If your organization has nonprofit status and more than 80% of your payment volume will be tax-deductible donations, then we’d encourage you to apply for Stripe’s discounted processing fees.

This article will cover the following topics:

• How to switch to Stripe’s nonprofit rate
• Stripe fee discounts for nonprofits (by country)
• How to prove your nonprofit status
• Email template for requesting the nonprofit fee discount from Stripe

How to switch to Stripe’s nonprofit rate

Step 1: Register and activate your Stripe account

1. Register for a Stripe account
2. Activate your Stripe account

Step 2: Apply for nonprofit pricing

To do this, email nonprofit@stripe.com with all the following information:

• Confirmation of your nonprofit status. See ‘How to prove your nonprofit status’ in this article.
• Your Stripe account ID
• The primary email address associated with your Stripe account
• Your primary operating country
• Confirmation that greater than 80% of your payment volume will be tax deductible donations
  • Some examples of non-eligible donations include membership fees, tuition payments, ticket sales, registration fees, and auction payments.

For security reasons, ensure the email is sent by the Stripe account owner. You may want to CC your Fundraise Up contact if you’d like us to stay informed of your progress. We’ve provided an email template at the end of this article.

Please allow up to 5-10 business days for the discounted processing fees to be applied to your account.

Stripe fee discounts for nonprofit organizations

As of September 2023, Stripe’s nonprofit rates are available in the following countries:

United States

• 2.2% + $0.30 for non-American Express transactions
• 3.5% for American Express transactions

Canada

• 2.2% + $0.30 for Visa / MC transactions made with Canadian credit cards
• 3.2% + $0.30 for Visa / MC transactions made with international credit cards. (This will only be applied if any of your donors happen to use an international Visa or MC)
• 3.5% for American Express transactions

United Kingdom

• 1.2% + £0.20 for EU/UK Visa and MasterCard transactions
• 2.9% + £0.20 for Non-EU/UK and American Express transactions

European Union

• 1.2% + €0.25 for EU Visa and MasterCard transactions
• 2.9% + €0.25 for Non-EU and American Express transactions

Australia

• 1.4% + $0.30 per domestic Visa/MasterCard transaction
• 2.9% + $0.30 per international transaction
• 1.75% + $0.30 per American Express transaction

New Zealand

• 2.50% + $0.30 for domestic Visa and Mastercard transactions
• 2.90% + $0.30 for American Express & international transactions

How to prove your nonprofit status

See below what Stripe will accept as proof of nonprofit status, depending on where your organization is based.

United States

EIN number or a letter from the IRS designating your 501(c)(3) status

Canada

Link to your entry on the CRA website or a scanned copy of the letter confirming your nonprofit status

United Kingdom

Registered charity name and charity number

European Union

Link to your entry on your country’s charity registry (if applicable), or a scanned copy or the letter confirming your nonprofit status

Australia

ABN number or the link to your entry on the ACNC website

New Zealand

Registered charity number or the link to your entry on the NZ Charities Registry

Email template

Find an email template below for requesting Stripe’s nonprofit rate. Remember to send this from the email of your Stripe account owner.

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To: nonprofit@stripe.com

Hi Stripe Nonprofit Team,

My nonprofit, [nonprofit name], registered in [country], is working with Fundraise Up, a Stripe Partner Platform. As a nonprofit, we’d like Stripe’s discounted processing fees applied to our account. Please find the following information below:

• Confirmation of our nonprofit status — [proof of nonprofit status in your country]
• Our Stripe account ID — [your organization’s Stripe account ID]
• The primary email address associated with our Stripe account — [email]
• Our primary operating country — [country]

I confirm that greater than 80% of [nonprofit name]’s payment volume will be tax-deductible donations.

Thank you,

[Name]