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Give
WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits and fundraisers
GiveWP is a WordPress donation plugin and fundraising platform that lets nonprofits and causes accept online donations directly from their own site. It handles recurring giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, donation forms, donor management, and reporting. The free version supports PayPal—ideal for nonprofits, churches, schools, and cause-driven organizations already on WordPress.
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Give
WordPress donation plugin for nonprofits and fundraisers
GiveWP is a WordPress donation plugin and fundraising platform that lets nonprofits and causes accept online donations directly from their own site. It handles recurring giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, donation forms, donor management, and reporting. The free version supports PayPal—ideal for nonprofits, churches, schools, and cause-driven organizations already on WordPress.
Plans start from $199/yr
(Deal Status: Active)
Company: Liquid Web, LLC
Location: Michigan, USA
Funding Status: Not Seeking Investment
Buyers: Individuals, Small Businesses (1-50 people), Mid-size Businesses (50-200 people), Large Businesses (200-1,000 people), Enterprises (1,000+ people)
Why We Picked:
GiveWP is the most widely reviewed WordPress-native donation plugin—with 100+ G2 and Trustpilot reviews, 4.8/5 ratings across both platforms, and 30,000+ active WordPress installations—and it earns those scores not just for feature breadth but for consistently praised support quality, with named-agent resolution cited repeatedly across review platforms. Its open-core model is practical: the free version with PayPal is genuinely usable for small nonprofits starting out, while paid tiers unlock peer-to-peer campaigns, recurring giving, and 40+ payment gateways as the organization scales. For organizations already on WordPress who want complete data ownership and no per-transaction platform fee beyond the payment gateway's own costs, GiveWP covers the full donation management lifecycle in a self-hosted environment.
Pricing Model:
GiveWP uses an open-core model—the base plugin is permanently free on WordPress.org (including PayPal and Stripe with a 2% platform fee on one-time donations), while paid plans (Basic, Plus, Pro, Agency) are sold as annual subscriptions that unlock add-ons covering recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, additional payment gateways, and marketing integrations. Individual add-ons can also be purchased separately without a plan if only one specific feature is needed.
Guarantee:
GiveWP offers a 30-day money-back guarantee on paid plans—documented on the official pricing page, covering refund requests submitted within 30 days of purchase. The permanently free version of GiveWP (including PayPal and Stripe with a 2% platform fee on one-time donations) is available without a credit card or time limit, allowing full evaluation of the core donation form and management features before committing to any paid plan.
Tool Maturity:
GiveWP is "mature/established"—the plugin first appeared on WordPress.org in 2014 and has been in continuous active development for 11+ years, accumulating 30,000+ active installations and 700+ WordPress.org reviews across that timeframe. The plugin is updated regularly, with the WordPress.org listing showing active maintenance through June 2026—and the broader GiveWP add-on ecosystem covers 40+ add-ons including Stripe, PayPal, payment gateways, email marketing integrations, text-to-give, peer-to-peer fundraising, and form field customization, indicating sustained feature development well beyond the initial product scope. Acquisition by StellarWP (Liquid Web) extended GiveWP's organizational infrastructure, though WPManageNinja's 2026 review notes that the Liquid Web transition is worth monitoring for long-term product direction—a reasonable caution for organizations planning multi-year reliance on the platform.
Social Proof:
- Rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2 from 61 verified reviews—with 92.9% of reviewers categorized in the Small Business segment, and G2's AI summary citing "excellent support," "abundant features," and "affordability" as the three most frequently mentioned strengths.
- Rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 56 reviews—with multiple reviewers specifically naming support staff by first name and describing same-day resolution for technical issues.
- Over 30,000 active installations on WordPress.org, with 700+ reviews on the WordPress.org repository—self-described as the "highest rated WordPress donation plugin" for online giving, a claim consistent with its WordPress.org review density and star rating relative to comparable plugins.
- G2 reviewers across multiple years describe GiveWP as the best donations plugin for WordPress citing its UI, add-on ecosystem, and support quality as the specific reasons for choosing and staying on the platform after evaluating alternatives.
- WPKube, AccurateBlogger, IsItWP, WPManageNinja, and WPGiz have all independently reviewed GiveWP in 2025–2026—with consistently positive editorial coverage across the WordPress-focused review community.
- GiveWP is now part of the StellarWP product family (parent company Liquid Web)—providing organizational backing from an established managed hosting and WordPress tooling company, noted by WPManageNinja's 2026 review as relevant context for platform stability.
