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Start a Fundraiser for Your Community

A campaign lets people donate to your community for a clear purpose. UMMA reviews every campaign before it goes live.

Updated September 30, 2026

Before You Start

  • UMMA has approved your community.
  • The community owner has set up payouts.
  • Any admin can create the campaign. The money always goes to the owner's payout account.

Create the Campaign

  1. Open your community, choose Switch to Admin, then Create Campaign.
  2. Choose the campaign type and add a title, a goal, a cover photo and the story of what the money is for. Dates and more photos are optional.
  3. Submit it. Until UMMA approves it, only you and your admins can see it.
Start a Fundraiser

How Donations Work

  • Donors pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, or from a US bank account on the website.
  • UMMA keeps a small platform fee, and donors can choose to cover it.
  • A campaign with no end date can also take weekly or monthly donations.
  • Donors get an email receipt that names your community. A donation to a community campaign goes to that community and is not a tax-deductible donation to UMMA Foundation.
  • Donations are paid out to the owner's bank account through Stripe.

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