PayPal Giving Fund listing

PayPal Giving Fund accepts 1 business type we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

• Nonprofits

  0/4

  Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 25% of the top-10 spots.

  Directories

  CharityWatch 3/4, GreatNonprofits 2/4, GiveWell 1/4

  Other sites

  best-charities.org, forbes.com, give.org

  Searches: “best charities to donate to”, “animal charities”, “top rated charities”, “charity ratings”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

Who can list

• Nonprofits

Census audience: charities · United States

Pricing

Free

• PayPal help: PayPal Giving Fund does not charge fees to charities or donors; partner platforms may apply their own fees; currency conversion fees can apply.

Approval

Reviewed in days. Enroll: create/log in to a PayPal Business account (Nonprofit type), confirm the charity with tax and banking details; 'Most charities will receive confirmation within 2 business days'; welcome email with profile link 'within 3 business days'. California and Hawaii charities must also complete a PPGF enrollment form.

Requirements

US charity in good standing with the IRS (501(c)(3) public charity, private operating foundation, religious institution, Indian tribe, Type I/II/functionally integrated Type III supporting org, or government agency with IRS letter); IRS determination letter; business checking account in the charity's legal name; PayPal Business account.

Sources

• paypal.com/us/paypal-giving-fund/joinppgf
• paypal.com/us/cshelp/article/are-there-any-fees-charged-for-using-paypal-giving-fund--help207
• paypal.com/us/paypal-giving-fund/home

Not established: link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

1. 1

   Prepare your details

   PayPal Giving Fund asks for: US charity in good standing with the IRS (501(c)(3) public charity, private operating foundation, religious institution, Indian tribe, Type I/II/functionally integrated Type III supporting org, or government agency with IRS letter); IRS determination letter; business checking account in the charity's legal name; PayPal Business account.

   • The community's own rules, read before posting
   • An account with some genuine history
   • A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
   • Product URL, short description and images

   Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by PayPal Giving Fund.

2. 2

   Open the submit page

   paypal.com/us/paypal-giving-fund/joinppgf
3. 3

   Approval: reviewed in days

   Enroll: create/log in to a PayPal Business account (Nonprofit type), confirm the charity with tax and banking details; 'Most charities will receive confirmation within 2 business days'; welcome email with profile link 'within 3 business days'. California and Hawaii charities must also complete a PPGF enrollment form.

4. 4

   Check the watch-outs

   1 thing to know before you post.

1. 1

   GreatNonprofits

   Nonprofit directory

   In Google's top 10 for 2 searches for nonprofits (best #8).

   FreeTranco #62,513Nofollow link

2. 2

   Charity Navigator

   Nonprofit directory

   In Google's top 10 for 1 search for nonprofits (best #6).

   EditorialTranco #15,545Dofollow link

3. 3

   GiveWell

   Nonprofit directory

   In Google's top 10 for 1 search for nonprofits (best #5).

   EditorialTranco #113,979Dofollow link

4. 4

   GoFundMe for Nonprofits

   Nonprofit directory

   Accepts nonprofits. Not in the top 10 of our searches for these types.

   FreeTranco #1,134Nofollow link