Cash & Check – Chances are, a good chunk of your donations still come in via cash and check from passing the plate at church. With Tithe.ly church giving, you can easily record all offline giving along side the other forms of giving so you have a complete view in one system! ACH bank transfer (aka eCheck) – Bank transfer donations are supported by Tithe.ly church giving. Donors can set it up and manage their connected accounts themselves, or you can help them get it configured on the admin side of giving. Credit & Debit Card – Donors can give using they VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or AMEX. Donors can set it up and manage their connected accounts themselves, or you can help them get it configured on the admin side of giving.
Yes! Tithe.ly supports churches in the the United States (US), Canada, Australia, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom (UK), and New Zealand. And we’ve got more coming your way soon!
Tithe.ly allows you to export a CSV file that should be importable by your general ledger. We also provide bank deposit reporting that includes the full deposit amount as well as the break out by fund. We’d advise against keeping every individual donation in your general ledger. Instead, we’d recommend using a journaled entry strategy where individual gift details are stored in Tithe.ly and only the deposits totals and fund details are entered into your general ledger.
Tithe.ly has been built by pastors, church leaders, and kingdom minded people to meet the needs of Church. You get 5 ways to give in one solution – a native mobile app for iOS and Android phones, true in text-to-give, online giving, kiosk giving, and administrative giving. No contracts required, no up front / setup fees, no monthly fees, or any other hidden fees. Find more info here to consider when looking at easyTithe for your church.
Tithe.ly has been built by ministry minded individuals and pastors to meet the specific needs of the Church. Tithe.ly gives you 5 ways to give in one solution – a native mobile app, true in text giving, web giving, kiosk giving, and administrative giving. You won’t be required to sign a long term contract, incur any up front fees, get stuck with large monthly fees, or find any hidden or surprising fees in your processing statements. Here are a few more things to consider when looking at Pushpay for your church.
Yes! It’s easy to generate elegant donor statements for any date range. You can save some money and deliver them by email or print them for mailing.
Yes! Tithe.ly integrates nicely into your church’s existing mobile app (eg. Bulletin Plus Church App, The Church App by Subsplash, PocketPew, ApolloApp, Custom Church Apps, etc).
Yes. Every dollar taken in through Tithe.ly (whether it’s online, or via a physical batch of checks and cash) is allocated to a fund so that you can easily do fund accounting. We even produce bank deposit reports that include fund level detail and aggregate information for easy reconciliation.
PayPal is fantastic, but not built to meet the specific needs of the Church. With Tithe.ly you get a mobile app, text giving, web giving, kiosk giving, and administrative tools. Plus, all the data syncs directly with your church management platform. All things that you don’t get with PayPal. Plus, Tithe.ly provides a much better giver experience! Here are a few more things to consider when looking at PayPal for your church.
So you’ve just started using Tithe.ly at your church and need help educating your congregation about the new ways to give? First, we’re here to help! You will receive a full launch resource kit packed with slides, videos, and more. You’ll also have one-on-one time with our custom happiness team. For quick ideas on the best ways to roll out Tithe.ly read this launch plan. Some other ideas include: – Send and email. – Put a note in your weekly bulletin. – Create a page on your website. – Send a personal letter to your biggest givers. The better your members are educated to use Tithe.ly the more opportunity you have to increase giving. Churches that fully implement and effectively roll out Tithe.ly typically see a 10% – 20% increase in giving, but we’ve seen over 50% as well.
Tithe.ly currently integrates with Elvanto Church Management Software, Planning Center Giving, Ministry Platform, Shelby v5, Shelby Arena, Church Community Builder (CCB), Breeze, Rock RMS, F1 and Faith Teams. We are continually adding and improving integrations. Additionally, we offer a very simple way to export your data in a format that easily imports into most ChMS platforms that we don’t have a have direct integration with.
Nope! Tithe.ly provides an end-to-end solution. All gifts are tracked through the Tithe.ly dashboard and deposits go directly into your bank account.
Yes. With Tithe.ly you can easily track giving for multiple campuses within a single account. Tithe.ly will also support multi-campus setup in popular ChMS platforms like Church Community Builder, Breeze, Elvanto, and other church software.
These fees help us cover the cost of processing each electronic transaction, maintaining a secure and safe environment for your transactions, and improving the platform so your church continues to benefit from the giving innovation we deliver.
Yes, with a simple click of a button from your admin panel.
If a phone is lost, even if someone is logged into Tithe.ly, no transactions can be made without the user's secret passcode. This is an extra layer of security that ensures that no one but the owner can access their Tithe.ly account for malicious reasons.
Absolutely! As soon as someone gives via Tithe.ly they instantly receive an email with the details of their transaction. All giving history for each member is also tracked and available within the mobile app, giving your members instant access to check their records. Note: Confirmation emails sent by Tithe.ly, should only be used for tax purposes if the email meets the tax requirements of the country your church resides in.
