Simple, Transparent Pricing Built for Real Nonprofit Fundraisers
How much does the platform cost?
But experienced fundraising teams eventually realize a more important question:
How much money will the fundraiser actually raise?
For purchase‑style fundraising events like raffles, the checkout experience can influence how many supporters complete their purchase. If the checkout becomes confusing, adds unexpected fees, or pressures supporters with tipping prompts, many simply abandon the purchase.
Chance2Win was built specifically for real nonprofit fundraising events. The pricing options are designed to keep checkout simple, transparent, and optimized for completed purchases.
Nearly 20 years of raffle expertise
Tens of thousands of transactions analyzed
Real human phone support
Purpose-built for nonprofits
What Does Fundraising Software Actually Cost?
Most nonprofit fundraising platforms use one of three pricing models. The difference isn’t simply who pays the fee — the structure of the checkout itself can dramatically affect how many supporters actually complete their purchase.
Organization-Paid Pricing
Your organization pays a platform fee. Supporters see a clean, simple checkout with no additional charges.
Supporter Service Fees
Supporters cover a clearly disclosed service fee at checkout. Your organization pays nothing to the platform.
Tip-Based Pricing
Supporters are prompted to add a voluntary “tip” to the platform. This approach tends to create significant checkout friction.
Choose the Model That Fits Your Fundraiser
Both options run on the same professional raffle platform. The difference is who pays
the platform fee — and how that shapes the supporter checkout experience.
Run Your Raffle at No Cost to Your Organization
Supporters cover a clearly disclosed service fee during checkout. Your organization keeps the full ticket price — every dollar of it.
$0 to your organization
Example Bundle Pricing
- Smaller raffles
- First‑time online fundraisers
- Organizations testing online ticket sales
Maximize Completed Purchases & Total Funds Raised
Your organization pays a low platform fee. Supporters see a clean ticket purchase with no extra charges — the simplest possible checkout experience.
From $329 per fundraiser
Example Bundle Pricing
No surprise fees. No tip prompts. Just a simple purchase — the way supporters expect it to work.
Best for:
- Larger raffle fundraisers and high-value prize campaigns
- Organizations focused on maximizing total revenue
- Events where checkout completion rate matters most
How Premium Pricing Scales
Originally designed when
percentage-based platform fees
raised legal questions in some states.
It stuck — because it works.
| If your raffle raises… | Platform fee | Effective rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Up to $5,000
Most school, church & community events
|
$329 | 6.6% or less | Entry level. Many orgs use the optional service charge to fully offset this. You determine if you want to collect a fee and the percent. Many use 8-10% for small raffles with virtually no impact. |
|
$5,001 – $10,000
Mid-size events, basket raffles, QoH
|
$459 | 4.6% or less | Covers the full range up to $10K raised. |
|
Each additional $10,000
For every $10K block above $10,000 raised
|
+$329 | Decreasing % | Each block added as you grow. The more you raise, the lower your effective rate. |
Worked Example
Your raffle raises $28,000. Here’s your total cost:
First $10K Second $10K Third $10K
That’s 4% of gross. Tip-based competitors at 17–29% would have cost $4,760 – $8,120 on the same event — before abandonment losses.
$1,117
= 4% effective rate
Want to offset the platform fee entirely? The optional service charge does that.
Premium lets you enable a supporter-paid service charge at checkout. You set the amount. Many do 8% which covers the platform and the CC processing and has no tracable impact on sales. Every dollar flows directly to your organization — not to us. A $329 platform fee on a $5,000 raffle = 6.6%. Enable the 8% service charge and your supporters cover the fee and then some. You decide. We don’t touch it.
Checkout friction has a measurable impact
| Pricing model | Incremental checkout abandonment | Fundraising impact |
|---|---|---|
| Organization-paid pricing | 0% | Normal purchase behavior |
| Supporter service fee (~12%) | ~1% | Minimal impact |
| Service charge 11–14% | 1–2% | Slight friction |
| Tip prompt around 15% | ~25% | Major hesitation |
| Tip prompts 17–30% | 30–40% | Severe abandonment |
Organization-paid pricing
Incremental checkout abandonment: 0%
Fundraising impact: Normal purchase behavior
Supporter service fee (~12%)
Incremental checkout abandonment: ~1%
Fundraising impact: Minimal impact
Service charge 11–14%
Incremental checkout abandonment: 1–2%
Fundraising impact: Slight friction
Tip prompt around 15%
Incremental checkout abandonment: ~25%
Fundraising impact: Major hesitation
Tip prompts 17–30%
Incremental checkout abandonment: 30–40%
Fundraising impact: Severe abandonment
The difference is how many supporters actually complete the purchase.
