Eligibility Requirements for Receiving Funds
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10/27/2025 11:53:06 AM
Who will receive the funds
Eligibility Requirements for Receiving Funds
The person who will receive the funds must:
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Be 18 years of age or older
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Have a valid, unexpired government-issued photo ID
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Have a bank account in a supported country, and in the same currency the fundraiser is set up in
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Meet all additional requirements listed for their country (see our full list below)
If you do not meet these requirements for any of our supported countries, please do not create a fundraiser.
Fundraisers created by ineligible users will be canceled and all donations refunded.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in keeping our platform safe, transparent, and effective for everyone.
Fundraiser requirements by country
US (including Puerto Rico)
- A US Social Security number or ITIN
- A US driver's license, US State ID, or a passport from any country (cannot be expired)
- A residential address in one of the 50 states (not a PO box)
- If you're raising funds in Puerto Rico, you may use a residential address in Puerto Rico.
- A US phone number
- A US bank account in your name (Important: Online payment systems, like PayPal, Venmo, and CashApp, often don't meet document requirements to transfer funds. If you're using an online option, make sure it's truly a bank, like Ally Bank.)
- Must be 18 years of age or over
Canada
- A Canadian bank account in your name
- A physical Canadian mailing address (not a PO box)
- A Canadian government-issued photo ID or a passport from any country (cannot be expired)
- A Canadian phone number
- A Canadian Tax ID
- Must be 18 years of age or over
UK
- A bank account in the UK
- A National Insurance Number
- A passport from any country or a UK Driving license (cannot be expired)
- A UK phone number
- A UK address
- Must be 18 years of age or over
Australia
- A bank account in Australia
- A driver's license number or passport number in Australia (cannot be expired)
- A physical location in Australia (at which you're able to receive mail)
- A passport from any country or an Australian driver's license
- A phone number in Australia
- Must be 18 years of age or over
Mexico
- A bank account in Mexico
- An ID issued by the Mexican government (cannot be expired)
- A mailing address in Mexico
- An RFC government ID number
- A phone number where you can receive calls and messages
- Must be 18 years of age or over
Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg, or Finland
- A bank account in € from any supported EU country
- A phone number from any supported EU country
- A passport from any country or National ID card of the supported EU country you signed up with (cannot be expired)
- An address from the supported EU country you signed up with
- Must be 18 years of age or over
- Codice fiscale (for Italy)
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, or Switzerland
- A bank account in your country
- A phone number from your country
- A passport from any country or National ID card of the supported EU country you signed up with (cannot be expired)
- An address in your country
- Must be 18 years of age or over
- Tax ID (for Belgium and Austria)