What fees are charged on donations?

If you donate using a bank transfer, there are no associated fees, but the process is more time-consuming (you will need to instruct your bank to make the payment).

If you donate by credit or debit card, the payment fees are set by our third-party payment gateways (e.g. Stripe). We do our best to keep these fees as low as possible.

We (Effective Altruism Funds / the Centre for Effective Altruism) do not charge any additional payment processing or handling fees.

Before you complete your payment, we estimate your fees based on what we think the payment gateway will charge. Once you have completed your payment, the fees displayed will reflect what the payment gateway actually charged.