WORDPRESS DONATION PLUGIN WITH FEE RELIEF

Keep 100% of Donations With Donor-Covered Fees

Give donors the option to cover any transaction fees to offset the costs of online donations so you collect more for your cause.

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Secure Payments

Smart Calculation

Personalized Followups

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Features That Make Charitable the Top Choice for Fee Relief

See why it’s so easy to maximize your donations with Charitable’s fee recovery options.

Donor’s Choice

Give donors the option to choose whether they cover the transaction fee with simple checkboxes.

Automatic Fee Relief

Choose to automatically add the transaction fee amount to the donation total.

Easy Set Up

Charitable makes it as easy as point and click to set up and customize fee relief options.

Multiple Payment Gateways

Enable multiple gateways and add various processing fee relief amounts for each one, including Stripe, PayPal, Mollie, and more.

Automated Calculation

Add the fee as a fixed rate or a percentage, or through a mixture of both. Our formula will auto-apply the right amount to the donation total.

Campaign Specific

Choose which campaigns to enable/disable fee relief options. You can also change calculations for every campaign.

Site-Wide Fee Relief

Apply the fee relief options across your entire site and for all existing and future campaigns.

Easy Integrations

Connect with 5000+ popular payment, email, marketing, and automation tools to streamline your workflows.

Quick Receipts

Charitable automatically creates receipts for every donation, along with the fee relief amount for your tax and accounting purposes.

Why You’ll Love Donation Fee Relief With Charitable

Don’t let processing fees eat away at your donations! Charitable’s Fee Relief addon offers a powerful solution to reduce this common frustration. Here’s why:

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One-Click Setup

Fee Relief That’s Easy to Set Up

Enable the Fee Relief feature with just a click inside your Charitable dashboard.

There’s a dedicated tab in your Settings area to manage your fee recovery options.

Enable and disable fee recovery on different gateways according to what is best for your organization.

Smart fee calculation

Supports a range of gateways

Keep 100% of donations

Easy Opt-In To Cover Fees

Flexibility for You and Your Donors

You choose to automatically include the transaction fee or give your donors the choice to cover it.

Donation Fee Relief lets you offer a convenient checkbox on your donation form, giving donors the option to cover processing fees themselves.

You can also enable fee relief across your entire site or only on specific campaigns.

Easy opt-in checkbox

Automatic fee inclusion

Full transparency for donors

Fee recovery checkbox
Automatic fee relief calculation

Automated Fee Calculation

Right Calculations Every Time

Say goodbye to complex calculations and ensure you receive every penny intended for your cause.

Fee Relief automatically calculates processing fees based on your chosen payment gateway, whether it’s a fixed fee, a percentage, or a combination.

No more guesswork, just accurate fee coverage done right, every time.

Smart fee calculation

Supports a range of gateways

Keep 100% of donations

See It In Action

Tutorial

Follow step-by-step instructions to enable and customize Fee Relief for all your campaigns as well as individual campaigns.

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How to Set Up Fee Relief

Create and send professional year-end receipts for all your donors with just one click. It takes less than 5 minutes to set this up and start sending annual receipts to your donors. Open Tutorial »

Frequently Asked Questions

See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, please contact us.

Can I see a demo of Charitable?

You can. Contact us and we’ll be glad to set you up with an up-close view of how Charitable can power your fundraising success. 

How long is my Charitable license valid for?

All Charitable purchases are for a one-year license. It gives you access to support and our frequent product updates. Annual renewals are automatic and you’re free to cancel any time. 

Does Charitable offer a money-back guarantee?

Sure. We are confident you’ll be delighted with Charitable. But, if you’re unhappy for any reason or have a rare issue we can’t resolve, you’ll get a full refund within 14 days of the purchase date. 

Can Charitable replace all the fundraising tools I’m using now?

Yes, Charitable offers a complete solution to raise funds and manage donations all in one place. It includes donation forms, peer-to-peer fundraising, annual tax receipts, reports, and so much more. Try it today and see how it can simplify your fundraising efforts – we offer a money-back guarantee.

