Who can collect donations with a PayPal Fundraiser?

You must have a verified Personal PayPal account to create a fundraiser (except when creating one in support of a charity). 

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.

When customers donate on the PayPal website or in the app, PayPal covers the transaction fees (when no currency conversion is involved), meaning 100% of their gift supports charity.