What is PayPal Fundraisers and how does it work?

PayPal Fundraisers is a way for you to create a fundraiser for yourself, someone else, a group, business, or a charity. 

You can raise a maximum of $20,000 USD and run the fundraiser for up to 30 days. 

On October 7, 2024, PayPal disabled the ability to create Fundraisers as PayPal is discontinuing the PayPal Fundraisers program and services.

All current Fundraisers will remain open until they expire. You will need to move any funds from your existing Fundraisers into your PayPal balance no later than January 12, 2025. If you do not do so, we’ll move any remaining funds into your PayPal balance on January 13, 2025.

Customers can continue to support their favorite charities in the PayPal app. To get started, open the PayPal app, go to the menu, scroll down, and tap Donate under “Send and Pay” to find over one million charities vetted by PayPal.

When customers donate on the PayPal website or in the app, PayPal covers the transaction fees (when no currency conversion is involved), meaning 100% of their gift supports charity.

If you're a charity and want to benefit from donations raised through the PayPal app or website, please enroll with PayPal Giving Fund. 

Receiving money raised via PayPal Fundraisers

Charities that aren’t enrolled in PayPal Giving Fund are included in the PayPal Fundraising process. While unenrolled charities don’t have a PayPal account, they’ve been verified to be in good standing by PayPal Giving Fund.

Enrolled charities receive donations into their PayPal account whereas unenrolled charities receive donations via mailed check.