Nonprofit fundraising guides for payments, tax rules and donor letters
Step-by-step answers on accepting Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, and contactless gifts, what donors can deduct, and how to write request letters and statements.
Guides by question
Taking payments
- How to accept Apple Pay donations for your nonprofitA practical walkthrough on how to accept Apple Pay donations: enable it in your Givebear donation widget and on Stripe Terminal kiosks, then watch mobile giving convert.
- How to accept Google Pay donations for your nonprofitA practical walkthrough for nonprofits on how to accept Google Pay donations: enable the Android wallet through Stripe, add it to your embedded giving widget and tap-to-pay kiosk, and lift mobile conversion.
- How to accept contactless donations in personLearn how to accept contactless donations in person: Stripe Terminal tap-to-pay kiosks, card, phone, and watch taps with no donor app, plus QR sign pairing and receipts.
- How to accept ACH donations for your nonprofitA step-by-step look at how to accept ACH donations through Stripe: why bank transfers cost less than cards on large gifts, how settlement timing works, and how to pair ACH with recurring giving for major and monthly donors.
Tax and receipts
- Are mosque donations tax deductible in the United States?Gifts to a 501(c)(3) mosque are deductible if you itemize. Learn the IRS $250 written acknowledgment rule, compliant receipts, and how zakat and sadaqah are treated.
- Is zakat tax deductible? What US donors need to knowZakat paid to a 501(c)(3) mosque or Islamic charity can be tax deductible if you itemize and keep a receipt. Here is how IRS Pub 526 treats your zakat.
- How to issue a church contribution statement donors can deductA church contribution statement gives members the IRS-compliant record they need to deduct gifts. Learn the required fields, the $250 rule, the religious-benefits clause, and bulk issuing.
Asking for support
- How to write a donation request letter (with templates)A practical guide to the donation request letter: the six-part structure that works, plus four copy-paste templates (general appeal, in-kind, corporate sponsorship, and faith) that each end with a clear way to give.
- How to get corporate sponsors for a nonprofitCorporate sponsorship starts with local businesses, not national brands. How to build the list, price tiers against the IRS 2% benefit rule, make the ask, and keep the payment untaxed.