GoFundMe alternatives for sports teams

GoFundMe charges nothing to start a fundraiser. Its pricing page lists one transaction fee of 2.9% + 30¢, taken from each donation, and an optional tip that donors can add for GoFundMe. Here is what that leaves a team, read November 8, 2026. Fees are rounded to the nearest cent, half a cent up, and the team keeps the rest.

The $50 row is GoFundMe’s own example. Two more costs are worth knowing: supporters who make a recurring donation pay a 5% fee per donation, and GoFundMe says to allow up to 5 business days for donations to process, plus 2 to 5 business days for the bank transfer.

GoFundMe suits a simple donation page: there is no fee to start, and 2.9% + 30¢ comes out of each donation. It has no platform fee, and its team feature lets the people you add, such as parents and coaches, help post updates, thank donors and share the page. Its help center is also plain that it “does not find donors for fundraisers,” so the team brings its own supporters.

Another platform can fit better when the fundraiser is more than a page: a pledge event, a raffle night, or a thank-you gift for supporters.

Each of these is built for a different kind of team fundraiser. The keep figures are one $50 card gift with no tip, from each company’s own pricing or help page.

Donors pay differently on each one:

Wallets means Apple Pay and Google Pay. Ways to give come from each company’s own help or product pages, read November 9, 2026. FundMyClub takes PayPal and Venmo on one-time gifts once the team links its bank.

RallyUp’s Free plan is shown at 2.9% processing; where the processor charges 1.9%, the team keeps $48.75. Vertical Raise’s terms say its fee is set in each contract and kept confidential.

• Snap! Raise. Its help center says a local representative helps set up the campaign, and that partners keep 80% of the total raised.
• FundMyClub. A team page where every player has their own link, and gifts at merch levels come with team gear. It costs more per gift than GoFundMe.
• 99Pledges. No platform fee and 3.49% + 49¢ per donation, built for a-thons. It also tracks cash and checks for free.
• RallyUp. Its Free plan has no platform fee and asks donors for a tip. Its Flex plan charges 2.9% to 6.9% by activity, such as 6.9% for raffles.
• Givebutter. With tips on, its pricing page says nonprofits pay no platform or processing fees. With tips off it charges 3% plus processing. Its help center says it is built for organizations and does not support personal fundraising accounts.
• Vertical Raise. Its clubs and teams page says a fundraising coach creates the team’s page. Its terms say the fee is set in each contract and kept confidential.

Most of the work is the new page and one clear message to supporters.

1. Pick the platform that fits the fundraiser, from the table above.
2. Set up the new page with the same goal and story, and check the checkout yourself before you share it.
3. Post an update on the GoFundMe page with the new link, so people who find the old page know where to go.
4. Send the new link to families, players and past supporters in one short message.

Money already raised on GoFundMe is sent through GoFundMe’s own transfers, which it says go out daily unless the organizer picks weekly or monthly.

• What the team keeps at $25, $50 and $100. Our fee comparison has the math for each platform.
• What supporters see at checkout. A tip line or a fee to cover changes what they pay. Read what a donor tip is before you pick.
• Who receives the money. Some platforms pay only organizations, and some fee terms apply only to nonprofits.
• When the money arrives. Ask whether funds come during the drive or only after it closes.

• Free to start. No setup or monthly fee.
• Fees. 10% platform fee plus 5% payment processing on each gift. A team keeps $85 of a $100 gift.
• No tip. Supporters are never asked for a tip.
• Gifts. Supporters give $5 to $25,000 by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or Cash App Pay, and by PayPal or Venmo on one-time gifts once the team links its bank.
• Merch. Gifts at merch levels come with gear printed with the team’s logo and shipped to the supporter. Its cost comes out of the gift that earned it, so the team never pays upfront.
• Payouts. Through Stripe to the bank account the team links.
• Players. Every player gets their own link to the team goal, with first name and last initial on public pages.

See the side-by-side on how FundMyClub compares, or try any gift on the pricing calculator.