OnlineGiving

What OnlineGiving does

OnlineGiving.org LLC is a faith-based SaaS platform purpose-built exclusively for Bible-believing Christian churches and aligned nonprofit ministries in the United States. The platform centers on a unified donation engine supporting 19 distinct giving methods (web, mobile app, text-to-give, kiosk, NFC/tap-to-give, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, Facebook Messenger, QR code, embedded widgets, express one-click, recurring, giving pages, custom forms, stock, crypto) across 500+ features, supplemented by an Engagement & Communication product family (Church AI Agent, Text Marketing, Chatbot), Create & Sell tools (Form Builder, E-Commerce), and Grow & Measure products (Mobile App, Metrics). Architecture is cloud-native on Google Cloud with real-time API integrations to 16+ church management systems (Ministry Platform, Rock RMS, Planning Center, Fellowship One, CCB, Breeze, Aplos, Salesforce NPSP, QuickBooks, TouchPoint, Kindful, and others), PCI-DSS compliant payment processing, and Gemini-powered AI capabilities spanning pastoral care, donor engagement scoring, predictive forecasting, content generation, and an MCP AI Access layer connecting the platform to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other external AI clients.

The company has scaled to 9,000+ church customers and facilitated approximately $250 million in giving since 2018 according to a partner testimonial. Customer concentration is distributed across the US church market with prominent enterprise logos including The Summit Church, Brentwood Baptist, Seacoast Church, Stonebriar Community Church, Woodside Bible Church, and Scottsdale Bible Church. The platform enforces a doctrinal gatekeeping posture (affirmation of biblical authority, Trinity, and the lordship of Jesus Christ) as part of signup review, which functions as both a brand-alignment filter and a vertical moat.

The business model is a transaction-based take-rate with zero upfront cost, no monthly fees, no annual PCI fees, no contracts, and tiered rates that decline with giving volume. Cover-the-Fee is enabled by default, allowing donors to optionally absorb processing costs so churches receive 100% of every gift. Distribution combines a self-serve PLG motion (free instant sign-up, live demo, no sales call) with an enterprise field-sales team (Nashville-based phone line 615-206-4000) targeting large multi-campus churches. Marketing is content-led through blog, podcast, knowledge base, and customer testimonials without disclosed paid advertising. The company is privately held by founders described as Evangelical Christians, with no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing, no parent company, and operates from Springfield with sales operations in Nashville.

Name

OnlineGiving

Legal name

OnlineGiving.org LLC

Website

https://onlinegiving.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OnlineGiving.org is a faith-based SaaS platform providing online donation processing, AI-powered ministry tools, and deep church-management-system integrations exclusively for Bible-believing Christian churches in the United States, serving 9,000+ congregations across 19 giving methods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Church Giving Software

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSAEAKAH

Charitable Giving & Philanthropic Trust Advisory

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Fiduciary, Trust & Estate Advisory

Keywords

• Church giving platform
• Online donation software
• Church management integrations
• Ministry AI tools
• Church text marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction / Take Rate Fees: Primary revenue from tiered processing fees on donations. Churches pay nothing until giving happens — no monthly fees, no annual PCI fees, no contracts. Tiered rates drop as the church grows. ACH-first option available for lower fees. Digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo) and cryptocurrency (50+ coins) each have their own rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OnlineGiving is a cloud-native, faith-based SaaS platform that processes online donations for Christian churches through 19+ giving channels (web, mobile app, text-to-give, kiosk, NFC, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, crypto, stock, and more), with real-time sync to 16+ church management systems and AI-powered pastoral care, donor analytics, and content tools. It is sold exclusively to USA-based Bible-believing churches and ministries, with revenue generated from tiered transaction/processing fees on donations — no monthly fees, no upfront cost, no contracts.

Product overview

OnlineGiving is a faith-based technology platform offering a unified product portfolio for churches centered on its Online Giving platform (the core donation/payments engine with 500+ features and 19+ giving methods) supplemented by four product categories: (1) Engagement & Communication — Church AI Agent (24/7 donor-facing AI assistant), Text Marketing (SMS/MMS), Chatbot, and Form Builder; (2) Create & Sell — Form Builder (event registration, payments) and E-Commerce Store; (3) Grow & Measure — Mobile App (custom branded with sermon media, events, groups, push notifications), Metrics (combined online/offline analytics), and Church Metrics with AI-powered insights; and (4) Developer Products — Embedded Giving, Express Donations API, Giving Webhooks, Giving Assistant, and MCP AI Access (Claude/ChatGPT integration). All products share deep ChMS integrations with 15+ platforms, PCI-compliant payment processing, and AI capabilities across analytics, donor care, and content generation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online Giving

Quantifiable outcome

• $250M+ in giving facilitated since 2018
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration32 records

