Service Charges / Fees of our Donation Payment Platforms

A service charge is a fee that is subtracted from the donation and paid to the platform. There may be additional charges from the donor’s financial institution that backs their form of payment. For example; a bank may charge the donor to create an ACH bank draft in addition to the service fee charged by the platform. Some payment platforms allow the donor to cover the service charge as an option during payment. Please contact your financial institution if you have any questions regarding other charges.

Example: You donate $10 through PayPal with a service charge of 2.9% + $0.30. This means the UUC receives $9.41, and $0.59 goes to PayPal.

Order of preference:

#1) BreezeCHMS (Payments will show up on Breeze giving statement immediately. The donor has an option to cover service charges if they wish)

Bank Transfer (ACH)        1% + $0.25/transaction

Credit/Debit Cards           2.9% + $0.30/transaction

#2) Give Lively/Stripe (Minimum of 30 days to show up on your Breeze giving statement. The donor has an option to cover service charges if they wish, even using PayPal)

Bank Transfer (ACH)        0.8%,  with a cap of $5

Credit/Debit Cards           2.2% + $0.30/transaction

American Express             3.5%

Paypal via GiveLively       2.2% + $0.30/transaction

#3) PayPal (minimum of 30 days to show up on your Breeze giving statement. Please notice that it’s better to use GiveL ively’s payment portal and then choose PayPal in the payment options, as the fee is less. Paypal does not give the option to cover fess, unless when using Give Lively)

Credit/Debit Cards           2.9% + $0.30/transaction