FundCollector – Donations Plugin and Fundraising Platform for WordPress
Sample Donation page with the donation form embedded (frontend)
✨ The Simple, Powerful WordPress Donation Plugin
FundCollector is a completely free WordPress donation plugin — new on WordPress.org, with no subscription fees and no commission taken by FundCollector. Accept credit card, PayPal, and bank transfer payments with no coding required, send automatic email notifications to donors and your team, and manage your entire donor base from the WordPress dashboard. Donors can give without creating an account — simple guest donations. Standard payment processor fees from PayPal or your bank may still apply.
💝 Free Features
- Donation Form Builder: Customizable forms with fields, suggested amounts, and styling options
- Sample Donation Page: On activation, FundCollector automatically creates a draft Donation page with the form already embedded, plus Thank You, Payment Failed, and Privacy pages
- Setup Wizard: Guided onboarding for country, currency, payment methods, and notification email
- PayPal Integration: Secure PayPal REST API payments with sandbox support
- Bank Transfer Support: Alternative payment method with automated email instructions
- Gutenberg Block: Embed the donation form anywhere with the native block editor
- Guest Donations: Donors can give without creating an account — simple guest donations
- Donor Management: Full donor profiles with donation history and key statistics
- Email Notifications: Automated emails to donors and administrators, fully customizable
- Admin Dashboard: Sortable donation list with filters and detail view
- Activity & Error Logs: Dedicated Logs tab to view, filter, download, and clear plugin logs, plus a temporary support-access link
- Security: Honeypot protection, reCAPTCHA v3, data encryption, and CSRF nonces
- GDPR Compliant: Data retention controls, encryption at rest, audit trail logging
- Multi-language: English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese
🚀 FundCollector Pro
FundCollector Pro extends the free plugin with powerful tools for serious fundraisers:
- Recurring Donations: Accept monthly or annual subscriptions from donors via PayPal or Mollie
- Mollie Payments: Accept credit card donations via Mollie, with Mollie Connect onboarding and embedded card fields (Mollie Components)
- PDF Reports: Generate and download donation reports as PDF
- CSV Export: Export all donation data for accounting or analysis
- Automatic Backups: Schedule and restore complete plugin data backups
👥 Who Is FundCollector For?
- Nonprofits and charity organizations
- Sports clubs, associations, and NGOs
- Religious organizations
- Schools and educational institutions
- Anyone collecting donations or contributions online
📖 Setup Guides & Resources
See how FundCollector fits different organizations, then dig into practical fundraising tips:
- How to Set Up Donations for Churches — tithes, recurring offerings, mission funds
- How to Set Up Donations for Schools — class projects, scholarships, capital campaigns
- How to Set Up Donations for Animal Shelters — sponsorships, emergency campaigns, adoption fundraising
- Browse all setup guides by organization type
From the FundCollector blog:
- Monthly Giving Program for Small Nonprofits — setup and strategy for recurring support
- How to Choose a Payment Gateway for WordPress Donations — PayPal, cards, and what to consider
- How to Add a Tip Jar to Your WordPress Site — simple giving for creators and personal sites
Need a first install walkthrough? Start with the Getting Started guide.
🔒 Privacy Policy
FundCollector takes privacy seriously:
- Payment data is processed securely through PayPal’s API
- Sensitive data is encrypted at rest
- No data is shared with third parties without consent
- Users can request data deletion at any time
- Full audit trail is maintained for compliance
🌐 External Services
FundCollector may connect to these external services when the related features are enabled. Both are optional and can be turned off in settings. Card data is never stored on your WordPress site.
- PayPal — Used when donors pay with PayPal or card via PayPal. Donor name, email, amount, and currency are sent to PayPal for payment processing. Privacy: paypal.com/privacy
- Google reCAPTCHA v3 — Optional spam protection on donation forms. Interaction data needed for verification is sent to Google. Privacy: policies.google.com/privacy
🤝 Contribute to FundCollector
FundCollector is open source (GPL) and we welcome help from the community. Here are the best ways to contribute:
- Translate FundCollector into your language. The best place is WordPress.org GlotPress: open translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/fundcollector, choose your language, and translate the plugin strings. When a language reaches about 95% completion, language pack moderators can approve it so updates are available automatically to all WordPress sites in that locale. New to translating WordPress? See the Translator Handbook and How to translate.
- Leave a review on WordPress.org. If FundCollector helps your organization, a short review helps others discover it.
- Report a bug or ask for help. Use the FundCollector Support page so we can help with issues, questions, and troubleshooting.