The recipient usually gets the donation minus processing fees, not the full amount. GoFundMe’s help page says there’s no fee to start a fundraiser, but a transaction fee is deducted from each donation; for a U.S. fundraiser, the example shows a $50 donation becoming $48.25 after the 2.9% + $0.30 fee.

What that means

  • For a $100 donation, the recipient would get about $96.80 under the same fee structure.
  • The exact amount can vary by country and payment setup, because GoFundMe points users to a pricing page and fee calculator for local details.
  • Optional donor tips are separate from the recipient’s payout and do not reduce the recipient’s share further.

Simple formula

If the donation is DDD, the recipient gets roughly: D−(0.029×D)−0.30D-(0.029\times D)-0.30D−(0.029×D)−0.30.

So a $25 donation would leave about $23.98, while a $200 donation would leave about $193.90 under that U.S. example structure.

Practical takeaway

In plain terms, the recipient typically receives close to the full donation, but not exactly 100%. The cut is small on larger donations and proportionally larger on very small ones because of the flat $0.30 component.

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