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Requirements to receive funds

The person receiving funds must be over 18 years of age, have an unexpired government-issued photo ID, have a bank account in a supported country and the currency the fundraiser was set up in, and meet all of the requirements listed below for their country. If you don’t meet the requirements for any of our supported countries, please do not create a fundraiser. You must ask someone who does meet the requirements to create one for you or add them as a beneficiary. If you create a fundraiser and cannot receive the funds, all donations will be refunded.

 

Please note, our payment processor may require additional documentation to verify your identity and bank information. You can read more about uploading documents in this article.

 

If you’re transferring funds to a business bank account, you can find more specific information about business transfers here.

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)
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