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Fees

Last reviewed and updated: June 2026

Localgiving is a not-for-profit organisation and all fees we take go towards covering our operation, development and marketing costs. We try to keep our fees to a minimum, however we feel that it is important that Localgiving is run using a sustainable business model, ensuring that we can continue to help local charitable organisations into the future. We work hard to make sure that we offer a high-quality service to all of our registered groups and supporters.

Our fees are split into three separate revenue streams. The first is through annual subscriptions paid by groups for Localgiving membership. The second is through voluntary tips made by donors and the 5% commission taken from donations over £200.

Membership fees

Fundraiser Tier - membership is £150.00 (+VAT), charged annually as a single transaction.

For this, groups gain access to a range of benefits, including:

  • Online donations including Direct Debits
  • Fundraiser and project pages
  • Intuitive reporting and donor communications 
  • 2 access grant projects 
  • 10 additional AI grant searches 
  • Draft 20 grant application questions 
  • Free tips, training, advice and support

Grant Success Tier - membership is £43.00 a month (+VAT) / £516 a year (+VAT) , with option to pay monthly or annually. 

For this, groups gain access to a range of benefits, including:

  • Everything in the ‘Fundraising’ tier and;
  •  Access our full grant funder database
  • 5 active grant projects
  • 10 new grant searches each month
  • Schedule weekly grant searches
  • Unlock deeper search and eligibility options with a broader AI profile
  • Draft 200 grant application questions per month

Fully Managed Tier - membership is £499.00 a month (+VAT), paid monthly. 

For this, groups gain access to a range of benefits, including:

  • Everything in the 'grant success' tier 
  • Personalised data and project setup with our team
  • 1-2-1 advice on maximising your fundraising and social reach 
  • Our grant and AI experts will draft 15 bids for you
  • Submit 5 grant applications in the first month 
  • 10 further bids over the course of the year 
  • Continually review regular grant opportunities 

Donation fee

Donors are asked to pay a voluntary tip to Localgiving on donations under £200. Donations over £200 are subject to a 5% fee which is either deducted from the total amount of the donation or covered by the donor.  All fees retained by Localgiving are used to cover the cost of maintaining a secure online donations service.

Processing fee

The most cost-effective way to make a one-time donation is with a UK debit card, which incurs a third-party payment processing fee of 1.9% + 20p.

You can also choose to donate using your PayPal account.

A full list of payment processing fees can be found below:

  • 1.9% + 20p for donations made using UK debit cards, credit cards, and PayPal
  • 2.9% + 20p for PayPal donations made from Europe (any country within the EEC)
  • 2.9% + 26p for all International cards and all American Express
  • 3.9% + 20p for all PayPal donations made from countries outside the UK and Europe (any country within the EEC)

Monthly Direct Debits are processed by GoCardless, who charge 20p per transaction.