Core Features:
- Donation form builder creates customizable donation forms with goal tracking, multi-level giving amounts, custom suggested amount buttons, a freeform amount field, and a "donate now" display that can be embedded anywhere on a WordPress site via shortcode or block—without coding.
- Recurring donations add-on enables donors to set up automatic repeat giving at weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual intervals—with GiveWP documenting that recurring donors give 42% more over time than one-time donors, making this one of the highest-ROI features for nonprofit revenue growth.
- Peer-to-peer fundraising add-on (Pro and Agency plans) allows individual supporters to create their own personal fundraising pages on your behalf—with customizable pages, built-in tracking, and team-based fundraising support—turning your donor base into a distributed fundraising network without a separate P2P platform.
- Donor management stores a complete profile for each donor including contact information, full giving history, total lifetime giving amount, communication notes, and linked donation records—all accessible from the WordPress admin dashboard without an external CRM.
- Offline donation entry allows checks, cash, and pledge payments to be manually recorded in the GiveWP admin—ensuring the donation reports reflect the organization's total giving across all channels rather than only online payments.
- Tribute and memorial giving allows donors to dedicate their gift in honor or memory of another person—with optional notification card sending to the honoree's family—covering a standard nonprofit fundraising feature that drives significant donations around memorial and celebration events.
- Fund management supports multiple funds within a single GiveWP installation—allowing donors to direct their gift to a specific program, campaign, or fund from a dropdown or radio button on the form, with per-fund reporting in the admin.
- Custom donation form fields add additional data collection inputs to any donation form—gathering supporter information, campaign preferences, organizational affiliation, or other custom data points needed for program tracking and donor communications.
- Donor fee recovery allows donors to optionally cover the payment processing transaction cost with a single checkbox on the form—directing more of the net gift to the cause by giving donors the choice to absorb the gateway fee.
- Annual giving statements generate downloadable, printable donation receipt summaries for each donor covering their full-year giving history—used for year-end tax documentation that nonprofits in the US and other jurisdictions are required to provide to donors upon request.
- Donation goal display shows a visual fundraising progress bar on any campaign form—displaying total amount raised versus campaign target in real time, creating social proof and urgency for donors reviewing the campaign before giving.
- Text-to-give (Basic plan and above) allows donors to contribute via SMS text message by texting a keyword to a designated number—with the donation linked to their existing donor profile, extending giving accessibility beyond the web form to mobile text without a smartphone app.
Integration Features:
- Payment gateway integrations cover 40+ options at the paid plan tier—including Stripe, PayPal (free), Square, Authorize.net, Braintree, PayFast, PayU Money, Razorpay, Mollie, GoCardless, and others—supporting both card-based donations and region-specific payment methods for international nonprofit organizations.
- Email marketing integrations (Basic plan and above) connect GiveWP donation events to Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Drip, and other email platforms—automatically adding donors to segmented email lists on first donation, recurring gift setup, or campaign-specific triggers.
- Zapier integration connects GiveWP donation events to the full Zapier automation ecosystem—routing donor data, giving history, and campaign events to CRMs, project management tools, Google Sheets, and any platform not covered by native direct integrations.
- Salesforce NPSP integration maps GiveWP donor profiles and donation records to Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack—keeping CRM records synchronized with WordPress-based giving data without manual export and import between the two systems.
- QuickBooks integration syncs donation transactions from GiveWP into QuickBooks accounting records—covering the fund reconciliation step that nonprofit finance teams need to complete without manual data entry from the donation report into accounting software.
- Google Analytics integration fires donation event tracking from GiveWP form completions into Google Analytics—providing campaign-level donor acquisition attribution and funnel conversion data without manual goal configuration or custom code.
- Akismet anti-spam integration connects GiveWP donation forms to Akismet spam checking—filtering fraudulent or bot-submitted donation attempts before they create spurious records in the donor database.
Automation Features:
- Automated donation receipts send a confirmation email with transaction details and a PDF receipt to the donor immediately after each successful donation—with customizable email templates for different form types and campaigns, eliminating manual receipt generation for every transaction.
- Recurring donation management handles the full subscription lifecycle automatically—processing scheduled charges at the defined interval, handling failed payment retries, sending renewal notifications to donors, and recording each renewal as a linked donation in the donor profile.
- Automated annual giving statements generate year-end donation summaries for each donor at the close of the fiscal year—providing the documentation needed for tax receipt compliance without manually compiling per-donor giving histories.
- Email marketing sync automation fires on donation completion—adding the donor to a defined email list or sequence in connected platforms like Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign immediately after the donation is recorded, without requiring manual list management or CSV export.
