Any individual may donate. Donations made through Richland Gives are received by Mightycause Charitable Foundation, a 501c3 organization, and then re-granted to the designated nonprofits. Donations designated to nonprofit organizations, fiscally sponsored organizations, registered public schools, and tax-exempt religious organizations are 100% tax-deductible and irrevocable. Donations will not be refunded.

The minimum donation is $10.00. There is no maximum donation.

Donations may only be made via credit, debit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay or via bank account (Plaid - see below). Checks are not accepted since this is an online giving event only.

Donors giving over $100 can donate via ACH by selecting "Bank Account" from the dropdown payment method within the checkout form. The option will not appear to donors giving less than $100.

Paying by bank account allows donors who give in larger amounts to pay less in fees. This is done through an integration with the Plaid app (a third-party banking tool), which allows donors to log into their bank's website and connect to the payment portal. As with credit card information, logins and transactions are encrypted and secure. Plaid has more details on its website. Plaid integrates with over 12,000 financial institutions.

Only banks integrated with Plaid will be eligible to pay via bank account. For banks integrated with Plaid, donors select "Bank Account" from the dropdown payment method within checkout and then click "Link bank." From there, Plaid prompts the donor to choose their institution. The donor is then redirected to their banking site to authenticate, and once completed, is redirected back to the Richland Gives site to complete the payment.

Local banks: Park National and Mechanics Bank are integrated with Plaid. For Mechanics Bank, search for the one located in Mansfield, Ohio. (There is another one in California.)

No fees apply for intentions made by Donor Advised Fund, IRA or Other Managed Funds. If you plan to advise a gift through a third-party institution you can enter information about your intended gift by selecting the 'Donor Advised or Other Managed Funds' payment method within the checkout. Please note, by selecting this option no funds or payments will be made or collected through the Mightycause platform. Your recorded donation commitment will be added to the organization's total, and the organization will be notified. It is the responsibility of the donor, nonprofit, and relationship manager to work directly with the organization to follow up on fulfilling payment.

This is an online giving event; credit card donations will be tracked from November 16 at 7 a.m. through December 1 at 7 p.m. 2026 to count toward totals to determine prizes.

Offline donations do NOT count towards leaderboard totals or prizes but they can be added to your organization page total. Intentions made by the dropdown "Donor Advised or Other Managed Funds" payment method will be considered as online donations.

Challenge/matching grants offered by a nonprofit organization that serves as a match for Richland Gives day are not included in the totals unless the grantor submits their gift via online donation.

For more information please see our FAQS page.

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