Turn every local checkout into support for your mission.
The businesses around you become your fundraisers.
Their customers round up their change or add a dollar at checkout. You watch the donations roll in and get paid directly, every month.
Free for nonprofits. No fees, no cut, and the money never routes through us.
Watch donations roll in as they happen.
Your portal is the live view of every business raising for you.
Every donation, the moment it happens
A customer rounds up at a register across town and it shows on your portal. Today, this month, all-time, and every business raising for you.
One statement per business, every month
At the end of the month each business gets a statement with their total and your payment instructions. No invoicing on your end.
Reconciliation built in
When the money lands in your account, you confirm it received. Both sides hold the same record, so nothing slips through.
A goal your whole community can watch fill up.
Set a fundraising goal and your public page shows the classic thermometer, rising with every round-up. Share the link and let the neighborhood watch the campaign climb.
- Run a campaign for something specific: a roof, a van, a season of meals.
- Or keep the stat cards instead. Your page, your call, switched from your profile.
Two ways a business can give.
Each business picks the mode that fits its counter. You get the total either way.
Round-up
Customers round up to the next dollar on every sale. A few cents a purchase is nothing to them and real money for you by the end of the month.
$1, $5, or $10 at checkout
A simple ask at the counter or in the cart. The donation shows as a line on the customer's receipt, so the gift is theirs to see.
Real community campaigns, ready on day one.
Once you are approved, your portal hands you everything you need to bring the neighborhood on board.
Your public page
A page you can share anywhere, with your story, your goal, and the businesses raising for you.
A signup link with your name on it
Hand a business one link and your organization is already selected when they connect their point of sale.
Outreach copy, ready to paste
A prewritten message for the email or text you send the shops on your block. Edit it or use it as-is.
A flyer you can print
A printable one-pager for counters, bulletin boards, and community events. Grab it from your portal.
Free for nonprofits. Forever.
MakeTheDonation is paid for by the businesses that use it, never by you.
- No fee for nonprofits, ever
- No cut taken out of donations
- Businesses pay you directly
- We never hold or touch the money
Ready to raise with your neighborhood?
Create your account, fill in a short profile, and a real person reviews it, usually within two business days.