Payment Processing

Payment Processing

Accept donations online with secure, reliable payment processing. Alignmint integrates directly with Stripe so you can accept credit cards, debit cards, and bank transfers from day one—no third-party gateway to configure.

Stripe Integration

Connecting your Stripe account takes just a few minutes in Administration → Payment Integrations. Once connected, Alignmint handles:

• Credit & Debit Cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover
• ACH Bank Transfers: Lower fees for bank-to-bank transfers (great for larger gifts)
• Recurring Payments: Automatic billing for monthly, quarterly, or annual gifts
• Automatic Donation Recording: Every online payment creates a donation record, updates the donor's profile, and generates the journal entry
• Refund Processing: Issue full or partial refunds directly from Alignmint with automatic accounting reversal

Fees

Standard Stripe processing fees apply:

• Credit/Debit Cards: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction
• ACH Bank Transfers: 0.8% per transaction (capped at $5)

Alignmint does not charge any additional processing fees on top of Stripe's rates. What Stripe charges is all you pay.

Security

All payments are processed through Stripe's PCI Level 1 compliant infrastructure—the highest level of payment security certification. Your donors' card numbers never touch Alignmint's servers. Stripe handles all sensitive payment data.

Where Payments Come From

• Donation Pages: Public giving pages you create with the Donation Page Builder
• Donor Portal: Donors managing their own recurring gifts
• Event Tickets: Online ticket purchases from Events & Ticketing

Payouts

Stripe automatically deposits funds to your bank account on a rolling basis (typically 2 business days). You can view payout history and pending amounts in your Stripe dashboard.