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Interchange Rates for Nonprofit and Church Credit Card and Debit Card Processing

Interchange Rates

Charities & Churches

Card Brand Rates

These are the most recently published rates, subject to change by the card brands.
Visa
Mastercard
Discover
American Express

Debit Cards

0.05%
+
$0.22
1.45%
+
$0.15
0.90%
+
$0.15

Credit Cards

1.35%
+
$0.05
2.00%
+
$0.10
1.45%
+
$0.10
1.43%
<
$1,200
2.05%
<
$4,000
2.70%
>
$4,000

Church Average?

This is an example of an average card brand mix for the card processing at a Church.
0.85% Average Rate with a $200 average transaction size

Debit Cards

43%
6%
1%

Credit Cards

25%
13%
2%
10%

Nonprofit Average?

This is an example of an average card brand mix for the card processing at a Nonprofit Organization.
0.87% Average Rate with a $150 average transaction size

Debit Cards

36%
8%
2%

Credit Cards

30%
12%
2%
10%

+ Feature Specific

Pay-as-you-Go
Event Management & P2P Events
2% Fee or Tipping On
Fundraisers (crowdfunding)
Free
Peer-to-Peer Fundraisers
2% Fee or Tipping On
Pledges and Matches
Free
Corporate Matching
2% Fee or Tipping On
Live Auctions
Free
WeGive Premium
Event Management & P2P Events
1% + 99¢ ($5 Cap)/Registrant
Fundraisers (crowdfunding)
Free
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
0.5% + 50¢ ($5 Cap)/Donation
Pledges and Matches
Free
Corporate Matching
0.5% + 50¢ ($5 Cap)/Match
Live Auctions
Free

Included with Plans

CRM Integrations
CHMS Integrations
Accounting Integrations
Analytics Integration
Recurring Plan Transfer
Local Phone Number
Custom Domain Hosting
Custom Email Addresses
Supporter Segmentation
Supporter Journey Templates
Pay-as-you-Go
1 Included
1 Included
1 Included
1 Included
Included
Included
Included
Unlimited
Included
Included

Included with Plans

CRM Integrations
CHMS Integrations
Accounting Integrations
Analytics Integration
Recurring Plan Transfer
Local Phone Number
Custom Domain Hosting
Custom Email Addresses
Supporter Segmentation
Supporter Journey Templates
WeGive Premium
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Included
Included
Included
Included
Unlimited
Included
Included

What About ACH and Bank Login?

ACH is a direct bank-to-bank payment rail. This payment rail typically costs payment facilitators a flat fee per transaction and often times a large gateway fee as well. Software providers will typically mark this fee up or even charge a percent rate for it.

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