Are you planning to withdraw funds from your fundraiser to a bank account owned by a business or organization?
We want to make that simple for you, and have outlined the most important details you'll want to consider in the video and article below:
The person withdrawing to the organization's bank account must be a beneficial owner. A beneficial owner is someone with significant responsibility to control, manage, or direct the organization (e.g., a Chief Executive Officer, Vice President, Treasurer, or a controller) and they will have access to the organization’s bank account. The individual withdrawing the funds will not be liable for taxes.
Important: These directions will not apply to you if you created a certified charity fundraiser. Learn more about the two fundraiser types here.
This article covers the following topics:
- Einrichten der Auszahlung für wirtschaftlich Berechtigte
- Sending a beneficiary invitation to a beneficial owner
- Verifizierung der begünstigten Organisation
Einrichten der Auszahlung für wirtschaftlich Berechtigte
- Select “Withdraw” from your fundraiser Dashboard
- Wähle „Mich selbst“.
- If you do not see the “Myself” option, you may have a charity fundraiser or a Stripe account. Follow those links for directions on how to withdraw from those fundraiser types.
- Choose the type of organization you are raising funds for
- If you do not see that option, simply fill out your name and personal information when verifying your identity and your organization’s banking information when prompted to add banking information
- Fill out the organization information, your personal identity information, and your organization’s banking information
Sending a beneficiary invitation to a beneficial owner
Falls du selbst keine wirtschaftlich berechtigte Person der Organisation bist, jedoch mit der Person in Kontakt stehst, die für deren Finanzverwaltung zuständig ist, wähle „Auszahlen lassen“ und anschließend „Eine andere Person“, um dieser Person eine Einladung als spendenbegünstigte Person zukommen zu lassen.
If you’re not affiliated with the organization, you will need to withdraw to your personal bank account by clicking “Myself and Personal” and send the funds to the organization outside of GoFundMe. Just be sure to make it clear in your story that you will be the one handling funds.
Verifizierung der begünstigten Organisation
In manchen Fällen benötigt unser Zahlungsdienstleister nach der Eingabe der Bankdaten deiner Organisation zusätzliche Informationen zu ihr, anhand derer er die Organisation verifizieren kann. In einem solchen Fall wird die Auszahlung von Spenden vorübergehend ausgesetzt, bis du dem Zahlungsdienstleister die angeforderten Dokumente per E-Mail zukommen lassen hast.
Zu den erforderlichen Nachweisdokumenten können insbesondere folgende zählen:
- Ein amtlicher Lichtbildausweis des wirtschaftlich Berechtigten der Organisation und/oder einer Person, die einen Anteil von mindestens 25 % an ihr hat
- A copy of the organization’s governmental registration; such as articles of incorporation, articles of association, certificate of incorporation, or applicable
- The organization’s tax ID number
- IRS 501(c) (3) determination letter (only applicable to US non-profit organizations)
- A bank statement for the organization
If you are sending funds to a business or organization's bank account, and have been asked to upload bank account documentation, our team will need to work with you directly to verify withdrawals. Please submit the requested information via this form as soon as possible to get started here.