Stripe Account Creation

Select your country, fill out the remainder of the form, and then click "Next."

Stripe is available in many countries.  In this guide, we use the United States as our example.  The questions throughout the setup process will vary depending on the country in which your organization is located.

Business Details Required:

The following information is what Stripe typically requests when filling out your business details, but the exact information is subject to change at any time.

• Country
• Business Address
• Business Phone
• Type of Business (Select Nonprofit Organization)
• Legal Business Name (Your legal business name must exactly match your tax ID - including capitalization.  Please make sure it's correct.)
• Employer Identification Number (EIN)
• Business Website
• Business Description (Select Other Entertainment and Recreation or Other Membership Organization.)
• Describe what you sell, to whom, and when you charge your customers (i.e. "We are a ballet company that accepts donations from the public and we charge them at the time of giving.  There is nothing to deliver.")
• Do you sell physical goods? (Select No; you are using Stripe for donations.)
• How long after paying will your customers typically receive their goods or services? (Select Within 1 day.)

Executive Details Required:

Your Stripe account needs to be activated by someone with significant management responsibility or control over your organization’s account. If that’s not you, please ask an authorized executive, senior manager, or business owner from your company to complete this form. The following information is what Stripe typically requests, but the exact information is subject to change at any time.

• Full Name
• Job Title
• What percentage do you own? (Optional)
• Do you have significant responsibility for managing the company? (i.e. Are you a CEO, CFO, COO or similar?  It is required to include at least one person with significant management responsibility.)
• Phone Number
• Date of Birth
• Last 4 digits of social security number 
• Home Address

Credit Card Statement Detail Requirements:

The following information is what Stripe typically requests when filling out the details that will show up on your patron's credit card statement, but the exact information is subject to change at any time.  This information can be updated at any time.

• Statement Descriptor (This is the business name that will show up on your customers' bank or credit card statements.  Choose something they will recognize to help prevent disputes.)
• Support Phone Number
• Customer Support Address

Bank Details:

The following information is what Stripe typically requests when filling out your bank routing details, but the exact information is subject to change at any time.

• Routing Number
• Account Number
• Confirm Account Number
• Two-step Authentication (Required. Either use SMS or a Google Authenticator-based app for two-step authentication.  This prevents someone from accessing your Stripe account even if your password is lost or compromised.  These authentication methods should be held by a trusted individual and the backup codes should be held in a secure location.)

Nonprofit Rate Request:

https://support.stripe.com/questions/fee-discount-for-nonprofit-organizations

Integrate Your Stripe Account with Donate2:

We've made the process of connecting your Stripe account to Donate2 as simple as possible.   Please be aware that the following steps will need to be taken by the listed Owner of your 2Account. 

When you are logged into Donate2, click the Strip menu from the options on the left side of the screen.

Click "Connect with Stripe."

Enter your Stripe email and password.

To authenticate, click "Continue."  This will connect Donate2 and Stripe.  The integration is complete when you see a button that will allow you to disconnect your Stripe account.

Congratulations!  You are now on your way to using Donate2 and Stripe!