Complete guide
The complete guide to crypto donations
Everything you need to give cryptocurrency with confidence — organized into a clear path from your first questions to your first gift.
Giving cryptocurrency to a charity is simpler than most people expect: choose an amount, pick a coin, and send it from your wallet to the address shown. No account, no card, no bank details. Everything below is the detail around that — choosing well, keeping fees small, and being able to prove where your money went.
What you need
Crypto in a wallet or on an exchange, and a charity that accepts it. That is genuinely all. You do not have to convert anything first, and you do not have to open an account with the charity.
How long it takes
Two to five minutes of your attention. The network then confirms the transfer — seconds on Solana or Stellar, up to an hour on Bitcoin when it is busy. You get a transaction ID straight away, and that ID is your permanent receipt.
What it costs
The blockchain network fee, plus whatever the charity pays its payment processor. On cheap networks that is a few cents in total. Card donations commonly lose a few percent plus a fixed fee before the money arrives.
How you check it arrived
This part has no equivalent in card or bank giving. Anyone can look your transaction ID up on a public block explorer, independently of the charity. A charity that publishes the donations it receives lets you match what you sent against what it recorded.
New to crypto giving? Start here
The fundamentals — what a crypto donation is and the basics you need.
What Is a Crypto Donation? A Beginner's GuideNew to giving cryptocurrency? Here's what a crypto donation is, how it works, and why it can be more transparent and efficient than traditional giving.Read A Beginner's Guide to Crypto Wallets for Charitable GivingNew to crypto and want to donate? Here's a simple guide to wallets — what they are, the main types, and how to send your first charitable gift.Read Which Cryptocurrency Should You Donate? A Practical GuideBitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, and more — a donor's guide to choosing which crypto to give, and the trade-offs of each.Read The Best Cryptocurrencies for Small DonationsA fee-driven guide to giving $5 to $50 in crypto — which networks are genuinely cheap, which will eat your gift, and why payment processors set minimum amounts.Read What Happens After You Donate CryptoA step-by-step walk through the life of a crypto donation, from the checkout address to the confirmation email, including what to do when something goes wrong.Read Crypto Giving GlossaryPlain-English definitions of every term you'll come across.Read
How to donate, step by step
Practical walkthroughs for the wallets and exchanges you already use.
How to Donate Bitcoin to Charity: A Step-by-Step GuideA simple, practical walkthrough of donating Bitcoin to a charity — from choosing an amount to confirming your gift on the blockchain.Read How to Donate Crypto from Coinbase (Step by Step)A simple walkthrough for donating cryptocurrency to charity directly from your Coinbase account — choosing the coin, sending to the address, and confirming.Read How to Donate Crypto from Binance (Step by Step)A clear guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your Binance account — using Withdraw, picking the right network, and confirming your gift.Read How to Donate Crypto from MetaMask (Step by Step)Donate Ethereum, USDC, or other tokens to charity directly from your MetaMask wallet. A simple step-by-step, including gas fees and network tips.Read How to Donate Crypto from Trust Wallet (Step by Step)Give Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, or tokens to charity straight from Trust Wallet. An easy step-by-step guide for donating from this popular mobile wallet.Read How to Donate Crypto from Kraken (Step by Step)A clear guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your Kraken account — adding and confirming the withdrawal address, picking the right network, and verifying your gift.Read How to Donate Crypto from Bybit (Step by Step)A simple guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your Bybit account — using an on-chain withdrawal, choosing the right chain, and confirming your gift.Read How to Donate Crypto from OKX (Step by Step)A clear guide to donating cryptocurrency to charity from your OKX account — using on-chain withdrawal, matching the network, and confirming your gift.Read How to Donate Crypto from a Ledger Wallet (Step by Step)Donate Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins and more to charity from your Ledger hardware wallet. A step-by-step guide to sending with Ledger Live and verifying the address on your device.Read How to Donate Crypto from Phantom (Step by Step)Give SOL, USDC, or other tokens to charity straight from your Phantom wallet. An easy step-by-step guide covering Solana, plus Ethereum, Base, Polygon and Bitcoin.Read How to Donate Crypto from Exodus (Step by Step)Give Bitcoin, Ethereum, stablecoins, or other coins to charity straight from your Exodus wallet. An easy step-by-step guide for desktop and mobile.Read How to Donate USDT to Charity — And How to Pick the Right NetworkA practical guide to giving USDT: what the stablecoin is, why a dollar-pegged gift is predictable, how to choose between TRON, Ethereum, BNB Chain, Solana, TON, Polygon and Arbitrum, and how to avoid the wrong-network mistake.Read
Why crypto is good for giving
The case for donating in crypto — transparency, fees, speed, and reach.