All financial information is encrypted and stored by our banking partner to PCI DSS Level 1 compliant standards. PCI DSS Level 1 compliance is a set of rules stated by credit card companies and audited by an independent third party. It is the highest possible rating one can get in the electronic payment processing industry. Additionally, Tithe.ly forces HTTPS for all transaction services using TLS.
Yes. With Tithe.ly you can create as many funds / designations as you need (e.g. missions, building fund, weekly contribution, etc.). These appear to your members when they use our platform, making it very simple for them to be sure their generosity goes to the place they are most passionate about.
Five to ten minutes max! It’s a very simple process to set up your account and begin receiving your first gifts!
The short / simple answer is that we deposit funds directly into your bank account every day with a two day lag. Meaning, funds raised on Sunday hit your bank account on Tuesday. To learn more, check out our knowledge-base article on deposits.
Tithe.ly Custom Church Apps cost only $89 per month, but do not come with lengthy contracts or long term commitments. You can cancel any time without penalty.
Managing and updating your app is simple! Once your app is published, you will have access to your Tithe.ly Church App Dashboard which is accessible 24/7 via a web browser and Internet connection. The Tithe.ly Church App Dashboard is where you control all of your content and have full access to your app settings.
Tithe.ly’s Church App allows you to create a church app packed with amazing features such as: sermon audio and video, blogs, daily devotional, events, Sunday bulletins, newsletters, online giving, and more! You can share, connect, and socialize through the church app, as well as provide a map and driving directions. Don't forget we also allow for push notifications, too!
With Tithely’s Automatic App Builder (Powered by AI) setting up your new app is a snap. Simply, type in your website URL, upload your church’s logo, select your app theme/layout, and then the app builder will automatically build your new app for you in less than two minutes.  From there you can quickly and easily edit your app as you’d like.
The Tithely app newsfeed is a native in-app screen that aggregates much of your church content such as events, Facebook posts, Instagram posts, blog posts, sermons and media, and push notifications. All this content is brought into a "newsfeed" that is similar to Facebook so that it's simple for your audience to discover and interact with all the activities your church has going on.
Yes, your audience can download sermons and other media directly to their smartphone or tablet and play them without needing an internet connection or cell service. Meaning, people can listen to your sermons, bible studies, or podcasts while on their morning jog, camping in the woods or while they enjoy a cup of coffee at the local coffee house.
The general answer is 30-60 days, but there are a number of things that can make this go faster or slower. It's our goal to get your new church app live ASAP!
Our apps for churches have no contracts or long term commitments and costs only $89 per month.
No! With Tithe.ly’s text giving church tools there’s no need to download an additional app to be able to text give to your church. People can simply use the default text message application on their phone.
Yes! People can text “refund” in right after their gift to refund it in case they made a mistake or you can issue refunds from the admin panel with the click of a button.
Absolutely! As soon as someone gives via Tithe.ly they instantly receive an email with the details of their transaction. All giving history for each member is also tracked and available within the mobile app, giving your members instant access to check their records.
Yes. With Tithe.ly you can easily track giving for multiple campuses within a single account by assigning each campus its own unique text-to-give number. Tithe.ly will also support multi-campus setup in popular ChMS platforms like Church Community Builder, Breeze, Elvanto, and other church software.
Yes! Tithe.ly can integrate directly into your church’s existing mobile app (eg. The Church App, PocketPew, ApolloApp, etc) so that your members don’t have to use multiple apps to interact.
Tithe.ly currently integrates with Elvanto Church Management Software, Planning Center Giving, Ministry Platform, Shelby v5, Shelby Arena, Church Community Builder (CCB), Breeze, Rock RMS, F1 and Faith Teams. We are continually adding and improving integrations. Additionally, we offer a very simple way to export your data in a format that easily imports into most ChMS platforms that we don’t have a have direct integration with.
Yes. With Tithe.ly's giving by text tool you can create as many funds/designations as you need (eg. missions, building fund, weekly contribution, etc), making Tithely text giving one of the best text to give platforms for nonprofits as well. Folks can then text “50 tithe” or “100 building” to your unique giving number to designate their gift to that specific fund, making it very simple for them to be sure their generosity goes to the place they are most passionate about.
Tithe.ly will assign your church a unique 10-digit telephone phone number that is dedicated to your church. To give through text, your members and visitors follow these 2 simple steps:
• Text the word “Give” to your church’s assigned text giving number to create their account. This ONLY happens the first time through.
• After they’ve created their account they can text the amount of their gift (e.g. 25, 50, 100, etc) and their donation is complete! You can also text things like “25 tithe weekly” to set up a weekly recurring gift that’s designated to the tithe fund or “500 buildingfund” to make a gift to the building fund.
