Your supporters should fund your program, not the software running the checkout.
81% of people say tipping has gotten out of control. WalletHub, 2026
More than 92% of SuccessFund supporters choose to cover a clear, transparent transaction fee.
More than 100 million people already use Venmo, and it is right there at checkout.
Tip fatigue is real, and your supporters bring it with them to your fundraiser. Four in five people now say the asking has gone too far, and every extra prompt at checkout is one more moment to reconsider.
Schoolfundr funds its platform with a tip asked of your supporters at checkout. A school cannot switch that prompt off or pay a fee in its place, so the ask belongs to the platform and the awkwardness belongs to you.
SuccessFund never shows a tip prompt. Your supporters are asked for their donation and nothing beyond it.
Our fee is named at checkout, and it is optional. Supporters can see what it pays for and decide, which is why more than nine in ten choose to cover it. When someone declines, the campaign covers it and the donation still counts in full.
That is a different thing from a tip. A tip is framed as generosity and funds the platform. A named fee is framed as what it is, and your supporters get to make an informed choice about it.
The difference shows up in what your community pays in total. Set your goal below and compare.
More than a hundred million people already have Venmo on their phone. When it is right there at checkout, giving takes seconds and no one has to hunt for a card.
SuccessFund accepts Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and credit and debit cards, with no donor account required. Schoolfundr processes through Stripe and lists card payments; Venmo was not among the options published on its site when we reviewed them in July 2026.
For students and parents sharing a link from a phone, that is often the difference between giving now and meaning to later.
.svg)
SuccessFund, for any school running more than one kind of fundraiser. Schoolfundr handles a single donation drive well. On SuccessFund your supporters pay with Venmo and are never asked for a tip, districts get approval chains and an audit trail, deposits arrive weekly with an ID that matches a budget line, and one account also covers tickets, stores, concessions, auctions, and school fees.
How each platform gets paid, and how much of the school it covers. SuccessFund charges its own payment services fee and never asks your donors for a tip. Schoolfundr charges the school no platform fee and funds itself with a tip asked of your supporters at checkout, so the cost moves to your community rather than disappearing. SuccessFund also covers ticketing, school stores, auctions, in-person payments, and district approvals.
Not exactly. Schoolfundr charges no platform fee, contract, or setup cost, and that part is real. But a processing fee of 2.9% plus 30 cents comes out of every online donation before your program sees it. Schoolfundr calls that Stripe's fee, and it is deducted from your proceeds all the same. Its checkout then asks your supporters to add a tip, and those tips fund the platform rather than your program.
Yes, and a school cannot switch that prompt off or choose to pay a fee in its place. On a live checkout observed in August 2026 the tip was preset at 15%. A donor can set it to zero, and your school keeps every dollar donated whether or not a tip is left. SuccessFund never shows a tip prompt at all.
Not once you count what your community pays. SuccessFund charges the school 5% plus a fixed fee of 30 cents to $1.00 online, processing included. Schoolfundr charges no platform fee of its own, though processing still comes out of every donation. But a tip-funded checkout asks your supporters for money on top of their donation, so the fee a school sees is only part of the cost. Compare the total your community pays to reach the same goal.
Not among the payment options published on its site when we reviewed them in July 2026. Schoolfundr processes donations through Stripe and lists card payments. SuccessFund accepts Venmo, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, and credit and debit cards at checkout, with no donor account required. For students and parents, Venmo is often the difference between giving now and meaning to later.
Yes. The same account handles a-thons and pledge drives, event and athletic ticketing with assigned seating and check-in, concessions, a school store, camp and clinic registration with waivers, sponsorships and banners, live and online auctions, school fees, and in-person card readers. Schoolfundr focuses on fundraising campaigns, and ticketing sits in a separate Hometown product.
Yes. Neither platform locks you into a contract or a subscription, so nothing has to run out first. Close the campaign you are running on Schoolfundr and request your payout, then build your campaign on SuccessFund and share the new link. Setup is self-serve, so you do not wait on a call, and cash and checks you have already collected can be logged in SuccessFund for free.
SuccessFund deposits weekly while the campaign is still running, with a Monday cutoff and deposits that typically land on Friday, and every deposit carries an allocation ID for reconciliation. Schoolfundr's published FAQ says funds are held until the fundraiser ends, and are then withdrawn through Stripe or by requesting a check.
Join the schools and booster clubs raising more with SuccessFund.
Get Started Free