RoundUp.org is the easiest way to unlock recurring donations for your nonprofit
RoundUps average $30,000 in total annual donations for every 100 donors
What is RoundUp.org?
Our mission is to empower nonprofits with the easiest way to ask donors for a recurring monthly donation:
"Everyone has been asked to round up for Charity. Why not designate all of your purchases to round up for us - a nonprofit you already support?"
RoundUp.org is an Approved Financial Partner of Visa and Mastercard. We do all the heavy lifting, including tax receipts. And we always give you the donor information so you can nurture and grow the donor relationship.
Download Quick Start Guide Book a DemoDonors enroll
their Visa or Mastercard
Money sent to nonprofit monthly
Every purchase made is rounded up to nearest dollar
Money is distributed through our Donor-Advised Fund partner, Our Change Foundation
What nonprofits are saying about RoundUp.org
"In just one week, 27% of our parents signed up, simply rounding up their everyday purchases to support our school. That's over $49,000 in projected donation value - from a tool that costs us nothing to use. We've never seen anything like RoundUp in terms of efficiency, and the parents absolutely love that it's painless and automatic."
Every eligible and verified nonprofit is available for donors to choose from in our directory
Want donors to be able to direct their grant to your nonprofit? Get verified.
Verified Nonprofits can:
- Be recommended to receive grants funded from a donor’s round ups
- Edit nonprofit name (DBA)
- Add a logo
- Customize accent colors
- Edit mission statement
Plus, get:
- Access to Reward Payments from our Recurring Donor Program
- Email templates for outreach
- Social media templates
- Free marketing resources
- and more!
Verify your nonprofit
1. Locate your nonprofit in our directory
Search by name, cause, location, EIN, or URL
2. Click on the nonprofit login button and follow the instructions
Donation Process
Monthly, RoundUp.org adds up each donor's round up values from the prior month and processes a single credit card transaction for the donation total via Stripe. Those funds are then transferred to our Donor Advised Fund partner (Our Change Foundation or "Change") for distribution to individual nonprofits via ACH or check (by mail), upon request.
Real-time
Nonprofits are notified when a new donor signs up to round up for their nonprofit
1st of next month
Total roundup amount deducted from donor accounts.
10th of same month
CSV of donors emailed to nonprofit.
15th of Same month
Donations visible in the GetChange portal with donor listed as "RoundUp"
After the 15th of Same month
Donations distributed via check or ACH
How to get donors to start rounding up
- Send them the link to your directory details page on RoundUp.org.
- Use the marketing tools provided in our Marketing Resources Guide.
That's it! No new software to buy or use. No training for your staff.
FAQs
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What is RoundUp.org?
RoundUp.org is An Approved Visa and Mastercard Financial Partner that enables donors to designate their round ups to go to any nonprofit they choose* - including local nonprofits that directly impact their communities. Donors can sign up in less than a minute and designate their Visa/Mastercard to any nonprofit in the RoundUp.org directory. Once designated, RoundUp.org automatically calculates the round up amount for every transaction made on that credit card, and charges the donor for a single donation, one time, at the end of the month - sending that money to the nonprofit of their choice through Our Change Foundation, a 501(c)(3) donor-advised fund that is purpose-built to distribute donations to nonprofits of any size. Nonprofits register for free with Our Change Foundation to receive their funds via ACH or a mailed check.
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Do nonprofits need to sign up to use RoundUp.org?
Every U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the IRS Business Master File (the IRS’s public list of tax-exempt organizations) already has a directory details page on RoundUp.org. To receive grants from donors’ round ups, a nonprofit needs to verify its directory details page through the Admin Portal. Verification is free.
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How does RoundUp.org work for nonprofits?
Donors choose one nonprofit to support with their round ups, and securely enroll their Visa/Mastercard. RoundUp.org charges the linked card one time for the total amount of the round ups from purchases made during the month. That monthly donation is distributed to the donor's chosen organization through Our Change Foundation, a 501(c)(3) donor-advised fund that is purpose-built to distribute donations to nonprofits of any size. Nonprofits register for free with Our Change Foundation to receive their funds via ACH or a mailed check.
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How much will our nonprofit receive?
RoundUp.org retains $2 from each monthly donation as a fundraising expense. Nonprofits never pay to participate. And that expense is paid by Our Change Foundation prior to making the grant to the nonprofit.
There are also third-party expenses associated with processing donations, including credit card processing, securely obtaining the transaction data needed to calculate roundups, and processing and distributing grants by ACH or check.
These expenses are paid from the funds donated to Our Change Foundation before it calculates the amount of the grant to the donor’s selected nonprofit. Together, these expenses are a maximum of $1.30 + 4.8% of each donation and may decrease as donation volume increases.
After these expenses and the fundraising expense for RoundUp.org, Our Change Foundation typically grants about 85% of the amount donated to the donor’s selected nonprofit. When a donor chooses to cover the expenses, the nonprofit typically receives about 94% of the original donation amount.