Every dollar
reaches your cause.

Every online donation carries a processing fee. With CoreCause, donors can choose to cover it at checkout, so the full gift lands in your account, and your cause keeps 100%.

DONATION SUMMARY Live example
Gift from donor$100.00
Processing fee (example)$2.00
Your cause receives $100.00
The full gift lands in your account.
How it works

Three steps to a full gift

STEP 01

A donor gives

They choose an amount on your branded giving page, one-time or recurring, card or bank, in seconds.

STEP 02

They cover the fee

At checkout, a toggle lets the donor add the processing fee on top of their gift. You set whether it is optional or required, and it is never a platform tip.

STEP 03

Your cause keeps 100%

The full gift lands in your account with next-day payouts, and an automated receipt goes straight to the donor.

What's included

One platform, the whole toolkit

Everything your organization needs to raise, manage, and grow, no add-ons, no percentage cut of donations.

Branded giving pages

Your logo, colors, and story on a page that looks like you, not us.

Recurring donations

Monthly giving that renews on its own and builds dependable support.

Donor management

A built-in CRM that tracks every gift, contact, and relationship over time.

Texting campaigns

Text-to-give and broadcast messaging to reach supporters where they are.

QR & payment links

Share a link or print a code, collect gifts at events, in bulletins, anywhere.

Next-day payouts

Funds reach your bank fast, so your programs never wait on the money.

Automated receipts

Tax-ready acknowledgements sent the moment a gift clears, no manual work.

Fee coverage built in

The optional donor-covers-fee toggle is on every page, right out of the box.

Straight talk on pricing

CoreCause is a paid platform, and we keep it honest

You pay a simple flat monthly platform fee for everything above. We never take a percentage of your donations, and we never prompt donors to tip us. When a donor covers the processing fee, 100% of their gift reaches you, that's the only thing that's ever “free.”

Flat monthly platform fee
No percentage cut of donations
No platform tip prompts to donors
How we compare

Where the fee goes matters

CoreCause
Givebutter
Donorbox
Classy
Processing fee on each gift
Donors can cover it, you keep 100%
Relies on donor tips
Comes out of the gift
Comes out of the gift
Percentage cut of donations
None
Varies by plan
Varies by plan
Varies by plan
Branded giving pages
Texting campaigns
Optional
Add-on
Limited
Add-on
Next-day payouts
2–5 days
2–5 days
2–5 days

Every platform incurs payment-processing fees, the real difference is whether the donor can absorb them so your gift arrives in full. Competitor features and rates vary by plan; figures shown are typical published defaults as of 2026.

FAQ

Honest answers

Is CoreCause free?+

No, CoreCause is a paid platform with a simple flat monthly fee. What's free is the outcome for your cause: when a donor chooses to cover the processing fee, 100% of their gift reaches your organization.

Do donors have to cover the fee?+

Never. Covering the processing fee is a single optional toggle at checkout. If a donor declines, their gift still goes through, the fee is simply deducted as it would be anywhere else.

Does CoreCause ask donors to tip the platform?+

No. We only ever offer to let a donor cover the payment-processing fee on their own gift. We do not solicit tips or gratuities for CoreCause, that revenue model isn't ours.

What does the monthly platform fee include?+

Everything: branded giving pages, recurring donations, donor management, texting campaigns, QR and payment links, next-day payouts, and automated receipts. No per-feature add-ons and no percentage cut of your donations.

How fast do we get our money?+

Payouts land in your bank account the next business day, so your programs never have to wait on the funds you've raised.

Can we make it look like our organization?+

Yes. Every giving page carries your logo, colors, and story. Donors experience your brand start to finish, CoreCause stays behind the scenes.

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