specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Fundraise Up
providerId: fundraiseup
created: '2026-07-05'
modified: '2026-07-05'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Fundraising
- Donations
- Nonprofit
- Payments
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Fundraise Up spend. Fundraise Up charges no software license or
  API fee; cost is a transaction-based platform fee taken as a percentage of each
  processed donation - 4% standard and 5% for cryptocurrency - with no setup fees,
  monthly fees, or contracts. Payment processor fees (Stripe, PayPal, Gemini) are
  billed separately and stack on top of the platform fee. Because donors can elect
  to cover fees at checkout, and most do, the organization's effective net cost is
  frequently far below the headline percentage. Spend therefore scales directly
  with fundraising volume rather than with API call counts.
notes: >-
  Exact percentages and nonprofit-discounted processor rates should be verified on
  the pricing page during reconciliation. Fee coverage by donors materially lowers
  effective cost and should be tracked as an offset.
sources:
- https://fundraiseup.com/pricing/
- https://fundraiseup.com/support/pricing-faqs/
- https://fundraiseup.com/support/tax-deductible-fees/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Fundraise Up
serviceCategory: Fundraising and Payments
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Usage-Based
  billingFrequency: Per Transaction
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Adjustment
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Fundraise Up
  ServiceCategory: Fundraising and Payments
  ProviderName: Fundraise Up
  PublisherName: Fundraise Up
  InvoiceIssuerName: Fundraise Up
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Usage
  PricingCategory: Usage-Based
meters:
- name: platform_fee
  description: Percentage platform fee on each processed money donation (standard 4%).
  unit: donation_amount
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - campaign
- name: crypto_platform_fee
  description: Percentage platform fee on each cryptocurrency donation (standard 5%).
  unit: donation_amount
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
- name: processor_fee
  description: Payment processor fees (Stripe, PayPal, Gemini) charged separately per transaction.
  unit: donation_amount
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - processor
- name: donor_covered_fees
  description: Fees voluntarily covered by donors at checkout, offsetting the organization's net cost.
  unit: donation_amount
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track platform fee, processor fees, and donor-covered fees per campaign to see true net cost per dollar raised.
- name: Allocation
  description: Tag donations by campaign or program so fees map to internal cost centers and appeals.
- name: Optimization
  description: Encourage donor fee coverage and recurring giving to lower effective cost; reconcile processor rates against nonprofit discounts.
- name: Accountability
  description: Review monthly fees against funds raised; assign campaign owners responsible for cost-per-dollar-raised.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com