Stripe Connect & Grant Processing

OrgHunter provides the charity data, vetting, and eligibility checks needed to power modern charitable experiences. But to actually process donations and distribute grants to 1.9 million eligible charities, your platform needs a compliant money-movement layer.

Through our strategic partnership with Make My Donation, Inc. — a 501(c)(3) donor-advised fund — and your own Stripe Connected Platform account, you can accept donations from your users and route grant payments seamlessly and securely.

Stripe Connect handles the payment rails, your platform handles the donor experience, and Make My Donation distributes the final grants to charities using OrgHunter’s real-time charity intelligence. Together, this creates a turn-key, compliant, scalable way to embed philanthropy into any product.

How the OrgHunter + Stripe Connect Workflow Operates

The donation and grant workflow is powered by three layers working together:

1. Your Platform

Builds the user experience for donations (web, mobile, SaaS, e-commerce, events, etc.). Your platform creates Stripe charges and passes required metadata (EIN, PartnerID, designation details, donor info, etc.).

2. Stripe Connect

Processes donations securely on your platform’s behalf. Funds remain in Stripe until Make My Donation retrieves the data, verifies designation accuracy, and prepares grants for the chosen charities.

3. Make My Donation, Inc.

As the donor-advised fund, MMD reconciles donations, issues tax-deductible receipts, and sends grants to over 1.9M eligible U.S. charities. OrgHunter’s real-time charity data ensures accuracy at every step.

This model allows your brand to facilitate charitable giving without becoming a money-service business, taking custody of funds, or navigating state charitable solicitation laws alone.

Getting Started — Grant Processing

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Quick Start Checklist

  • Create a Stripe Connected Platform account (Standard or Express recommended).
  • Review required Stripe metadata (EIN, donor info, PartnerID, designation string).
  • Complete the Make My Donation end-user agreement for grant processing and compliance.
  • Obtain your OrgHunter PartnerID (required for reconciliation and reporting).
  • Onboard Make My Donation, Inc. to your Stripe Connected Platform as a Connected Account.
  • Begin sending donation transactions with properly formatted metadata.
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Why Use Stripe Connect for Charitable Giving?
  • Secure, PCI-compliant handling of donor payments.
  • Compatible with donation flows, round-ups, recurring giving, and one-time contributions.
  • No need to become a payment facilitator or regulated entity.
  • Donor tax receipts handled by Make My Donation, not your platform.
  • State charitable registration compliance is covered under MMD’s filings.
  • Makes your donation product ready for scale and enterprise partnerships.
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