In the United States, a nonprofit is eligible for our online payment services if it meets all of the following conditions: an official legal status, a charitable mission, direct control over the funding it distributes, and end beneficiaries located in a supported region.
- Check whether your nonprofit is eligible for online payment services
- See which beneficiary regions are supported for distributing funds
Check whether your nonprofit is eligible for online payment services
To be eligible to use our online payment services, U.S.-based nonprofits must meet all of the following conditions.
- Official legal status: the organization must hold active 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status with the IRS. Other designations—such as 501(c)(4) civic leagues, 501(c)(6) business leagues, and 527 political groups—are not eligible.
- Charitable mission: the organization's primary activity must be charitable, religious, social, or educational. Organizations acting as political parties, political fundraising entities, or political advocacy groups are not supported. For details on these limits, see the Political parties and political fundraising Help Center article.
- Direct control over funding: the organization must directly manage and control the projects it funds. It cannot act as an "intermediary" or simply pass along funds raised on behalf of third parties.
- Supported beneficiary regions: funds or goods collected can only be distributed to end beneficiaries located in a supported region (see the "See which beneficiary regions are supported for distributing funds" section of this article).
See which beneficiary regions are supported for distributing funds
Funds or goods collected by a U.S. nonprofit can only be distributed to end beneficiaries located in the following regions:
- United States
- Canada
- European Economic Area (EEA)
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Japan
- India
- Malaysia
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