RoundUp at Checkout allows eCommerce merchants to add a donation option to their online checkout process so customers can roundup their online purchases to add up to monthly donations to nonprofits.

We created an API and free plug-ins for eCommerce stores to offer donation offers to their customers because we were getting so many calls and emails requesting this opportunity. 

We have free plug-ins for BigCommerce and WooCommerce stores as well as an option that can be used with Drupal and an API for custom implementations. We also can create totally custom enterprise-level programs. 

We are currently only available for U.S. based stores or stores doing business in U.S. dollars who want to collect donations for U.S. based nonprofits (registered as 501(3)(c)). 

Set-up is fast and easy and should only take 5-10 minutes! We have a sandbox on BigCommerce you can use to see the product in action! You can also install on your own sandbox if you’d like to test how it works.

You should select one nonprofit to support at a time, but you can change the nonprofit you want to select at any time via your merchant admin portal. 

During the signup process, you will link your banking information. On processing day, we will withdraw the donated funds and send them to the nonprofit designated for those funds. Alternatively, we can invoice you for the donation amount or you can provide a credit card for the donation payment to the nonprofit. 

Donations will appear as ACH’s to your chosen nonprofit once a month.

If you choose to match your roundups, a second ACH will appear on your account for your match. We break the payment into two because only your matching portion is eligible for tax deductions. The consumer donations should not be listed on your profit/loss statement. Consumer donated funds should be listed as a non-revenue, payable item on your balance sheet to prevent you from realizing a tax liability for the incremental revenue. 

Example:
Consumers give $1,000 in RoundUp donations and you match $500. You will
see 2 ACH transactions at the end of the month out of your account and you will receive a tax receipt for your match, $500.

Donations are non-refundable, so if a customer donated on a transaction that is later canceled or refunded, you should only issue the refund for the merchandise and associated taxes or fees, not including the donation. 

We’re here to help, so if you have more questions about how RoundUp at Checkout works, please use this link to set-up a meeting and we can answer questions.

RoundUp App uses Stripe to process transactions and adheres to Stripe’s policy on restricted and prohibited businesses. 

You can learn more about their policy on restricted and prohibited businesses here:

https://stripe.com/legal/restricted-businesses