Masjid donation software that keeps the donor, not just the dollar.
Every gift lands in your own Stripe or PayPal, and every donor lands in a record you own, with their giving next to their membership and attendance. Free to start, with a 0% platform fee on Advanced.
The money comes in. The donors disappear.
A masjid raises most of its year in a few weeks. The gifts arrive through a PayPal button, a Givelify page, cash at the door and a tablet in the lobby, and each one keeps its own list. By Eid nobody can say how many people gave, who gave last year and stopped, or who deserves a thank-you call. Many mosque donation platforms still work this way, with the money in one place and the donor names in another.
The fees are the other leak. Some platforms take a cut of every gift. Others charge nothing and ask your donors for a tip at checkout instead, which is an awkward thing to put in front of someone giving zakat.
Masjid donation software should do three things: move the money to your account, remember who gave, and take as little as possible on the way. Ummah is free to start and charges a 0% platform fee on Advanced.
Every donor in a record you own.
The Donations tab lists every donor with their total given, number of gifts, last gift, recurring status, level and tags. Filter, select and email them from the same screen, then export the list whenever you want it.
- Total given, gifts, last gift and recurring status per donor
- Donor levels and tags that you manage yourself
- Select donors and email them from the list
- Export the donor list; it is your data
Turn supporters into monthly members.
Create a membership tier with a price and perks, and members pay on a schedule through your own payment gateway. A Friend of the Masjid tier at $10 a month is twelve gifts a year you did not have to ask for.
- Paid tiers billed monthly or annually on your own Stripe or PayPal
- Perks listed on the tier: a name on the supporters wall, early access to tickets, whatever you offer
- A Free tier for everyone else, so membership is never a wall
- Recurring status shown on each donor record
A Donate button on your page, and on the site you already have.
Every community gets a public page with a Donate button next to Join Community, and prayer times, events and programs on the same page. If you already have a website, embed the donation widget there and keep everything else as it is.
- A Donate button on your public community page, next to Join Community
- Separate funds for zakat, sadaqah and a building project
- A widget that embeds in WordPress, Squarespace or any site you run
- An on-site kiosk app for tablets on Advanced, and QR check-in at events on every plan
Giving history next to attendance history.
Open any member and their total donated sits beside the events they attended, the tags they carry and how to reach them. That is the difference between a payment processor and a masjid donation platform: the gift is attached to a person you know.
- Total donated on every member profile
- Donors added to the directory automatically when they give
- Tags like Volunteer or Weekend School Parent next to giving, so you see the whole relationship
- Email and Text buttons on the profile for the thank-you
Platform fees, side by side
What each platform keeps from a gift, before payment processing.
| Platform | Ummah | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Ummah Free, $0/mo | 3% platform fee | n/a |
| Ummah Basic, $19/mo | 1.5% platform fee | n/a |
| Ummah Advanced, $75/mo | 0% platform fee | n/a |
| Donorbox | 0% on Advanced | 2.95% platform fee, plus processing |
| Zeffy | 0% on Advanced, no donor tip | 0%, with a 17% donor tip added at checkout by default |
| Givebutter | 0% on Advanced | 0% with donor tips, or 3% |
| MOHID | 0% on Advanced | $99 to $199/mo, plus hardware and setup |
| Eventbrite, for paid events | 0% on Advanced | 3.7% + $1.79 per ticket service fee, paid by the buyer by default |
Competitor fees from each provider's published pricing. Payment processing (Stripe or PayPal) is charged separately on every platform. Ummah's donation campaigns, donor records and website widget are part of the Advanced plan.