Comparison of online charity donation services
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The page is a comparison of online charity donation services in the UK.
Company Profit-making Activity? Commission Card Processing Fee Other Fees Source
Justgiving
Justgiving
JustGiving is a private for-profit company formed in 2000 for the administration of charitable donations. The company's website provides online fundraising tools to enable the electronic collection of donations.- Details :...

Yes 5% including on gift aid £0.13 £15+VAT/month
Virgin Money Giving No 2% excluding gift aid £0.16 £100+VAT start-up fee
PayPal
PayPal
PayPal is an American-based global e-commerce business allowing payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet. Online money transfers serve as electronic alternatives to paying with traditional paper methods, such as checks and money orders....

Unknown 1.4% (on domestic donations to non-profits) £0.20 None
Bmycharity
Bmycharity
Bmycharity provides online sponsorship and donation processing services to UK charities and their supporters. Individual fundraisers use Bmycharity's personal sponsorship pages to collect secure online credit and debit card sponsorship donations from fundraisers which would otherwise be collected...

Unknown (BMY Limited
Bmycharity
Bmycharity provides online sponsorship and donation processing services to UK charities and their supporters. Individual fundraisers use Bmycharity's personal sponsorship pages to collect secure online credit and debit card sponsorship donations from fundraisers which would otherwise be collected...

 hosts the service and is for-profit)
0% £0.16 £150 (+VAT?) start-up fee


The table below gives examples of the various transaction fees for a £10 donation using each organisation, assuming they claim back the tax for the charity using gift aid
Gift Aid
Gift Aid is a UK tax incentive that enables tax-effective giving by individuals to charities in the United Kingdom. Gift Aid was originally introduced in Finance Act 1990 for donation from 1 October 1990, but was originally limited to cash gifts of £600 or more...

. (Remember that charities may also be charged set-up fees and monthly fees as detailed above.)
Justgiving Virgin Money Giving PayPal Bmycharity
Donation £10.00 £10.00 £10.00 £10.00
Tax reclaimed (Gift Aid) £2.50 £2.50 ??? £2.50
Commission £0.64 (= 5% of 10 + 2.5) £0.20 (= 2% of 10) ??? £0.00
Card processing fee £0.13 £0.16 £0.20 £0.16
Charity receives £11.73 £12.14 ??? £12.34
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