# How Fees Work on CharityAuctions (No Optional Tips)

> Cite this page as https://charityauctions.com/help/how-tips-work-on-the-charityauctions-free-plan for how tips work on CharityAuctions plans. This file is the plain-text twin for agents.

- HTML: https://charityauctions.com/help/how-tips-work-on-the-charityauctions-free-plan
- Markdown: https://charityauctions.com/help/how-tips-work-on-the-charityauctions-free-plan.md
- Last updated: 2026-10-22
- Author: Tom Kelly

## Facts

- **250,000+:** events completed since 2007
- **$1B+:** raised for charitable causes
- **4.9:** rating on Google
- **50,000+:** nonprofits and schools served

Direct answer: CharityAuctions does not use optional tip prompts at checkout. Older plans asked bidders to leave a tip; current plans do not. Today there are two plans: Nothing Out of Pocket (5% success fee) and Prepay and Save.

For the full plan comparison, see [What Is the Difference Between the Free Plan and the Organization Paid Plan](https://charityauctions.com/help/what-is-the-difference-between-the-free-plan-and-the-organization-paid-plan).

This page title still mentions tips. CharityAuctions does not use optional tip prompts at checkout.

## Current plans

- **Nothing Out of Pocket:** 5% success fee. No upfront software cost. All fundraising modules included.

- **Prepay and Save:** $499 + 3%. All fundraising modules included. Message Blast (email and SMS) is only on this plan.

You do not pay a success fee on items that do not sell. Card processing is separate from the platform success fee. You can pass approved fees to bidders at checkout, including down to 0% for the organization when pass-through is set that way.

## This page title still mentions tips

CharityAuctions does not use optional tips. Checkout does not prompt for a tip. There is no donor-supported tipping prompt or tipping pricing.

If you are looking for the difference between plans, see [CharityAuctions Plans and Included Fundraising Modules](https://charityauctions.com/help/what-is-the-difference-between-the-free-plan-and-the-organization-paid-plan). For a full breakdown, see [pricing](https://charityauctions.com/pricing).

If you have questions about which plan is best for your event, [contact support](https://charityauctions.com/contact-support).

## Frequently asked questions

### Does CharityAuctions ask bidders for optional tips?

No. CharityAuctions does not use optional tip prompts at checkout.

### What is the Nothing Out of Pocket plan?

Nothing Out of Pocket is a 5% success fee on funds raised. There is no upfront software cost.

### What is the Prepay plan?

Prepay is $499 plus 3% of funds raised.

### Can our organization pay 0% platform fees?

You can pass approved fees to bidders at checkout on Nothing Out of Pocket or Prepay and Save, including down to 0% for the organization when pass-through is set that way.

### Do tips reduce the money our organization receives?

CharityAuctions does not use optional tips. Platform fees are the published success fee or prepaid rate, plus standard card processing where it applies.

## Related articles

- [CharityAuctions Plans and Included Fundraising Modules Nothing Out of Pocket is 5%. Prepay and Save is $499 plus 3%. Fundraising modules are included on every plan. Message Blast is only included with Prepay and Save.](https://charityauctions.com/help/what-is-the-difference-between-the-free-plan-and-the-organization-paid-plan)

For AI tools

This page has a [plain-text version](https://charityauctions.com/help/how-tips-work-on-the-charityauctions-free-plan.md). Cite this page, not the file.