Fidelity Charitable vs Giving by Funraise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fidelity Charitable
Manage your charitable giving on the go. This app allows you to open a Giving Account, recommend grants to your favorite organizations, and track the status of your contributions and future recommendations. It also provides tools to manage your investment selections and account details.
- Open a Giving Account
- Recommend grants
- Monitor grant status
- View investment selections
- Set up recurring grants
- Nominate NPO Successor
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The free Fidelity Charitable ® app lets you: --Open a Giving Account --Recommend grants --Monitor the status of grants and contributions --See future one-time and recurring grant recommendations Easy ways recommend a grant; --From a list of previously supported organizations --By looking up a new organization --Set up future, one-time, or recurring grant recommendations Other convenient features: --View your current Giving Account investment selections. --Change Giving Account name --NPO Successor Nomination To learn more about Fidelity Charitable, go to FidelityCharitable.org. Fidelity Charitable is the brand name for the Fidelity Investments® Charitable Gift Fund, an independent public charity with a donor-advised fund program. Various Fidelity companies provide services to Fidelity Charitable. The Fidelity Charitable logo is a service mark, and Fidelity Charitable and Fidelity are registered service marks, of FMR LLC, used by Fidelity Charitable under license. Giving Account is a registered service mark of the Trustees of Fidelity Charitable. Fidelity Charitable Privacy Policy: https://www.fidelitycharitable.org/legal/privacy-policy.html
Giving by Funraise
Manage your charitable contributions and fundraising pages in one place. Track donation history, edit recurring gifts, and access tax summaries. Connect with nonprofits you support and stay informed about your impact.
- View and manage donations
- Edit recurring donations
- Manage payment methods
- View and manage fundraising pages
- Resend donation receipts
- Historic donation summaries
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Giving by Funraise connects donors with nonprofits and gives donors access to their donation information. All kinds of nonprofits use Funraise to collect donations and manage donor relationships. When you donate to a charity that uses Funraise, you have access to your donation data through Giving by Funraise. APP FEATURES • View & manage your donations • Edit your recurring donations & payment methods • View & manage your fundraising pages • Resend yourself a donation receipt email • Send yourself a historic donation summary VIEW & MANAGE DONATIONS When you donate to a charity that uses Funraise’s platform, you have access to your donation data using the Giving by Funraise app. View a list of organizations you’ve donated to, as well as a list of donations for each organization. EDIT RECURRING DONATIONS & PAYMENT METHODS Edit your recurring subscription details including amount, frequency, and payment method. You can also cancel or create new subscriptions in the app. VIEW & MANAGE FUNDRAISING PAGES If you have an individual fundraising page for a nonprofit organization that uses Funraise, you can view and edit the details of your fundraising page in the app. RESEND DONATION RECEIPTS Did you lose that donation receipt from a year ago? No problem; resend a donation receipt email to yourself anytime. HISTORIC DONATION SUMMARY Get ready for tax season with a full donation summary that includes all your donations by year for a particular charity. Just click to send yourself an email with your donation summary PDF.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Giving by Funraise at free against Fidelity Charitable's free with in-app purchases. Giving by Funraise also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Fidelity Charitable's advantage is review sentiment (23% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fidelity Charitable ships an update every 5 weeks, Giving by Funraise every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fidelity Charitable | Giving by Funraise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 22.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 222 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fidelity Investments | Funraise |
Customer experience
Fidelity Charitable
Giving by Funraise
In-app purchases
Fidelity Charitable
No in-app purchases
Giving by Funraise
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Fidelity Charitable free?
Is Giving by Funraise free?
Do Fidelity Charitable or Giving by Funraise have ads?
Which is updated more often, Fidelity Charitable or Giving by Funraise?
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