The intention of the donor pays fees is that the original donation goes to the charity and the donor pays the fees which would normally come out of the gross donation.

If the donor is paying the fees then they will automatically be higher than if the organization pays the fees because the amount of the donation being processed is higher. In essence the donor is increasing the amount of the donation, but in doing so, that higher amount also has to be processed.

Please see the example below:

When a donor agrees to pay the fees they are increasing their original donation amount to also include the fees which will be processed by MyEvent.com.

For example:

Original Donation Amount = $100.00

Fees on $100.00 are 5.4% = $5.40 processing fees

Transaction fee = $0.50

Total Fees = $5.90

Normally those fees come out of the $100.00 and the charity receives the net amount ($94.10).

When the donor elects to pay the fees, we have to apply our processing fees to the increased amount that goes through our payment gateway.

Increased amount of donation = $5.90 * 5.4% = $0.32

Total Fees: $5.90 + $0.32 = $6.22

Total New Amount of donation when the donor pays the fees = $106.22

You receive the original donation amount of $100.00 and the donor has paid all of the fees.

The donor pays fees is an option that can be turned off at any time if you object to the way it works and in that case the option will not even appear. Even if you give the donor the option to pay the fees, the donor also can choose not to use it if they do not want to pay the fees by simply not checking the box. By default it is unchecked.