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Review summary

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Looking at 938 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many people found the staff helpful and supportive, and setting up a fundraiser was generally easy. However, the overall service and user experience received mixed feedback, with some finding certain aspects awkward or difficult to navigate. Some people were dissatisfied with the payment process, particularly regarding an unexpected "tip" added to donations, which many felt was unclear or mandatory. Additionally, some customers experienced issues with customer service, reporting difficulties in getting support, repeated questioning, or accounts being paused or closed without clear explanations.

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Staff

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Payment

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Service

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Gofundme is easy to set up, there are some awkward steps, to verify how you will receive the funds generated by donations the chat helps

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Initially it seemed that I was not being supported - difficulty getting direct responses to my inquiries. After several emails, eventually was able to resolve issues. It would have been very helpful... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It was easy to sign in for to make the contribution. But, the sad part was that there was no mention about the "Tip" nor about the fact that it would only be tax deductible if to a "registered" chari... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Having an absolute NIGHTMARE with go fund me. Been trying for over a month now to get donations refunded due to the campaign changing and I have literally gone back and forth over email around 20 t... See more


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The #1 and most trusted free fundraising platform, empowering people to help people. Over $5 Billion raised for personal causes!


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  • 855 Jefferson Ave, 94063, Redwood City, United States

  • gofundme.com

3.3

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

24K reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not good practice.

First time I’ve used go fund me but I was shocked to see a tip was added, quite a large one and I’d pushed myself financially to donate in the first place.Could find no way to delete it.
Sadly I shall not use this platform again.
Such a shame for the recipients .

March 23, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I found the web site cumbersome

I found the web site cumbersome. As the fund receiving Treasurer of a nonprofit I found it difficult to start transfers, once they started and were received, then our bank informed me you were using the wrong account number, I fixed that, then you informed me there was another error in the transfer process. For all of that to happen indicated something is not clear.

March 24, 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very easy

Very easy. Only issue a 15% Tip amount was automatically added. It wasn't obvious to reduce or increase that amount. I think that an explanation of what the tip amount funds and a suggested amount is a better option.

March 12, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

GoFundMe is a terrible organization…

GoFundMe is a terrible organization whose AI-Ray is worthless at providing answers. They want your money, but don't want to speak with you unless it's a chatbot. There payment system is outdated and malfunctioned while attempting to process my payment. I won't use them again. Business start-ups, please look elsewhere as this company is no longer worthy of supporting your dreams. Read all of the negative reviews; go elsewhere.

March 25, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Funny Withheld During Endless "Review", No Communication

I am organizing a fundraiser with gofundme that is intended to help Palestinian refugees in the West Bank. After I started collecting funds, the platform informed me they are reviewing my fundraiser, and in the meantime the money is being withheld.

This was a month ago. Since then, they have been asking me the same questions over and over again with slight variation, and I provided them with everything they asked. At one point, they did not get back to me in 2 weeks.

They are unwilling to say what their concern is about the fundraiser, to give me a timeline for the review, or to have a direct conversation.

I took the same campaign to a different platform, and they didn't cause any issues.

March 24, 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Business or charity ?

This organisation does not respond to highly critical reviews. I wonder why?
Their accounts and profits should be declared on here (I cannot find a companies house record)
The owners / directors should be named along with their income and what type of car they drive achieved by their ‘good deeds’

March 4, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Deleted campaign for no reason

Had an honest campaign that was taken down by politically-opposing criminals because of a few fake letters. Really GoFundMe? Is that all it takes? Or are you the real terrorists?

March 2, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

waste of time

Even though GoFundMe just sent me an email stating that they were happy that I had a positive experience I did not. The customer service is horrible, they need to hire somebody to actually answer a phone. I did not raise any money at all from GoFundMe, the links they kept sending didn't work, my friends weren't able to share, nobody was able to open anything and I did not get any contributions from GoFundMe. I contacted GoFundMe many times trying to get help and never got any. I am very frustrated with this platform. I don't know the exact date of experience.

December 17, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alles super

Es wurde mir super gut, schnell und kompetent geholfen!
Kann ich jedem weiterempfehlen.

Danke 🙏🏼

I received excellent, fast, and competent help!

I highly recommend them.

Thank you 🙏🏼

March 19, 2026
Unprompted review

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