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- All payments are secure and made via Stripe
- Data is secured and encrypted.
Payment Processing Fees
Everything it costs to raise money on Help a Hero, in one place.
Free to start a fundraiser
Free
Create and publish your campaign at no cost. Easy to follow, step by step instructions get you live in minutes.
Processing fees
5.85% + $0.50per donation
- Stripe’s processing fee
- 3.75%
- Successful credit card charge
- $0.50
- Data protection fee
- 2.1%
Payments processed through Stripe, all major credit cards accepted.
Donors can cover the fees
Optionalat checkout
Donors help cover the credit card cost of the platform. At checkout they can add the fee, so your organization receives the full gift.
See what your organization receives
Pick a donation amount to see how processing fees work.
- Donation
- $100.00
- Processing fees
- $6.81
- Donor pays
- $106.81
Calculated as on the donation form: 5.85% + $0.50 per donation, plus payout fees. Help a Hero Terms and Conditions apply.
Try the donation form on a live fundraiser
Open a live fundraiser and see how donors can choose to cover processing fees at checkout.
Questions about fees?
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