Why We Accept Only CryptoThe full case for crypto-only fundraising.Read Crypto vs. Card Donations: Why More of Your Gift Reaches PeopleA clear comparison of the fees, speed, and transparency of cryptocurrency donations versus credit cards and bank transfers.Read How Cryptocurrency Helps in Disaster Relief and EmergenciesWhen disaster strikes, speed and trust matter most. Here's how crypto donations move aid faster and more transparently than traditional channels.Read How Charities Use Cryptocurrency DonationsWhat actually happens after you donate crypto? A look at how charities receive, convert, and deploy cryptocurrency to fund real-world aid.Read How Much of My Donation Actually Reaches the Cause?Cards, international bank wires and crypto each take a different bite out of a gift. Here's where the money goes in each case, why flat costs favour crypto as gifts grow, and why network choice matters most for small donations.Read Why Charities Should Accept Crypto DonationsAn even-handed case for nonprofits weighing cryptocurrency — the genuine advantages, the obstacles nobody mentions in the pitch deck, and the practical routes to accepting it.Read Crypto Donations for Businesses, DAOs and TeamsHow companies, crypto projects and teams give in crypto — treasury gifts, matching campaigns, revenue sharing, public fundraisers, and the approvals and records that keep it clean.Read
Trust, safety & the practical stuff
Tax, anonymity, scams, stablecoins, and verifying your gift.
Is It Safe to Donate Cryptocurrency? How to Avoid ScamsCrypto giving is safe when you take a few simple precautions. Here's how to verify a charity, spot scams, and donate with confidence.Read Are Crypto Donations Tax-Deductible? What Donors Should KnowA plain-English overview of how cryptocurrency donations are treated for tax in major jurisdictions — and the records you should keep.Read Can You Donate Cryptocurrency Anonymously?How private is a crypto donation, really? A clear look at anonymity, what's public on the blockchain, and how to give privately if you want to.Read Stablecoin Donations: How to Give Without Price SwingsWorried crypto's volatility will shrink your gift? Stablecoins like USDC and USDT let you donate a fixed dollar value. Here's how they work for giving.Read How to Verify Your Charity Donation on the BlockchainOne of crypto's best features for giving is that you can prove your donation arrived. Here's how to look up and verify any gift on the blockchain.Read Crypto Donation Scams and How to Spot ThemLookalike domains, fake matching offers, clipboard hijacking, disaster-exploiting appeals and "verify your wallet" phishing — the common crypto donation scams, and the checks any donor can run in two minutes.Read Donating Crypto Instead of Selling It FirstSelling appreciated crypto can trigger capital gains tax before you ever give anything away. Here's why donating the asset directly to a qualifying charity is usually more efficient — and what you need to confirm first.Read Donate Crypto Without an Account or KYCCrypto giving needs no login, no card and no bank details — but pseudonymous is not the same as anonymous. An accurate look at what you do and don't hand over.Read Crypto Donation Receipts and Record-KeepingWhat a crypto donation receipt can and cannot prove, which records to keep, and why the transaction hash is the strongest evidence you have.Read Which Charities Accept Crypto — and What "100+ Coins" Really MeansA verified look at how charities actually accept cryptocurrency, why the headline coin counts are misleading, which organisations run their own wallets, and which respected nonprofits refuse crypto outright.Read Which Charities Accept Monero (XMR)? A Verified ListVery few charities accept Monero, and the reason is structural rather than ideological. Here is who does, checked on their own sites, and why the large humanitarian names cannot.Read How a Donation TravelsSee how every gift is traced from wallet to field.Read
Ready to give?
You've got the knowledge — now turn crypto into care, traceably.