Streamline Your Fiscal Sponsorship Program with Crowded
Efficiently Manage Multiple Projects, Minimize Risk, and Maximize Impact.
Crowded offers a better way to manage your fiscally sponsored projects with an all-in-one financial platform designed to simplify administration, ensure compliance, and provide your sponsored projects with the tools they need to thrive.
Simplify Fiscal Sponsorship
with Crowded
Unlimited Project
Accounts & Delegation
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Request, accept and track online payments for membership dues, trips, events and cookie sales, with multiple payment methods.
Maintain Full Financial
Oversight
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Request, accept and track online payments for membership dues, trips, events and cookie sales, with multiple payment methods.
Built-in Compliance &
Security
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Request, accept and track online payments for membership dues, trips, events and cookie sales, with multiple payment methods.
Reduce Administrative
Burden Spending
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Request, accept and track online payments for membership dues, trips, events and cookie sales, with multiple payment methods.
How it Works?
- Open a Crowded account
- Use our platform to open subsidiary checking accounts for your sponsored projects
- Invite your project heads to manage their sub-accounts with custom permissions.
- Fund projects instantly and monitor their progress through your central dashboard.
How it works
Create Unlimited Subsidiary Checking Accounts*
No EIN or incorporation documentation required for sponsored projects
Onboard Project Heads as Sub Account Admins
Use these accounts to give projects the freedom to manage finances, while you maintain oversight.
Projects Manage Funds Autonomously
Project heads enjoy built-in payment processing, fundraising and transparent spending tools.
Projects Manage Funds Autonomously
Project heads enjoy built-in payment processing, fundraising and transparent spending tools.
Say hello to one solution that merges spending, payment collection, expense management, tax compliance and fundraising.
- No subscription fees or minimum balances.
- Trusted by 1,000+ teams & clubs.
Simplify Your Fiscal Sponsorship Management Today
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What is Crowded?
Crowded is a financial platform that offers nonprofit membership groups easy ways to collect, spend and manage money online.
Some of our standout features include:
FDIC pass-through, insurance-eligible accounts** with no fee to open and no minimum balances, and FDIC insurance available on deposits up to $250k through TransPecos Banks, SSB; Member FDIC.
Easy digital officer handovers.
Digital & physical Visa® debit cards with budgeted amounts for group member expenses.
Unified banking for multi-chapter organizations.
Payment processing for dues, member fees and donations.
To set up a Crowded account for your group in minutes, create a free account online or book a demo with one of our team members for any questions or additional support.
How is Crowded different from Venmo or PayPal?
Venmo & Paypal? Great for friends, not for your organization. Here’s why Crowded is the better app for collecting dues & for events:
- Built for Organizations: Manage all your group’s finances in one platform. Create organized collections, track incoming payments, send reminders, and see who’s paid at a glance.
- Tax-Friendly: Don’t worry about unexpected tax liabilities with Crowded. In 2026, collecting over $600 will result in extra reporting requirements for users of Venmo/PayPal/Zelle. With Crowded, no extra reporting is required!
What kinds of organizations can use Crowded?
Crowded is available for use by any membership group or nonprofit organization.
We work with a wide range of nonprofits, from national fraternities and sororities to booster clubs, universities, associations, summer camps, sports teams, Girl Scouts and college clubs.
If you’re unsure whether Crowded would be the right fit for your organization, schedule a time to speak with one of our team members here.
Do I need an EIN to use Crowded?
Yes. If your organization would like to open a bank account** through Crowded (which is needed to access most of our specialized nonprofit features!) you will need an EIN.
If your organization currently does not have one or needs help locating or updating your EIN, we can help you from within our platform! See our helpful guides.
Is Crowded free?
Crowded accounts are free to set up – we have no minimum balances or subscription fees.
What do we charge for?
When collecting payments, we charge 2.99% of the collection amount if paid by card and $5 for ACH payments.
You can always choose whether you want to cover these fees or ask your payers to handle them.
View our pricing page here.