What payment gateways do I get out of the box?

You can start accepting donations through PayPal and Stripe as soon as you launch. Using Charitable’s easy-to-install extensions, you can add other gateways such as Payrexx, Authorize.Net, and several others.

Can I generate tax receipts for my donors?

Yes, and it’s easy. Receipts go out automatically after the donation. Plus you can customize the receipt template to include your organization’s information and branding. 

Can I customize donation forms to match my website’s branding?

Absolutely. Charitable has layouts and color schemes for you to experiment with out of the box. If you’d like to keep everything consistent with your site’s design and identity, that’s the default option.

Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Empower supporters to fundraise on your behalf.

Expand your reach through supporter networks

Keep 100% of donations with zero platform fees

Track campaign progress with detailed reports

Donor Management

Streamline donor relationships with powerful tools.

Manage all donor information in a centralized dashboard

Automate email communications to keep donors engaged

Export donor data effortlessly for deeper analysis

Recurring Donations

Convert one-time donors into loyal, long-term supporters.

Enable automated recurring payments with ease

Provide donor accounts for seamless contribution management

Offer flexible donation frequencies to suit individual preferences

Take it from other non-profits raising funds with Charitable

Over 10,000 non-profits are raising more funds, building relationships with donors, and creating greater social impact with Charitable. 

Belinda Martin

“…others were charging 5% and more for every donation, but with Charitable there are no fees for donations, so we were able to run a number of fundraising campaigns with all the money going to the charity.”

Stuart Robinson

“Really useful plugin. I wanted to extend the functionality of it a wee bit and the code was very easy to work with and adapt. Really great response from the developer and it looks like fantastic updates are being added all the time.”

Paul Lawley-Jones

“I’d like to thank you both for making such a great tool at such a great cost. It’s literally 24 times cheaper than the platform we were using before I came on board.”

Stephen Weinberg

“This plugin is exactly what our small, parent-run organization needed… Easy to set up. Easy to customize (as long as you can handle just a tiny bit of code). And superior support! Thanks so much for this full-featured software.”

WordPress Donation Fee Relief –
Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have a question about Charitable’s Fee Relief? See the list below for our most frequently asked questions. If your question is not listed here, please contact us.

What are payment gateway fees?

For using their service, most gateways do not have a subscription plan or a one-time fee. Instead, they charge fees on every transaction. Most payment gateways charge 1% to 3% of the transaction amount or a combination of a percentage and a set amount such as 2.9% + 0.50 cents on every transaction.

What is Fee Relief?

Fee Relief is a feature offered by Charitable that lets you ask donors to cover the transaction fee applied by the payment gateway. That way, you get to keep the full amount of their donation and maximize the amount you raise.

Can I enable Fee Relief only on certain campaigns?

Yes, Charitable’s Fee Relief feature is flexible. You can enable it site-wide or only on specific campaigns. You can also customize the Fee Relief options for each campaign,

What plan do I need to get access to the Fee Relief feature?

Fee Relief is available on Charitable’s Plus plan or higher.

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automation update

⚡ Visual Automation Builder: Drag and Drop With No Code!

Charitable Automation Connect 2.3.0 introduces the Visual Automation Builder, a full-screen canvas that lays each automation out as a flow of connected cards: a trigger, optional conditions, and a list of actions that run in order.

🧩 Many actions, one trigger: Tag a donor, send an email, add a note, and fire a webhook from a single event, dragged into any order.

✉️ Act inside Charitable: New Send Email, Tag Donor, and Add Donor Note actions run with no external service required.

🔤 Merge tags: Personalize emails and notes with live fields like {first_name}, {total}, and {campaign_name}.

🔁 Apply to existing donors: Run Tag Donor and Add Donor Note against the donors you already have.

🖥️ Canvas or Simple: Switch views anytime, and automations built before 2.3.0 keep working unchanged.

Read more here.

