How much do fundraising platforms take from missionary donations?

It ranges from roughly 3% to 15% all-in. Processing-only platforms like GiveSendGo and GoFundMe run about 2.7–2.9% plus $0.30 per gift, Continue to Give is 2.7–3.9% plus a fixed fee, Devotion Fund is 5% on bank transfer or 7% on card with processing absorbed, and Patreon is about 12–15%. This calculator shows the exact yearly amount for your own support level.

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What does your fundraising platform actually cost?

Put in your monthly support and see what each platform takes — and what reaches your ministry — every year. No signup. No email. Just the numbers.

Average monthly gift per supporter

Number of monthly supporters

Devotion Fund donors pay by card (7%), not bank transfer (5%)My sending org uses Continue to GiveInclude GiveSendGo’s 10% donor tipPatreon w/ currency conversion (15%)

$1,000/mo ($12,000/yr) raised from 20 supporters at $50 each.

Platform	Lost to fees / yr	Effective	To ministry / yr
Devotion Fund	$840	7.0%	$11,160
Continue to Give	$576	4.8%	$11,424
GiveSendGo	$396	3.3%	$11,604
GoFundMe	$420	3.5%	$11,580
Modern Day Missions	$514	4.3%	$11,486
Patreon	$1,440	12.0%	$10,560

On Devotion Fund you’d keep $11,160 of $12,000 a year. We’re not always the lowest sticker price — and we say so. The 7% buys recurring-first design and built-in update tooling, because missionaries lose support to silence far more often than to fees.

Devotion Fund: 7% on card, all-in — processing absorbed. Recurring-first, with built-in updates and a donor CRM.

Continue to Give: Independent missionary rate: 3.9% + $0.45. (2.7% + $0.25 if your sending org uses CTG.)

GiveSendGo: 0% platform + 2.7% + $0.30 processing. A 10% donor tip is requested prominently at checkout.

GoFundMe: 2.9% + $0.30 processing. Built for one-time campaigns, not recurring missionary support.

Modern Day Missions: ~4.28% effective, all-in. Tax-deductible — a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. Often the right call if your donors itemize.

Patreon: ~12% all-in (≈10% platform + ~3% processing). Built for entertainment creators, not support raising.

Pure Charity: custom organizational pricing; not self-serve for individual missionaries, so it isn’t scored here.

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Figures are estimates for recurring monthly giving and assume every supporter gives the same average gift. Devotion Fund’s fee is all-in (processing absorbed): 5% on bank transfer, 7% on card. Competitor figures add standard card processing where the platform passes it to you. Continue to Give pricing verified 2026-06-08 against its live missionary pricing page; other rates from each platform’s public pricing page. Platforms change rates — confirm the current number before you decide. Pure Charity uses custom organizational pricing and isn’t self-serve for individuals, so it’s left out of the math. This calculator doesn’t capture tax-deductibility, which can outweigh fees for donors who itemize (see Modern Day Missions). Built by the founder of Devotion Fund. Last updated 2026-06-10.