IRS-Aligned Charitable Framework

Fundraise With Structure Donors Can Trust

BrightLeaf Giving helps serious causes raise support inside a compliant framework, so your fundraising stays clean, credible, and easy to say yes to.

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Compliant guardrails

Your fund runs inside a compliant charitable structure with clear rules and accountability

Stewardship support

We manage the admin that builds trust, based on a responsible review process when funds go out

Flexible ways to give

Accept card, ACH, wire, and DAF-friendly gifts, so supporters can give how they prefer

Find the right structure for your cause

Pick what you’re trying to fund. We’ll show the best-fit program.

Sustained Giving

A long-term fundraising home base for ongoing community support.

Best if:

You’re building ongoing support for a community or program

You want tax-deductible giving inside a compliant structure

You want a modern donation page that makes giving simple, and follow-through clear

Learn About Community Support Funds

One-oﬀ Philanthropic Fundraiser

For time-bound fundraising tied to one serious philanthropic project.

Best if:

You’re raising funds for a defined initiative with a start and finish

You want urgency without the chaos of casual crowdfunding

You need a donor-ready campaign page with clear follow-through

Learn About Social Impact Campaigns

Giving for Educational Support

A donor-advised scholarship built for values, legacy, and compliance.

Best if:

You want a scholarship fund with clear criteria and a repeatable process

You want meaningful input without managing the logistics

You want to support a program or individuals while staying IRS-aligned

Learn About Education Opportunity Funds

Building Your Nonprofit

For founders who want an independent 501(c)(3) without managing every legal and operational step alone.

Best if:

You want your nonprofit formed correctly and built to operate

You have funding, donor backing, or a real plan to raise it

You want a paid, hands-on service that avoids early missteps and gets you moving faster

Learn About Nonprofit Startup

Fundraising with structure, not guesswork

Most platforms can take payments, but they don’t give you the framework that serious donors look for.

BrightLeaf Giving puts a compliant process behind the giving, so fundraising stays tied to a real charitable structure, disbursements follow clear rules, and supporters know the mission is being handled responsibly.

Fewer gray areas

Clearer documentation

IRS-aligned from the first gift

Start a Community Support Fund

Our programs, at a glance

Social Impact Campaigns

Short-term fundraising for one clear goal, designed as a credible and compliant alternative to casual crowdfunding

Community Support Funds

Set up a dependable place to raise support under nonprofit oversight, so donors feel comfortable giving again and again

Education Opportunity Funds

Donors can recommend qualified recipients within the criteria; awards follow a compliant process

Nonprofit Startup Support

A guided buildout that forms your nonprofit and gets core infrastructure in place

Fundraise with confidence

Clear Process. Transparent administration. Real oversight.

BrightLeaf Giving provides an IRS-aligned framework, so donations are treated as charitable gifts inside a regulated structure, with end-to-end administration, reporting support, and responsible processing when funds are distributed.

IRS-aligned framework

End-to-end administration

Reporting support

Starting is straightforward

setup fee

4.5%

donation processing fee

$5+ million

donations processed

Donors can give by

Card

ACH