About the Blackbaud Giving Fund (BBGF)

YourCause is a software company and not a 501(c)3 Public Charity. On August 1, 2020, YourCause began to partner with the Blackbaud Giving Fund, a 501(c)3 Public Charity. This partnership allows us to issue a tax acknowledgment at the time the donors make the donation.

Yes. YourCause provides a tax acknowledgment from the Blackbaud Giving Fund. Your organization is not responsible for providing a tax acknowledgment for any donation that comes from YourCause.

The Blackbaud Giving Fund is a 501(c)3 Public Charity. Donations made through YourCause are legally made to the Blackbaud Giving Fund. The Blackbaud Giving Fund issues the tax acknowledgment and use the donor's charity selection at the time they make the contribution to make a corresponding grant to such charity in the amount of the donor's original donation.

The Blackbaud Giving Fund operates exclusively for charitable purposes. It is a legal entity separate from and independent of Blackbaud.

In philanthropy, a hard credit usually refers to the donor that receives the tax acknowledgment (tax credit). The Blackbaud Giving Fund receives the hard credit since they are the entity that is making the donation to your organization.

In philanthropy, a soft credit usually refers to the individual that influenced the donation. For a donor’s credit card or payroll donation made through YourCause, the donor usually receives the soft credit.

Tip: Soft credits can be used differently among nonprofits. We recommend working with your colleagues on how to best enter soft credits into your nonprofit’s donor management system.

Donor details are available in Blackbaud Verified Network. Sign up for an account at nonprofit.yourcause.com and register to administer your nonprofit, allowing you to view donor details and more.

Tip: For registration instructions, see Become a Nonprofit Administrator. To learn how to view donor information after registering, see View and Manage Donations and Payments.

Yes. ACH transactions display as BBGF-Corporate Name (abbreviated) on your bank statement.