Fundraise Up · FinOps Profile

Fundraiseup Finops

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.

Fundraiseup Finops is the FinOps profile for Fundraise Up on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a per transaction cycle, and pricing category usage-based.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Fundraising, Donations, Nonprofit, Payments, and FinOps.

Category: Fundraising and Payments Pricing: Usage-Based Billing: Per Transaction FOCUS v1.3
FundraisingDonationsNonprofitPaymentsFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Fundraise Up
PricingCategory
Usage-Based
ProviderName
Fundraise Up
PublisherName
Fundraise Up
ServiceCategory
Fundraising and Payments
ServiceName
Fundraise Up

Meters

platform_fee
Unit: donation_amount
Percentage platform fee on each processed money donation (standard 4%).
crypto_platform_fee
Unit: donation_amount
Percentage platform fee on each cryptocurrency donation (standard 5%).
processor_fee
Unit: donation_amount
Payment processor fees (Stripe, PayPal, Gemini) charged separately per transaction.
donor_covered_fees
Unit: donation_amount
Fees voluntarily covered by donors at checkout, offsetting the organization's net cost.

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