Donations can be made via debit card, credit card, PayPal, ApplePay, Google Pay, Venmo and ACH (bank account) through givelocalpiedmont.org. MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express will be accepted. We are unable to accept cash.

There is a 5.5% +$0.30 in transaction fee for credit card and platform costs and a 2% administrative fee to NPCF on both online and check donations. These fees are deducted from the donations received - unless, at the time of donation the donor chooses to cover the fees in addition to their donation.

For donations over $50, the website will give you the option of submitting payment through your bank account. This could save you and/or the benefitting organization on transaction fees. For donors that give via their bank account, credit card processing fees will be replaced by a 1% transaction fee, plus a $1.50 fixed fee per transaction (total ACH processing fees will be capped at $5.00). The ACH process is still subject to the 3% website platform fee and the 2% NPCF fee supporting marketing and advertising for the event.

While the purpose of the online giving day is to encourage the use of secure and easy online philanthropy, we understand that some will prefer to donate via check. Checks will be counted toward an organization’s final donation total, but only online donations are eligible to compete for prizes.

Checks must be made out to the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation, with the designated charity written in the memo line. Checks will be accepted until 5:00 PM on Monday, May 11.

If a donor is contributing to more than one organization, and most of our donors do, please write one check per organization. Please include an email address with checks so we can confirm the donation.

FAQs for Donors