fundmonkey.com

What It Is

FundMonkey is a web-based fundraising event management software positioned as a “healthy fundraising alternative.” It primarily serves volunteer organizations such as schools, PTO/PTA groups, communities, churches, firefighters, bands, and sports teams. It emphasizes turning Walk-a-thons, Fun Runs, or any offline event into a fundraising campaign that can be managed online, accept payments, and be easily shared.

Core Capabilities

Based on the captured text, FundMonkey covers the key stages of event-based fundraising: custom event webpages, online donations and credit card processing, online participant registration, T-shirt orders, an event management dashboard, unique donation codes for participants, real-time tracking of online donations by participant/team/captain or student/grade/teacher, and bulk email sending to participants from the admin interface. It also provides marketing materials, event supplies, templates, and planning resources, making it suitable for non-professional volunteer teams that want to launch quickly.

Pricing

Pricing is relatively transparent: the event license fee is $149, with returning customers receiving $50 off subsequent licenses. There are no monthly fees or long-term contracts, and there are no limits on participants, emails, or credit card transactions. Online transactions incur a 5.5% technology fee, plus a credit card processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, for a total of 8.4% + $0.30 per transaction. Offline donations and business sponsorships are not charged a technology fee. Donation envelopes are priced at $59.99 for a pack of 100.

Pros and Cons

The advantages are low upfront cost, a focused workflow, volunteer-friendly design, and an integrated set of tools around event webpages, registration, payments, emails, and reporting. Its “no percentage fee on offline donations” model also works well for hybrid fundraising scenarios. The drawbacks are that public information does not disclose APIs, webhooks, modern SaaS integrations, granular permissions, or CRM/accounting connections. On the security side, only secure transaction servers and monthly PCI audits are mentioned, with limited detail on broader compliance. Some tools still rely on Excel/Word templates, and the overall product experience feels somewhat traditional.

Who It’s For and Access from China

FundMonkey is better suited for U.S.-based schools, communities, and small nonprofit groups running one-time or recurring event fundraisers. It is less suitable for organizations that require complex membership management, multi-currency internationalization, deep integrations, or enterprise-grade permissions. Access from mainland China is not covered in the text, so its availability is unknown.