Give to a specific fund

Some organizations set up funds (also called designations), such as missions or a building project. To send your gift to one of them, ask the giving assistant. Gifts made on the /give page go to the organization's general giving.

Direct a gift to a fund

1. Sign in, then open /giving and click Ask the giving assistant, or go to /concierge?agent=giving.
2. Ask about the organization, for example "What funds does Grace Church have?" The assistant looks up the organization and lists its open funds, with the descriptions the organization wrote.
3. Tell it the fund, the amount, how often (once, weekly, monthly or yearly) and whether you want to cover card processing.
4. The assistant prepares the gift. Nothing is charged yet.
5. Go to your dashboard. Under Approvals, open the request and check What exactly will happen. Then click Approve.
6. You're taken to Stripe's secure checkout. The line item reads "Gift to [organization] — [fund]". Pay there.

See where it went

On /giving, the Designation column under All gifts shows the fund for each gift. Gifts with no fund show General. Your yearly statement lists the designation for each gift too.

How the assistant describes a fund

The assistant explains where giving goes only from what the organization published: its "Where your gift goes" statement and its fund descriptions. If the organization hasn't published a statement, the assistant says so and suggests asking the organization directly. It won't guess.

Good to know

• Only funds the organization has open can receive gifts. If a fund has been closed, the assistant tells you it isn't open for gifts.
• The /give page doesn't have a fund picker. Gifts made there are recorded without a designation.
• The giving assistant is free for every signed-in member; you don't need a paid plan.
• The assistant never asks for your card number. You pay only on Stripe's page.