Setting up payments with Stripe
Online donations are paid into your organization's own Stripe account, and Stripe pays them out to your bank. Fun Run Fundraiser keeps only each event's transaction and platform fees. Until payments are set up, your donate buttons tell families that online giving opens soon.
Setting up payments takes about ten minutes. Only an organization Admin can do it.
Online donations open once two checks are done: our review of your organization, and Stripe's verification of its details. They happen side by side, so you can set up payments while we review.
Our review
We check every new organization before it can take online donations, usually within one business day: that it's a real US school or organization, using its tax ID, public school directories or its website. Nothing is needed from you, but adding your Tax ID (EIN) in your organization's Settings speeds it up. We email your Admins when it's done, and the Payments page shows where it stands.
Before you start
Stripe will ask for:
- Your organization's details, such as its legal name and tax ID number.
- A person to verify, usually the PTA treasurer or president. Stripe may ask for their date of birth, home address and part of their Social Security number: banks require this for any account that takes card payments.
- The bank account the donations should be paid into.
Setting it up
- Confirm your email address with the link we emailed when you signed up. If you can't find it, choose Send a new link on the Payments page. (If you signed up with Google, or set your password from an emailed link, it's already confirmed.)
- In the portal menu, choose Payments.
- Choose Set up payments with Stripe. You'll go to a secure form hosted by Stripe.
- Fill in the form and submit it. You'll come back to the Payments page.
If you need to stop part way, choose Continue setup later. Stripe saves what you've entered.
What the Payments page tells you
| We're reviewing your organization | Our review isn't done yet. You can set up payments in the meantime. |
| Confirm your email address first | Use the link we emailed you, or choose Send a new link. |
| Payment setup isn't finished | Choose Continue setup to finish Stripe's form. |
| Stripe is checking your details | This usually takes a few minutes, occasionally a day or two. Choose Check again to refresh, or Update details with Stripe if Stripe needs more. |
| Donations are open, but Stripe has paused payouts | Donations work and are held safely, but Stripe needs a bank account or more information before paying out. |
| Payments are set up | You're done. Once our review is approved too, your events can take online donations. |
| Not approved for online donations | We couldn't confirm your organization. Contact us and we'll explain what we need. |
After setup
Choose Open Stripe dashboard on the Payments page to see your payouts and change your bank account. See Getting paid.
Stripe uses the Contact email from your organization's settings when the account is created. Make sure it's an address someone checks.