Reporting Features:
- Donation reports display total donations, average gift amount, total donors, new versus returning donors, top campaigns by revenue, and giving trends over configurable time periods—accessible from the WordPress admin dashboard for nonprofit staff who don't need a separate analytics tool.
- Per-form and per-campaign reporting breaks down donation totals, donor counts, and average gift size by individual donation form and campaign—allowing fundraising managers to identify which campaigns are driving the most revenue and which need optimization.
- Donor giving history reports display each donor's complete transaction record—total giving, individual donations with dates and amounts, recurring gift status, and tribute designations—exportable as CSV for board reporting and grant documentation purposes.
- Export to CSV covers all donation data, donor profiles, campaign totals, and transaction records—allowing nonprofit finance and development teams to use the data in Excel, Google Sheets, or imported into external CRM and accounting platforms.
Customization Features:
- Multiple display styles for donation forms support three layout options (Full, Multi-step, and Embedded) configurable per form—allowing organizations to use a full-page standalone donation experience, a multi-step wizard for large campaigns, or an embedded inline form for sidebar or content placement.
- Custom amount levels let each form define its own suggested giving amounts with optional custom labels ("Feed a family for a month: $50")—connecting donation tiers to tangible program impacts rather than displaying raw dollar amounts.
- Form color and branding customization adjusts the color scheme, button styles, and visual presentation of donation forms to match the organization's brand—without requiring CSS knowledge or a child theme modification.
- Custom receipt emails allow the automated post-donation confirmation email to be fully templated per form or campaign—personalizing the thank-you message with campaign-specific language, impact statements, and next-step guidance.
- Donor-facing dashboard (optional) gives registered donors a logged-in WordPress user profile where they can view their giving history, download receipts, update their payment method for recurring donations, and manage their subscription giving—reducing administrative burden on nonprofit staff for donor self-service requests.
Security Features:
- GiveWP is a self-hosted WordPress plugin—all donor data, transaction records, and giving history are stored in your own WordPress database on your own server, not on GiveWP's own servers—maintaining full data residency and ownership for organizations with donor privacy obligations.
- PCI-compliant payment processing is handled by the connected payment gateway (Stripe, PayPal, Square, Authorize.net, etc.)—GiveWP does not store payment card data in the WordPress database, keeping card data within the gateway's PCI-compliant infrastructure and outside the WordPress server's scope.
- Spam and fraud protection via Akismet integration checks form submissions against Akismet's spam detection database—filtering fraudulent donation attempts before they create spurious records without requiring manual moderation of each submission.
- GDPR data management tools allow donor data export and deletion from the WordPress admin—supporting compliance with EU GDPR data subject rights requests (right of access, right to erasure) for organizations collecting donor information from EU residents.
- User role and capability management within WordPress controls which admin users can access the GiveWP donor database, donation records, and reports—using WordPress's native role system to limit GiveWP data access to authorized staff and volunteers without separate credential management.
Ideal Users:
- Nonprofit organizations and registered charities running WordPress sites that want to accept online donations directly without routing donors to a third-party hosted platform like GoFundMe or Donorbox—keeping the donor experience on their own branded site with no third-party branding on the donation page.
- Churches and religious organizations that need a free, self-hosted donation solution with recurring giving, fund designation (general fund, building fund, missions fund), and annual giving statements for tax receipt purposes—without a monthly platform subscription.
- Schools, universities, and alumni associations running WordPress fundraising campaigns that need donation forms with goal tracking, tribute giving, and peer-to-peer campaign pages—managed from within an existing WordPress site rather than a standalone fundraising platform.
- WordPress agencies and freelancers building fundraising websites for nonprofit clients who need a full-featured donation plugin licensed across multiple sites (Agency plan)—covering the full feature set for up to 30 client sites under a single annual license.
- Individual cause fundraisers and small community organizations that want to start accepting donations for free with PayPal immediately—using the free GiveWP version to launch a donation form without any paid subscription until the campaign scale justifies paid add-ons.
Primary Use Cases:
- Use it for building a recurring monthly giving program when you want to give donors the option to set up automatic monthly contributions—reducing the dependence on sporadic one-time donations for operational revenue predictability.
- Use it for running a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign when you want individual supporters, staff, or volunteers to create personal fundraising pages linked to your campaign—and track each person's fundraising progress and total raised from the admin.
- Use it for accepting donations directly on your existing WordPress site when you want the donation form to be embedded within your existing content and design rather than redirecting donors to an external platform that doesn't match your branding.
