Does PayPal charge any fees to create and run a PayPal Fundraiser?

On October 7, 2024, PayPal disabled the ability to create Fundraisers as PayPal is discontinuing the PayPal Fundraisers program and services.

All current Fundraisers will remain open until they expire. You will need to move any funds from your existing Fundraisers into your PayPal balance no later than January 12, 2025. If you do not do so, we’ll move any remaining funds into your PayPal balance on January 13, 2025.

Customers can continue to support their favorite charities in the PayPal app. To get started, open the PayPal app, go to the menu, scroll down, and tap Donate under “Send and Pay” to find over one million charities vetted by PayPal.

With PayPal Fundraisers, if you’re raising money for a charity, PayPal covers the transaction fees, so 100% of the donation goes to the charity (when no currency conversion is involved).

If you raise money for yourself, someone else, or a group, you can choose to make it a listed fundraiser or an unlisted fundraiser.

• If you choose to make it a listed fundraiser, where it's discoverable and promoted via the PayPal app and website, you’ll pay a fee for every payment received in your listed fundraiser.
• If you choose to unlist the fundraiser and share it only with selected people, there’s no fee for you to pay. The donors may need to pay a standard personal transaction fee, depending on the payment method they use and the country/ region where their PayPal account is registered. They can see the fee amount when completing the donation.