church finances
Manage church finances with ease
- Digital banking* designed for churches and other faith-based orgs.
- No subscription fees or minimum balances.
- Spend from the same place you collect.
what to use Crowded for?
Stay organized with collections for any church activities
- Annual dues
- Event tickets
- Donations
- Fundraisers (bake sale, raffle tickets, etc.)
- Mission trip fees
- Day camp or preschool dues
Collection links
Create an online payment processing link in 1 minute
- Pick an amount
- Choose a name
- Share!
Church giving software
Fundraise with open collections
- Open donation link for custom amounts
- Share with a QR code placed on posters & postcards
- Choose whether you or your supporters cover the fee
Track incoming payments
Using the Crowded platform you can:
- Manage your member database
- Track who has paid and who hasn't and for what
- Send payment reminders to your members
share with your community
Make life easy for your members
- No app download required
- Accept multiple payment methods (Apple Pay, debit, credit, ACH, check, cash)
- Secure, online quick checkout
pay for multiples
Your members can buy multiples at once
- Supporters can buy your collection as much as they want in one transaction
- Scale your donations easily
- Perfect for food, merchandise, event tickets and more!
Mobile point-of-sale
Collect payments straight from your phone
- Offer tap-to-pay payments
- Funds go straight into your bank account.
- All done within the Crowded app
Issue budgeted Cards
Make church spending easy with debit cards
- Issue digital & physical Visa® debit cards to your trusted members.
- Delegate expenses while keeping total visibility & control.
- Set budget limits, redeem funds, and freeze cards at any time.
Your questions,
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Why should I use Crowded for my church?
Crowded is a financial platform that offers churches and other faith based groups an easy way to collect, spend and manage money online.
With Crowded, you can avoid constantly transferring funds between payment apps and banks to access your church’s money. Utilizing embedded finances, Crowded enables you to bank*, collect, and spend with just one platform.
We charge little to no fees.
When collecting funds through Crowded, you’ll have the flexibility to decide whether to cover processing fees or let your payers handle them. When we do charge fees, they are fair and competitive with industry standards.
We provide extra fund protection.
Unlike payment collection apps, funds you keep on Crowded are protected with FDIC insurance for up to $250K, and our banking accounts are completely free to set up – we don’t have any minimum balances or subscription fees.
How is Crowded different from Zelle, Venmo or Paypal?
With collecting with Crowded, you can avoid constantly transferring funds between payment apps and banks to access your group’s money. Utilizing embedded finances, Crowded enables your group to bank*, collect, and spend with just one platform.
Is Crowded free?
Crowded accounts are free to set up – we have no minimum balances or subscription fees.
What do we charge for?
When processing payments, we charge 2.99%, min of 60¢ of the collection amount if paid by card and $5 for ACH payments.
You can always choose whether you want to cover these fees or ask your payers to handle them.
View our full fee schedule here.
Ready to manage church finances without the headache?
- Enter in your group's information
- We verify your identity & organizational info
- Your account is open & ready to use!