What's New: Cover Processing Fees with Your Donation!

May 7, 2025
MemberDrive Team
MemberDrive Fans
We’re thrilled to announce a brand-new feature at MemberDrive.org designed to make your fundraising efforts even more effective. Now, donors can choose to cover estimated processing fees when making a donation, ensuring that your organization receives the full intended amount.

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How It Works

Processing fees are a fact of doing business. Whenever a donor makes a donation using credit card, debit card, or ACH transfer, the bank takes a small percentage, usually 2.9% + 30¢ for credit or debit card, or 0.8% for ACH transactions. Plus there's the small 1% fee for MemberDrive (it's how we keep the lights on to serve you). 

In the past, this meant you’d typically receive a bit less in your bank deposit. Now, donors can opt to add a small amount to their donation to cover these estimated fees. For example:

  • A donor gives $100 and selects “Cover estimated fees.”
  • A small amount is added to their donation to offset the processing fees.
  • You receive the full $100 in your bank deposit (or very close to it, as fees are estimated based on our payment processor’s standard pricing, with minor variations possible).

Pledges and Recurring DonationsToo!

When making a pledge or recurring donation, the estimated fees will apply to future payments as well. 

With recurring donations, the additional amount for estimated fees will be added to each donation in the recurring series. 

For pledges, the estimated fees are added to each pledge payment, and the pledge total is updated to reflect the added fees. 

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Why This Matters

This feature empowers donors to maximize the impact of their contributions, ensuring that every dollar they intend for your cause reaches you. It’s a simple, transparent way to support your mission without the burden of processing fees reducing the donation amount.

Get Started Today

The “Cover estimated fees” option is now live for all donors on MemberDrive.org. Encourage your supporters to take advantage of this feature to make their donations go further. Log in to your MemberDrive account to explore this update and share the news with your community!

Thank you for choosing MemberDrive.org to power your fundraising. We’re excited to continue supporting your mission with tools that make a difference.

Note: Fee estimates are based on standard pricing from our payment processor. Slight variations may occur due to calculation differences.
Happy fundraising!

The MemberDrive Team