For more detail, including information on payments to organizations outside the US, see this article: What fees are taken out of my donation?


For more detail, including information on payments to organizations outside the US, see this article: What fees are taken out of my donation?


Both payment card processing and Pledge's technology fee are deducted from the charge amount, with the net being donated to the charitable organization: 

  • Credit card processing costs are 2.9% plus 30¢ per charge. This is not per donation, but per aggregate charge to the developer's card on file.

    • While Pledge covers credit card fees for Pledge-owned products, like our Donation Forms, Fundraiser Pages, and our Zoom App, we do not currently offer this for our API product.

  • The technology fee is found on your developer setting page


Example:


Settings -

Billing threshold: $50

Donate API Fee: 5%

Payment method: Credit Card on File

 

You create 100 API donations for $1 each. Since your total donations exceed your billing threshold amount, your card will be charged for $100 at the end of the day. The fee breakdown is as follows:

 

Amount charged to card on file: $100.00

Payment processing fee: ($100 * 2.9%) + $0.30 = $3.20

Technology fee: $100 * (5%) = $5

Net disbursed to nonprofit(s): $91.80

 

The donor may optionally pay both fee types, so that if they intend to donate $100, the amount they'll be charged is grossed up to cover the fees:


Amount charged to card on file: $108.91

Payment processing fee: ($108.91 * 2.9%) + $0.30 = $3.46

Technology fee: $108.91 * (5%) = $5.45

Net disbursed to nonprofit(s): $100.00

 

Displaying this option (or not) is configurable via the Donation API.