment processors. All nonprofits receiving donations through the Giving Basket automatically benefit from these special rates through Give Lively. Standard rates are slightly different. 

All fees are automatically deducted from each donation by Give Lively and the third-party payment processors. That said, you may have the option of covering the fees (as an additional tax-deductible gift) at checkout in the Giving Basket.