How do I enroll in PayPal Giving Fund?

PayPal Giving Fund partners with organizations such as eBay, Meta, GoFundMe, Deed, Twitch, and many more to help charities raise funds and connect with new donors. As a registered charity and Donor Advised Fund, we grant donations made on our partner platforms to the charities recommended by donors.

If your organization is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity, Private Operating Foundation, religious institution, Type I or II Supporting Organization (with a determination letter), or an Indian tribe in good standing with the IRS, you’re eligible to enroll with PayPal Giving Fund.

Government agencies that can provide a governmental information letter from the IRS are eligible. Other Government, Supporting Organizations, and Private Non-Operating Foundations are not eligible.

Enrollment steps

1. Creating your PayPal Confirmed Charity account

Create a PayPal Business account or upgrade a Personal account to get started. 

2. Confirm your account belongs to a charity

• Select Nonprofit as your business type.
• Provide your business name and EIN so that we can verify your organization is registered with the appropriate regulator.
• Provide documentation to prove that you are a representative of the organization.
• Confirm your charity’s bank account information.

Once submitted, we'll review your documents within 2 business days. If approved, you'll receive an email confirming your charity status with PayPal.

3. Join PayPal Giving Fund

Once confirmed, most eligible charities will be enrolled automatically with PayPal Giving Fund within 3 business days. You’ll receive a welcome email to confirm your enrollment.

Charities based in California must complete the PayPal Giving Fund enrollment form after confirming their charity account with PayPal.

You can view our onboarding guide here.

If you haven’t been automatically enrolled within 2 weeks:

• Check your charity’s eligibility.
• Log into your PayPal account to check for any outstanding requests from PayPal or visit PayPal Giving Fund’s website and click enroll to check that you’ve completed all required steps.

Once enrolled, your charity will have access to the PayPal Giving Fund dashboard where you can personalize your profile and access donation data.

Please visit our website if you'd like to learn more about PayPal Giving Fund and our policies. If you aren't a PayPal customer and have questions about PayPal Giving Fund, please contact us.