AI capability11 records

Feature17 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• VisacoreTechnology or IntegrationVisa is accepted as a payment method on the OnlineGiving platform. Donors can give using Visa credit and debit cards through the standard card processing flow.
• MastercardcoreTechnology or IntegrationMastercard is accepted as a payment method on the OnlineGiving platform. Donors can give using Mastercard credit and debit cards.
• Apple PaycoreTechnology or IntegrationApple Pay one-touch giving enabled on iPhone. Integrated as a digital wallet payment option for fast, frictionless donations.
• Google PaycoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Pay one-touch giving enabled on Android devices. Integrated as a digital wallet payment option for fast donations.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal accepted as a payment method. Donors can give using their PayPal balance or linked bank account/card through PayPal.
• VenmocoreTechnology or IntegrationVenmo accepted as a payment method. Integrated for social giving — donors can give from their Venmo balance or linked payment method.
• ACH (Automated Clearing House)coreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic check / ACH payments supported as a lower-cost alternative to card payments. ACH-first option available for churches seeking lower processing fees.
• GeminicoreTechnology or IntegrationInstitutional-grade cryptocurrency custody via Gemini exchange for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 50+ cryptocurrency donations. Crypto is automatically converted to USD via Gemini, eliminating manual management for churches.
• Google CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlatform and data hosted and stored on Google Cloud. Google Cloud provides the infrastructure (servers, storage, security) that enables OnlineGiving to offer its products and services.
• TwiliocoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party SMS/text message delivery partner. OnlineGiving uses Twilio to deliver SMS/MMS messages on behalf of churches using the platform. Phone numbers are not shared with third parties for their own marketing purposes.
• Ministry PlatformflagshipTechnology or IntegrationDeep SOAP + REST API integration with Ministry Platform. Supports gift recording, donor matching, financial batches, pledge sync, text-to-event, SSO portal, groups, and directory. Single sign-on for portal and website widgets. Full leader tools for groups and attendance.
• Rock RMSflagshipTechnology or IntegrationNative payment gateway integration inside Rock. Supports settlement reconciliation, recurring schedules, pledge sync, mission fundraising, and token SSO. Group finder available. Rock RMS Block Plugin for embedded giving installation.
• Planning CenterflagshipTechnology or IntegrationOAuth JSON:API integration. Supports batched gift recording with auto-commit, pledge sync, people-list phone sync, and in-kind donations. Campus filtering available.
• Fellowship OnecoreTechnology or IntegrationOAuth API integration. Supports contribution receipts, intelligent donor matching, fund mapping, pledge drives, and SSO login.
• Church Community Builder (CCB)coreTechnology or IntegrationOnline gift recording, campus support, groups, events, and donor matching via CCB API. Group finder with join via forms available.
• Breeze ChMScoreTechnology or IntegrationReal-time contributions with daily batch naming, fund mapping, and automatic donor matching via Breeze API.
• AploscoreTechnology or IntegrationOAuth API integration for individual contributions, purpose-based fund mapping, and nonprofit accounting sync.
• Salesforce (NPSP)coreTechnology or IntegrationNonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) integration via Salesforce REST API. Supports Opportunities, Payments, GAU allocations, contact matching, and nonprofit accounting.
• QuickBookscoreTechnology or IntegrationFinancial management sync for nonprofits with accounting, expense tracking, and reporting. QuickBooks Class Mapping for Cover the Fee feature. Batch contributions with fund mapping.
• One Church SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationBatched contributions, donor matching, and fund mapping via OCS API.
• StudioCcoreTechnology or IntegrationChurch management platform integration for data analytics, targeted communications, and member engagement strategies.
• Icon CMOcoreTechnology or IntegrationCloud-based church management with member management, financial tools, attendance tracking, and communications. Batched contributions with daily naming, fund mapping, and donor matching.
• Aegis CRMcoreTechnology or IntegrationNonprofit management solution with donor management, fundraising tools, and campaign analytics. Donations with appeal and fund codes, donor matching, and batch management.
• ManagedMissionscoreTechnology or IntegrationMission trip giving automation that works alongside the primary ChMS integration with smart donor matching and nightly sync. Churches with mission arms use this for per-participant fund tracking.
• TouchPoint / BVCMScoreTechnology or IntegrationGift recording, SSO authentication, donor matching, and fund sync via BVCMS API.
• KindfulcoreTechnology or IntegrationCampaign and fund-mapped contributions with donor matching via Kindful API.
• ZapiercoreTechnology or IntegrationJSON webhook POST to any URL for custom automation. Zapier-compatible webhook system allows OnlineGiving transactions to trigger automations in thousands of third-party apps.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MobileCause: MobileCause provides online giving, text-to-donate, and crowdfunding tools for nonprofits and churches. It is a direct competitor to OnlineGiving's giving and text marketing products.
• Pushpay: Pushpay is a leading church giving and engagement platform serving medium-to-large churches with mobile giving, donor management, and church management integrations. It directly competes with OnlineGiving in the faith-based donation platform market.
• Tithe.ly: Tithe.ly provides online giving, church apps, and text-to-give solutions for churches of all sizes. It is a direct competitor to OnlineGiving's core giving platform, especially in the SMB and mid-market church segment.
• Subsplash: Subsplash offers a unified church engagement platform with giving, mobile apps, websites, video streaming, and messaging. It competes directly with OnlineGiving across multiple product lines including giving and mobile apps.

Broad incumbents

• Church Community Builder (CCB): CCB is a full-featured church management system including online giving, groups, events, and member engagement. It is both a ChMS integration partner of OnlineGiving and a competitor for the same church budgets.
• Ministry Platform: Ministry Platform (by AG Measures) is an enterprise-grade ChMS used by large churches, which integrates with OnlineGiving via deep API. While not a direct competitor, churches choosing between MP with built-in giving versus OnlineGiving creates competitive overlap.
• Planning Center: Planning Center is a comprehensive church management software suite covering people, registrations, giving, and resources. While it has a giving module, its broader ChMS scope makes it a broad incumbent competing for the same church tech budget.
• Breeze ChMS: Breeze is a lightweight church management system that includes giving functionality alongside people, events, and groups. It is both a ChMS partner/integrator and a competitor to OnlineGiving in the giving space.

Regional players

• Aplos: Aplos is a nonprofit and church accounting software with built-in donation tracking and giving functionality. It is both a ChMS integration partner of OnlineGiving and an emerging competitor in church giving.

Others

• DonorPerfect: DonorPerfect is a nonprofit donor management and fundraising software used by faith-based and secular nonprofits. While not church-specific, it overlaps with OnlineGiving in nonprofit donation processing for ministries and faith-based organizations.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/onlinegivingorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/onlinegivingorg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/online-giving

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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