How to Donate to Tree of Light

• How to Donate to Tree of Light
• Is my donation tax deductible?
• Donation Methods
• I. Visit our website
• II. Send a direct link
• III. Support IndigiCore
• IV. Join a SpiritQuest
• V. Bid in an auction or enter raffle
• VI. PayPal direct
• Online Donation Management
• Providers
• Givebutter
• OpenCollective
• Payment Options
• Donation Fees
• Online Payment Fees
• Processing Fees
• Paypal & Venmo Fees
• Direct or Sustaining Donations
• OpenCollective Fees

Is my donation tax deductible?

Tree of Light is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible. To claim a donation as a deduction, please keep your email donation receipt as your official record. We send one to your email address after a successful completion of a donation.

Donation Methods

I. Visit our website

Visit treeoflight.earth and click the Donate button Or text TOL to 53-555

II. Send a direct link

Visit treeoflight.earth/donate

III. Support IndigiCore

Visit indigicore.org/fund

Or text INDIGICORE to 53-555

IV. Join a SpiritQuest

Visit treeoflight.earth/spiritquests

V. Bid in an auction or enter raffle

Visit treeoflight.earth/donate/fourdirections

Or text TOL4D to 53-555

Or, visit https://givebutter.com/c/fourdirections

VI. PayPal direct

Send PayPal to [email protected]

Or, visit https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=SY94Y4NLQB4J6

Online Donation Management

Providers

Payment Options

• Credit Card
• Venmo
• PayPal
• ACH
• Google and Apply Pay
• Check (in some cases)

Donation Fees

Online Payment Fees

A small Platform Fee will apply to each transaction on our website based on the campaign type:

• Donation Form - 1%
• Fundraising Page - 3%
• Events & SpiritQuests - 5%

Processing Fees

A standard Processing Fee is applied to all transactions in our online forms. This fee is charged by our payment processor (Stripe) and allows our funds to be securely deposited into our account, regardless of the payment method our donors choose. These fees are charged per transaction:

• 2.9% + 30¢ - Credit Cards & Digital Wallets (Venmo, Apple Pay, PayPal etc.)
• 1.9% + 30¢ - ACH

Paypal & Venmo Fees

• Paypal: 2.89% + 49¢ per donation
• Venmo: 3.49% + 49¢ per donation

Direct or Sustaining Donations

Later this year we will release new donation forms for the website for sustaining (monthly / annual) or direct CC donations that have zero (0%) additional fees - and only includes the base Processing Fees as explained above (2.9% + 30¢ for cc; or 1.9% + 30¢ for ACH). Until then, you can select Monthly or Yearly in our online donation forms.

OpenCollective Fees

• OpenCollective: 0%

For OpenCollective donations, Tree of Light pays a custom Stripe transaction cost of 2.2% + 30¢ for CC but donors does not pay a platform fee.