$50,000 raffle fundraiser
The difference is not the platform fee. The difference is the number of supporters who complete the purchase.
Why Checkout Simplicity Matters in Raffles
Raffle purchases behave more like ticket purchases than charitable donations.
Supporters usually arrive at the checkout with a clear expectation of what they plan to buy. If the final step introduces surprise fees, confusing prompts, or aggressive tipping requests, many supporters leave instead of completing the purchase.
Simple, transparent checkout almost always produces stronger fundraising results.
Raffle Buyers Think Like Ticket Buyers — Not Donors
That distinction matters more than most fundraising teams realize. When a supporter arrives at the checkout for a raffle, they have already decided what they want to buy. The ticket selection is done. The payment screen should be the easy part.
If that final step introduces a surprise fee, an aggressive tip prompt, or a confusing extra charge — a meaningful share of supporters will abandon the purchase entirely. Not because they’ve changed their mind about the cause, but because something unexpected disrupted a straightforward transaction.
Simple, transparent checkout almost always produces stronger fundraising results. It respects the supporter’s decision and lets them finish what they came to do.
From the Raffle Hotline
“Which fundraising platform has the lowest fee?”
It’s the most common question we hear from nonprofit organizers — and it’s a reasonable place to start. But after supporting thousands of raffle campaigns, the real pattern looks different.
Organizations that choose platforms with confusing checkout flows often lose more revenue from abandoned purchases than they ever expected. The visible platform fee is rarely the biggest factor affecting total funds raised.
Chance2Win Support Team
Available during live fundraising events · Real humans, real help
Everything You Need to Run a Successful Raffle
Every Chance2Win plan includes the full platform — built specifically for nonprofit fundraising events, not repurposed from generic e-commerce tools.
Online Ticket Sales
Sell tickets online with a branded checkout optimized for completion.
Hybrid Sales Support
Accept online, cash, and check payments — all entries go into one pool.
Bundle Pricing
Offer tiered ticket bundles that naturally increase average order value.
Automatic Ticket Delivery
Supporters receive their tickets instantly after purchase. No manual work.
Reporting & Exports
Real-time sales reports, winner selection tools, and easy data exports.
Drawing Management
Built-in tools for conducting and documenting your raffle drawing.
Sponsor Promotion
Recognize your sponsors directly within the raffle experience.
Real Human Support
When your live event is running, a real person is available to help.
Queen of Hearts 
Basket Raffle 
Duck Race 
Golf Ball Drop 
Silent Auction 
Ticketed Events 
Online Raffle Built by People Who’ve Been Running Raffles for Two Decades
The Chance2Win team helped pioneer online raffle fundraising nearly 20 years ago. The platform has evolved through thousands of real campaigns — and that experience is reflected in every part of how it works.
Purpose-Built
Designed specifically for raffle fundraising — not retrofitted from general e-commerce software.
Hybrid Ready
Online and in-person sales in one unified system, built for the way real events work.
Transparent Pricing
No hidden fees, no confusing add-ons. Exactly what you see is what you get.
Reliable Reporting
Real-time sales data and exports you can trust when your event is live.
Real Phone Support
When you need help during a live fundraising event, we’re actually there.
Years pioneering online raffle fundraising
Nonprofit fundraising campaigns supported
Of thousands of transactions analyzed
Specialized fundraising event types supported
Choose the pricing model that fits your fundraiser
How we compare to “Free” platforms
| Chance2Win Zero Fee | Chance2Win Premium | Zeffy | RallyUp | BetterWorld | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to your organization | $0 | From $329 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Donor fee / tip model | ✓ Fixed 12% | Optional (org keeps it) | ! Tip 17–29% | ! Tip ~15–25% | ! Tip prompt |
| Checkout abandonment | ✓ ~1–2% | ✓ ~0% | ✗ 30–40% | ✗ ~25–35% | ! Lower than Zeffy |
| Basket raffle support | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Queen of Hearts | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Cash + check in drawing pool | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Payment gateways | Stripe | ✓ Stripe, Square, Auth.net | Stripe only | Stripe only | Stripe only |
| Live human support | ✓ Phone + email | ✓ Phone + email | ✗ AI chatbot only | ! Ticket system | ! Email only |