FundRaiser Software

What FundRaiser Software does

FundRaiser Software is a privately held, founder-influenced software vendor founded in 1983 and headquartered in West Plains, Missouri, that develops donor management software for small, mid-sized, and growing nonprofit organizations. Its core offering is a three-tier product family — FundRaiser Spark (entry-level), FundRaiser Select (mid-tier), and FundRaiser Professional (advanced) — sold both as installed desktop applications and as cloud-hosted subscriptions, with an integrated growth path designed to migrate customers up-tier as their fundraising operations mature. The platform includes donor records, gift entry, donor segmentation, customizable letters and built-in templates, integrated word processing, email correspondence, reporting, household and relationship tracking, recurring gifts, online donations, and campaign management features, plus a separate Donor Portal for donor self-service and integrations with QuickBooks and Wintix.

The company monetizes through a hybrid revenue model: one-time perpetual licenses for installed deployments (with optional annual maintenance) plus recurring monthly subscriptions for the cloud-hosted versions, supplemented by $300–$500 optional add-on modules at the Select tier. GTM is a mix of direct inside sales (800-number phone support), website-based e-commerce with free trials, content marketing via a blog and email newsletter, and customer testimonials; pricing is positioned as budget-friendly with interest-free payment plans. The customer base exceeds 5,000 nonprofits worldwide, customer retention is reported above 90%, and the company operates with a small team (11–50 employees) led by CEO Autumn Shirley, founder Eugene Weinbeck (Lead Programmer), and Joshua Shirley (CFO/Technical Development Director). The company has not raised outside funding, has no disclosed API or AI capabilities, and shows no recent M&A or geographic expansion activity.

Name

FundRaiser Software

Legal name

FundRaiser Software

Website

https://FundRaiserSoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FundRaiser Software develops and sells donor management software (Spark, Select, Professional tiers, plus a Donor Portal) to more than 5,000 small, mid-sized, and growing nonprofit organizations worldwide, offered as installed licenses or cloud subscriptions with a reported customer retention rate above 90%.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Donor Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Advancement Services & Donor Operations (CRM, Gift Processing, Stewardship) (EDALAOAD)

Keywords

• Donor management software
• Nonprofit fundraising software
• Donor database software
• Campaign management tools
• Cloud donor tracking

Headquarters

HQ city

West Plains

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Perpetual): One-time purchase of installed software with optional annual maintenance. Single-user and multi-user pricing available with additional per-user fees.
2. Subscription (Online/Cloud): Monthly subscription model for cloud-hosted online access to donor management software. Includes optional modules and additional user seats.
3. Optional Add-On Modules: Additional paid modules for Select tier (Membership Management, Online Donations, Recurring Gifts) ranging from $300-$500 each

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

FundRaiser Software develops and sells donor management software for nonprofit organizations, offered across three tiers (Spark, Select, Professional) as either installed desktop applications or cloud-hosted subscriptions. The software supports unlimited donors and gifts, campaign management, online donations, recurring gifts, household management, and donor relationship tracking, and is backed by phone support, free trials, and optional add-on modules such as Membership Management and Donor Portal.

Product overview

FundRaiser Software offers a three-tier integrated product family designed as a growth path for nonprofits: FundRaiser Spark (entry-level), FundRaiser Select (mid-tier), and FundRaiser Professional (advanced). All three products are available either as installed desktop applications or as online/cloud-hosted versions. The product family provides unlimited donor management, customizable letters, built-in reports, and email correspondence capabilities, with features scaling across tiers—from basic contact management and duplicate checking in Spark to complete campaign management, relationship tracking, and soft credits in Professional. FundRaiser also offers a separate Donor Portal for donor self-service engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FundRaiser Spark: Entry-level donor management software available online or installed, includes unlimited donors, unlimited codes, unlimited email, custom letters, and memberships.
• FundRaiser Select
• FundRaiser Professional
• FundRaiser in the Cloud
• Donor Portal

Products and services

• FundRaiser Spark

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer retention rate higher than 90%

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bloomerang: Cloud-based donor management and fundraising CRM for small and mid-sized nonprofits. Directly competes with FundRaiser in the same target segment, with overlapping feature set (donor database, online donations, reporting) and a more modern UX.
• DonorPerfect: Long-standing donor management software serving small and mid-sized nonprofits with both installed and cloud deployment. Closely comparable in target market, product breadth, and tiered offering to FundRaiser.
• Network for Good: Donor management and online fundraising platform purpose-built for small nonprofits. Direct overlap with FundRaiser Spark/Select customers in target segment and core use cases.
• NeonCRM: Nonprofit CRM covering donor management, fundraising, events, and memberships. Targets a similar small/mid-sized nonprofit customer base with comparable feature scope across tiers.
• Little Green Light: Donor management software focused on small nonprofits, offering constituent tracking, gifts, and reporting. Highly comparable in target customer size and core product positioning to FundRaiser Spark/Select.
• Kindful: Cloud-based donor management and fundraising analytics platform for nonprofits. Competes in the same small/mid-sized segment as FundRaiser with a modern SaaS delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Blackbaud: Largest incumbent in nonprofit software (Raiser's Edge NXT, eTapestry, etc.) serving the full spectrum of nonprofit sizes. Competes with FundRaiser primarily at the upper end of the mid-market and on enterprise deployments.
• Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: Enterprise CRM with a dedicated nonprofit offering (NPSP) and significant discounted/free licenses for nonprofits. Competes for larger, more digitally mature nonprofit accounts that outgrow FundRaiser Professional.

Emerging players

• Givebutter: Modern, mobile-first fundraising and donor management platform with a popular free tier. Emerging threat at the low end of FundRaiser's market, particularly for younger, digital-first nonprofit staff.
• Funraise: Modern nonprofit fundraising platform with donor CRM, online giving, and peer-to-peer capabilities. Targets mid-sized and growing nonprofits that overlap with FundRaiser Select/Professional buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/frsoftware
• Facebookfacebook.com/fundraisersoftware
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundraiser-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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