Integration updated

📬 Introducing Brevo for Charitable: Turn Donors into Subscribers Automatically

The moment a supporter makes a gift is when they are most engaged. With the new Brevo integration for Charitable, you can automatically turn those one-time donors into long-term subscribers without touching a single spreadsheet.

Simply collect donor consent right on your donation form and start your welcome series immediately.

What’s New:

🔄 Automated Subscriber Sync: New donors who opt in are added straight to your Brevo contact list as soon as their payment clears—no manual exports or CSV imports required.

🎯 Granular Consent & Opt-In Control: Customize your checkbox label, choose whether it defaults to checked or unchecked, or turn on Brevo double opt-in to keep your list clean and compliant.

📋 Per-Campaign List Mapping: Route supporters to your global email list or map specific campaigns to targeted Brevo lists to tailor your follow-up messaging.

⚡ 5-Minute Setup: Connect instantly by pasting your Brevo API key into the Newsletter settings, map your contact fields, and start building your email list on autopilot.

Ready to grow your mailing list? Brevo is available now starting on the Charitable Plus plan—connect your account today!

recurring donations updated

💳 Introducing Card Updates: Fix Expired Cards Without Losing Subscriptions!

newExpired or updated credit cards are one of the biggest silent leaks in recurring fundraising. With Card Updates in the Recurring Donations extension, donors can now refresh their payment details directly—keeping their subscription, schedule, and giving history completely intact.

No canceled plans, no lost history, and zero administrative headache for your team.

What’s New:

⚡ 30-Second Self-Service: Donors get a dedicated “Update Card” button in their dashboard that opens Stripe’s secure, PCI-compliant Customer Portal to update card details instantly.

🔒 Scoped & Safe Access: Scoped exclusively to card updates by default, donors can’t accidentally cancel or alter their plans from inside the portal, keeping your webhooks and data in sync.

🤝 Admin-Assisted Support: Helping a donor on the phone? Open their secure Stripe portal in one click from your admin screen or generate a single-use update link to email them.

📋 Automatic Audit Trail: Every payment method update is recorded automatically with a timestamp in both system-wide logs and the individual donor’s profile.

Ready to protect your recurring revenue? Get the Plus or Pro plan and update Recurring Donations to 2.3.0+ and enable “Update Payment Method” under your Settings today!

Integration page builder

Divi Fans Rejoice! Native Divi 5 Campaign Progress Bar Module!

With our new native Divi 5 module, you can anchor your microsites with real-time fundraising stats directly on the visual canvas. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create campaign updates that are VISUAL AND LIVE. You can also:

📊 Campaign Progress Bar: Drop a live progress bar into any Divi 5 layout and show goal progress in real time.

🎨 Deep styling controls: Easily customize the bar and track color, height, and radius to match your brand perfectly.

👁️ Visual Builder ready: Configure and preview everything directly on the Divi canvas as a first-class module.

🔁 Identical rendering: The same exact engine powers this module, meaning consistent design without legacy shims.

✅ Faster launches: Never leave the Divi 5 interface to configure shortcodes or guess how your goal labels will look.

Learn more here.

Integration page builder

👉🏻 New in Charitable: Native Elementor Widgets for Seamless Campaign Building

With native Elementor widgets, you design donation campaigns right alongside the rest of your page without touching code. Here’s how it works, and why it’s worth turning on today.

Create fundraising pages that are VISUAL, NATIVE, AND SHORTCODE-FREE. You can also:

⚡ Mini Donation: Add a compact, high-converting donation widget with preset amounts and full color control.

⏳ Campaign Countdown: Build urgency for a deadline-driven appeal, complete with optional confetti when the goal is hit.

📣 Donation Feed: Prove momentum by showing visitors the social proof of real people giving right now.

🏆 Donor Leaderboard: Celebrate top supporters with gold, silver, and bronze styling to spark friendly giving.

🖼️ Campaign Showcase: Feature multiple campaigns in a landing page grid or carousel, with search, filters, and badges.

Learn more here.

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