The rules for tax deductible donations are the same for gifts given through Textify as for gifts given through cash, check, or online giving. If your organization is a 501(c)3 and gifts to you are typically tax deductible, then they will also be tax deductible when given through Textify. This is why we use Stripe for a payment processor; no funds are passed directly through Textify, which keeps donations within tax regulations.

If you are a for-profit business, funds transferred through Textify are not tax deductible, just like any other transaction.

No, all text donations given through Textify are processed by Stripe, our partner payment processor. Unlike donations made through carriers, which require minimum gifts, transaction fees, and can take months to process, donations made through Textify are deposited directly to your organization within days of the donation being made.

Textify is designed to supplement, not replace online giving. It offers another giving option to your supporters for those who don’t carry checks or prefer not to give online. In fact, we have found that mobile giving causes people who don’t typically give to start giving; it often opens up a new revenue source in addition to online giving.

Textify does not charge any transaction fees, but our partner payment processor, Stripe, charges 2.9% + $.30. We use Stripe because they process the payment directly, meaning no funds pass through Textify, which keeps everything tax deductible. Stripe is very easy to set up and funds are deposited in your account within a week of the donation. The cost to use Textify's service is just $25/month, with no additional percentage/fees taken.

Yes, Textify supports one-time, weekly and monthly donations. Your donors have access to their receipts and recurring donations through our user portal at http://txtfy.us/h.

It couldn’t be easier. They simply text “give [keyword] [amount]” to 34444 to make a donation in any amount. If you have giving funds set up, they will text "give [keyword] [fundname] [amount]" to give to a specific fund.

Text giving allows a supporter to give via their phone by sending a text to specified keyword. Once they set up their credit card in our system, they can give with just a simple text, each time they want to give. The funds are processed through a payment processor and sent directly to the nonprofit, meaning they stay fully tax deductible.

Text giving is simple and easy for both the user and the organization:
 

1. Organizations sign up for Text Giving and are prompted to set up a free Stripe (credit card processor) account, which allows them to process mobile donations. They connect their current bank account with their Stripe account, so funds are deposited directly to their bank.
2. Users donate by texting the word "give", the organization's keyword, and the amount they would like to give to 34444. The first time a user gives through Textify, they will be sent to a page to enter their credit card information. Their credit card is then stored, and all future donations can be given simply by texting an amount to the keyword.
3. The organization receives funds deposited directly to their bank account within days of a donation being made.

Disaster relief campaigns are facilitated through phone carriers and often take months to arrive at the destination organization (the donation isn’t processed until it appears on the donor’s cell phone bill). The transaction fees can also be up to nearly half the donor’s gift. With Textify, payments are processed directly through the organization’s payment processor. The funds come out of a user’s account within minutes and the nonprofit receives them in a matter of days.

No, it can be used for anyone wanting to transfer funds via text. While both nonprofits and businesses use it for fundraising and cause marketing campaigns, businesses, authors, musicians and others selling products or services can use it to accept payment. It’s especially effective at events, where someone can make a purchase from their phone, rather than waiting in line.

No, users can give any amount by texting the amount they wish to give to your keyword and short code.

Money donated via Textify is deposited straight to your organization's bank account via Stripe, our partner credit card processor. Textify never receives any funds, and the donations are not processed through cell phone carriers. This means that you receive donations quickly and directly, and all funds remain tax deductible.