Our member nonprofits address tough challenges and complex issues, and make the world a better place.
Our tech helps you devote more resources to your critical work.
What membership includes
Resource Hub for members
Easy set-up and management in our Nonprofit Admin Portal
What is the Nonprofit Admin Portal?
Give Lively nonprofit membership includes 24/7 secure access to the Nonprofit Admin Portal, a back-end management system where nonprofits create and edit fundraising pages, configure settings and download donor data.
How to prepare
Apply early
We manually screen all applications. Although filling out the application is a quick process, the usual review period is 7-10 business days from the moment you connect your Stripe account to Give Lively.
Is your timeframe tighter than that? Complete your application and then, in the appropriate section, let us know if you’re facing a time crunch.
Confirm 501(c)(3) status
Give Lively nonprofit membership is open to eligible 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations (public charities and private operating foundations).
501(c)(3) is an Internal Revenue Service classification and a specific tax category of nonprofit organizations. It includes both public charities and private operating foundations, broken down into different foundation types.
Affirm values alignment
We check that all of our members will not use our platform or products to:
• Discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation or military status in any activities, programs or operations;
• Advocate against or deny the rights of women;
• Advocate against or deny the rights or existence of anyone on the basis of their sex, gender, gender expression or sexual orientation, including transgender and gender nonconforming people;
• Advocate against or deny the rights of historically underrepresented groups, including Black, brown, AAPI and Indigenous people;
• Advocate against or deny environmental or social sustainability practices, especially with regard to renewable energy; land, water and air rights and use; and the growing climate emergency;
• Advocate for the sale, ownership and/or civilian use of assault weapons, weapons of war, high capacity magazines, automatic weapons or any mechanism that can convert a firearm into an automatic weapon;
• Disseminate hate speech or dangerous speech, promote or incite violence online or offline.
How to apply
We have some answers that will help you
Members gain full and free access to all of our digital fundraising products.
Third-party processing fees
as of September 2023
We don't charge for the unlimited use of our powerful and practical technology – no annual fees, no setup fees, no other fees or hidden fees.
However, we use independent services, called payment processors, to securely manage the financial transaction process, from donation to disbursement, by mediating between merchants and financial institutions.
These services – Stripe and PayPal – do charge small fees for every transaction (see charts below), although the fees can sometimes be covered by the donor. There is a discounted base rate for qualified nonprofits that register with Stripe and PayPal. Fees are always subject to change at any time by the independent services. Always verify directly with the services themselves for the latest updates.
Learn more about third-party processing fees and about the data privacy and security practices put in place by us and these independent services.
PAYMENT METHODS
ACH/Bank Transfer
There are limits to ACH/bank donations.**
Major Credit Cards
Most credit cards include: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Diners Club and JCB. Rates apply to cards used directly and when stored in digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay).
American Express
Rates apply to cards used directly and when stored in digital Wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay).
STANDARD DOMESTIC BASE RATES
0.8% (cap of $5)
2.9% + $0.30
2.9% + $0.30
DOMESTIC BASE RATES WITH NONPROFIT DISCOUNT
0.8% (cap of $5)
2.2% + $0.30
3.5%
INTERNATIONAL RATES
Not currently available
base rate + 1% + 1%*
* This additional 1% fee only applies if currency conversion is required.
base rate + 1% + 1%*
* This additional 1% fee only applies if currency conversion is required.
ACH/Bank Transfer
Major Credit Cards
* This additional 1% fee only applies if currency conversion is required.
American Express
* This additional 1% fee only applies if currency conversion is required.
** We use two services for ACH transfers and they have different ACH payment limits:
- With Plaid, Stripe imposes a per-nonprofit limit of $2,000 per ACH transaction, $6,000 per day in ACH donations and $10,000 per week (Monday to Sunday).
- With Stripe Financial Connections, there are no individual transaction or daily limits and the weekly limit is more dynamic, calculated by Stripe based on several criteria specific to the nonprofit. This limit is designed to increase as nonprofits scale up.
With both Plaid and Stripe Financial Connections, nonprofits should contact Stripe immediately about larger donations to review limits and request increases.
PROCESSORS
PAYMENT METHODS
ACH/Bank Transfer
Stripe imposes a limit of $2,000 per ACH transaction and $10,000 in ACH donations per week (Monday to Sunday).
Major Credit Cards
Most credit cards include: Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Diners Club and JCB. Rates apply to cards used directly and when stored in digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay).
American Express
Rates apply to cards used directly and when stored in digital Wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay).
PayPal is only available on Give Lively as an optional additional donation method for use by donors who have an account and wish to use it only for one-time donations. Donors are not able to cover the fees.
STANDARD DOMESTIC BASE RATES
0.8% (cap of $5)
2.9% + $0.30
2.9% + $0.30
2.2% + $0.30
DOMESTIC BASE RATE WITH NONPROFIT DISCOUNT
0.8% (cap of $5)
2.2% + $0.30
3.5%
INTERNATIONAL FEES
Not currently available
base rate + 1% + 1%*
* This additional 1% fee only applies if currency conversion is required.
base rate + 1% + 1%*
* This additional 1% fee only applies if currency conversion is required.
4.4% + fixed fee**
** Fixed fee is based on the currency used. See more here.
PAYMENT METHOD
PayPal is only available on Give Lively as an optional additional payment method for use by donors who have a PayPal account.
STANDARD DOMESTIC BASE RATES
2.99% + $0.49
DOMESTIC BASE RATES WITH NONPROFIT DISCOUNT*
1.99% + $0.49
INTERNATIONAL RATE
3.49% + fixed fee**
** Fixed fee is based on the currency used. See more here.
** Fixed fee is based on the currency used.See more here.
* To enjoy special discounted transaction fees on payment through PayPal, a qualified organization must register an account with PayPal as a nonprofit and confirm its nonprofit status. This helpful PDF includes a checklist of what is needed to complete PayPal’s registration. Learn more about how to get confirmed charity status with PayPal.
