GlobalGiving retains a 12% nonprofit support fee plus a 3% third-party processing fee on donations to GlobalGiving disaster funds.
The nonprofit support fee helps cover the work required to responsibly manage donations and support our nonprofit partners. For disaster funds, that includes identifying and vetting organizations, managing grants, processing donations, and providing additional staff support. The fee also supports GlobalGiving's broader work connecting nonprofit partners with donors and funding opportunities.
GlobalGiving works to make the value of these fees extend beyond processing a donation. Across the platform, for every $1 that goes to fees, GlobalGiving raises, on average, an additional $2 for a nonprofit through efforts such as marketing, fundraising campaigns, corporate partnerships, and gift cards.
What about donations made directly to a nonprofit's disaster-response project?
Those donations follow GlobalGiving's standard fee structure. After an organization's initial $5,000 raised on GlobalGiving, direct donations to projects run by US- or UK-registered organizations have a 5% nonprofit support fee, while projects run by organizations registered outside the US or UK have a 7% nonprofit support fee. A 3% third-party processing fee also applies to all donations. The initial $5,000 raised by any organization is subject to a 12% nonprofit support fee.