Stripe for nonprofits

What you can do with it

Choose a payment workflow and understand fees, payouts, and nonprofit pricing before accepting live payments.

Before you start

• Your legal organization details, nonprofit documentation, website, and the person authorized to manage payments.
• A clear description of donations versus product or ticket sales, plus your existing fundraising and accounting tools.

Put it to work

A suggested workflow from Coach House.

1. 1

   Check nonprofit pricing eligibility

   Review Stripe's nonprofit criteria and request approval through its support process. Ask which charges, currencies, and payment methods receive the reduced rate.

   Review Stripe's nonprofit discount
2. 2

   Choose your payment workflow

   Compare the Stripe integration in your donation platform with Stripe-hosted payment options. Check recurring giving, receipts, refunds, and accounting exports.

   Explore Stripe Payments
3. 3

   Test before going live

   Use test mode to check successful and failed payments, receipts, and refunds. Assign someone to reconcile payouts and monitor disputes before accepting real money.

   Read Stripe's testing guide

Know before you commit

• Nonprofit rates are not automatic and do not make payment processing free.
• Your fundraising platform may charge separate fees; confirm the combined cost and who sends receipts.
• Keep payment access with named administrators and review payout and dispute settings.