GiveGrove
GiveGrove is web-based auction and fundraising software for nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations.
What GiveGrove is
GiveGrove is web-based auction and fundraising software for nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations. Its tools cover live and silent auctions, peer-to-peer fundraising, Fund-a-Need, donation pages, and event ticketing. Ticketing can handle individual or group tickets, pricing tiers, attendee questions, and check-in. Silent-auction organizers can set items and bidding rules, then monitor bidders and progress in real time. Live auctions include paddle assignments, paddle-raise capture, and guest check-in and check-out. Organizations can also run team or individual fundraising campaigns and voting events, and accept donations outside events with customized amounts and page colors. The free GiveBack Guarantee plan has no platform fee; Classic charges 4% per event, capped at $4,000. Credit card processing is 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, with a choice of whether donors or the organization cover the fees. GiveGrove says it does not provide CRM or donor database functionality.
Good
- Free plan has no platform fee.
- Supports live and silent auctions.
- Ticketing includes group tickets and attendee check-in.
- Donation pages can accept gifts outside events.
- Human support is available during events.
Watch out
- No CRM or donor database functionality.
- Card processing costs 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction.
- Classic adds a 4% platform fee, capped at $4,000 per event.
Who it suits
It suits nonprofits running auctions, fundraising campaigns, voting events, or ticketed events. Organizations needing CRM or donor database tools will need another solution for that functionality.
Verdict
GiveGrove brings event fundraising, auctions, and donation pages together in a web-based service. Its lack of CRM or donor database functionality is an important limit for organizations that need donor records alongside event tools.
Plans and prices
From GiveGrove's own pricing page, checked 29 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| GiveBack Guarantee™ | Free | 0% platform fee · no contracts or subscriptions · processing fees are 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction |
| Classic | $4, paid once | 4% platform fee · credit card processing 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction · no contracts or subscriptions · Capped at $4,000 per event |
The facts
Each one read from GiveGrove's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience and location
- GiveGrove describes itself as created in the Midwest in South Bend, Indiana, for mission-driven organizations and nonprofits.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Donation pages
- Organizations can accept donations outside events and customize donation amounts and page colors.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Donor data
- GiveGrove says it does not sell donor data, and donors’ highly sensitive card and bank account information is stored by Stripe rather than GiveGrove.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Fundraising tools
- Its core tools include live auctions, peer-to-peer fundraising, Fund-a-Need, donation pages, silent auctions, and event ticketing.checked 29 Sep 2026
- GiveBack
- With the GiveBack Guarantee enabled, GiveGrove shares up to 10% of donor tips with the organization.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Live auctions
- Live auction features include self-assigned paddle assignments, paddle-raise capture, and real-time guest check-in and check-out.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- GiveGrove says it does not provide CRM or donor database functionality.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Payment processor
- GiveGrove identifies Stripe as its sole payment processor.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Payments
- GiveGrove says credit card processing costs 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction and lets organizations choose whether donors cover those fees or the organization absorbs them.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Payouts
- GiveBack funds are automatically deposited into the organization’s bank account every two business days along with regular payouts.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Peer-to-peer
- Organizations can let individuals or teams fundraise or run voting events by setting a vote amount and voting period.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- GiveGrove provides auction and fundraising event software for nonprofits.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Security guidance
- GiveGrove recommends enabling two-factor authentication on Google accounts used to sign in.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Silent auctions
- Silent auction organizers can set items, starting bids, and bid increments, and manage bidders and progress in real time.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Support
- GiveGrove says real human support is available and its team is on call during events for organizations and donors.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Ticketing
- Ticketing supports individual or group tickets, pricing tiers, custom attendee questions, and attendee check-in.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- South Bend, Indiana, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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