- Use it for managing year-end donor tax receipt documentation when you want the system to automatically generate downloadable annual giving statements for each donor at the close of the tax year—covering IRS and similar regulatory receipt requirements without manual compilation.
- Use it for running a memorial or tribute giving campaign when you want donors to dedicate their gift in honor or memory of someone—with optional notification cards sent to the named recipient's family—supporting major gift drivers around life events.
- Use it for tracking total organizational giving across online and offline channels when you want donation reports to include checks, cash, and pledges entered manually alongside online transactions—so board reports and grant applications reflect total fundraising rather than only digital payments.
Tech Stack:
- WordPress plugin (self-hosted, open-core)—the free GiveWP core plugin is installable directly from the WordPress.org plugin repository; paid add-ons are delivered as separately installed plugins activated by license key after purchase from givewp.com.
- Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 7.2+—GiveWP does not require WooCommerce and operates as a standalone donation management system independent of any e-commerce plugin.
- 40+ payment gateways supported via add-ons—free tier includes PayPal and Stripe (with 2% platform fee on one-time donations); paid plans unlock Stripe without the platform fee plus Square, Authorize.net, Braintree, PayFast, PayU Money, Razorpay, Mollie, GoCardless, and additional region-specific gateways.
- Native integrations: Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign, ConvertKit, Drip, Salesforce NPSP, QuickBooks, Zapier, Google Analytics, Akismet, and Twilio (for Text-to-Give SMS).
- Compatible with any WordPress theme and major page builders (Elementor, Divi, Gutenberg) for embedding donation forms as blocks or shortcodes into existing page layouts.
- No SaaS dependency for core functionality—the plugin operates entirely within the WordPress installation; data does not pass through GiveWP's servers for standard donation processing, with all payment data handled directly by the configured payment gateway.
Positioning:
GiveWP's most direct competitors in the WordPress donation plugin category are Charitable, WP Charitable, and Donation Manager—all WordPress-native plugins—plus hosted platforms like Donorbox, Fundly, and GoFundMe Charity that charge per-transaction platform fees on top of payment gateway fees. GiveWP's key positioning distinction versus hosted platforms is that it has no additional platform-level percentage fee on paid plans (the 2% is only on the free version using Stripe; PayPal is always free)—while hosted platforms like Donorbox typically charge 1.75% or more on all donations regardless of plan. Compared to simpler WordPress donation plugins, GiveWP's add-on depth (40+ payment gateways, peer-to-peer fundraising, recurring giving, CRM integrations, text-to-give) makes it the more capable long-term choice for organizations that expect their fundraising infrastructure needs to grow beyond basic form functionality.
Support & Resources:
- GiveWP provides ticket-based email support for paid plan holders—with multiple Trustpilot reviewers describing fast, personalized responses and naming individual support agents (notably "Alex") by name as consistently helpful for resolving both setup and technical issues; free version users are directed to the WordPress.org support forum for community-based assistance.
- Documentation at givewp.com/documentation covers installation, getting started, payment gateway setup, each add-on configuration, donor management, reporting, and developer API—structured as a comprehensive self-service knowledge base with a dedicated Getting Started guide for new users and linked add-on docs for each paid feature.
- A fundraising website audit (a $50 value, currently offered free) is included with Plus, Pro, and Agency plan purchases—providing a human review of the organization's donation setup and fundraising configuration from the GiveWP team, which is an unusual level of hands-on onboarding support for a plugin product.
Limitations:
- Recurring donations, peer-to-peer fundraising, most payment gateways (beyond PayPal and Stripe), text-to-give, and marketing integrations are all paid add-ons or plan features—the free version is genuinely functional for basic one-time donation collection with PayPal, but organizations that need the full fundraising feature set (the capabilities that differentiate GiveWP from simpler alternatives) will need to budget for at least the Basic or Plus annual plan.
- The free version of GiveWP charges a 2% platform fee on Stripe-processed one-time donations—organizations collecting meaningful donation volume on the free plan should calculate whether the accumulated 2% fee on Stripe transactions exceeds the cost of a paid plan (which removes the platform fee) to determine the point at which upgrading becomes financially beneficial.
- GiveWP requires WordPress and is not available for non-WordPress websites—organizations on Squarespace, Wix, Webflow, or other CMS platforms cannot use GiveWP and would need to evaluate hosted donation platforms instead.
- GiveWP does not send emails directly—outbound donation receipts, recurring donation notifications, and annual statements require a properly configured WordPress SMTP plugin and transactional email service for reliable email delivery; organizations that have not configured SMTP on their WordPress site may experience receipt delivery failures with the default WordPress mail function.
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