We’ll send you a few slides, a giving postcard, and a video that all have your church text giving number on them. The best way to launch is to put the slide up during your church service so people can see the text giving number while you talk about the new way of giving. You can also show the short video that we provide people to quickly give them a sense of how easy it is to use. Beyond that: – Send and email. – Put a note in your weekly bulletin. – Create a page on your website. – Send a personal letter to your biggest givers. The better your members are educated to use tithe.ly the more opportunity you have to increase giving. Churches that fully implement tithe.ly typically see up to a 20% increase in giving.
Nope! Tithe.ly provides an end-to-end solution. All gifts are tracked through the Tithe.ly dashboard and deposits go directly into your bank account.
All financial information is encrypted and stored by our banking partner to PCI DSS Level 1 compliant standards. PCI DSS Level 1 compliance is a set of rules stated by credit card companies and audited by an independent third party. It is the highest possible rating one can get in the electronic payment processing industry.
Once you sign-up, there is a 3 week approval process to get your dedicated text giving number. Learn more about the approval process here.
There are no contracts, no upfront fees, no PCI or security fees, and no other hidden fees of any other kind. You simply pay 2.9% + 0.30c per transaction and $19 per month after the free 30-day trial.
Simply click the "Sign Up Free" button in the top menu and complete the form. You’ll have your unique text number and be able to take gifts the second you complete the online signup. Someone from the Tithe.ly team will be in touch shortly thereafter to share a few useful resources for launching your new text to give church tools.
Text giving, or text 2 give, is the fastest and most convenient way for people to give to your church. It allows you to meet your members and guests in the moment they feel called to give and enables them to donate money by text message — something people are very familiar with. You put your 10-digit phone number on screen, people text “Give” to that number to set up their account. Once their account is set up they simply need to text a number (eg. 100) and their gift has been made! True in text giving that takes under five seconds to complete. Givers will immediately receive a text back thanking them for their gift as well as an email confirmation for their records.
With Tithe.ly giving there are no contracts, no up-front fees, no PCI or security fees, no deposit or transfer fees, no cancellation fees, and no hidden fees of any kind.
Tithe.ly transaction fees are as follows:
Cover the fees™: Tithely Cover the fees™ enables your donors to cover the per transaction cost associated with online giving. This results in you paying even less for online giving. Churches who optionally turn on Cover the fees™ see at least 25% of all donors cover the fees, with many seeing as much as 75-80% (the average church sees 58% use cover the fees), making your actual effective transaction rate closer to 0.92% to 1.9% per transaction.
Text Giving: There is a $19 a month fee for text giving after a 30 day free trial. Transaction fees still apply.
You can also add-on communications tools such as a custom church website, custom church app, text and email messaging, church management software, and more. Each of these services will incur affordable monthly fees, or you can get them all for one flat cost of $119/mo. Visit our Pricing page to learn more.
Yes. With Tithe.ly you can create as many funds / designations as you need (e.g. tithe, offering, missions, building fund, weekly contribution, annual campaign, etc.). These appear to your members / givers when they give, making it very simple for them to be sure their generosity goes to the place they are most passionate about.
Absolutely! As soon as someone gives via Tithe.ly, they instantly receive an email with the details of their transaction. All giving history for each member is also tracked and available within the mobile app, giving your members instant access to check their records.
Yes! It's easy to generate elegant donor statements for any date range. Deliver them by email and / or print them for mailing or handing out at church.
Yes. Every dollar taken in through Tithe.ly (whether it's online, or via a physical batch of checks and cash) is allocated to a fund.
Absolutely! TIthe.ly can be used by churches, ministries, pastors, and 501c3 nonprofit organizations.
People can give through the Tithe.ly mobile app, online from your website, through text-to-give, in person using the kiosk, or through the admin gift entry tools using one of the below payment methods:
Cash & check – With Tithe.ly church giving, you can easily record all offline giving along side the other forms of giving so you have a complete view of member giving in one system!
ACH bank transfer (a.k.a. eCheck) – Bank transfer donations are supported by Tithe.ly giving.
Credit & debit card – Donors can give using their VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or AMEX.
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All financial information is encrypted and sent over HTTPS using TLS. Any credit / debit card information that is stored is secured using PCI DSS Level 1 compliant standards. These systems are audited by third party organizations twice a year to ensure the highest levels of security are being met and maintained. This is the highest possible rating one can get in the electronic payment processing industry.
Yes. With Tithe.ly you can easily track giving for multiple campuses within a single account. Tithe.ly will also support multi-campus setup in popular ChMS platforms like CCB, Breeze, Elvanto, and other church software.
Tithe.ly currently integrates with Elvanto Church Management Software, Shelby v5, Shelby Arena, Church Community Builder (CCB), Breeze, Rock RMS, F1, HubSpot and Faith Teams. Planning Center and ACS are on our list and will be live soon. Additionally, we offer very simple ways to export your data in a format that easily imports into any ChMS that we don’t have a have direct integration with.
Tithe.ly works well for churches in the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Japan. During the sign up process you'll select which currency you'd like and the address of your main church location.
Yes, at a simple click of a button from your admin panel.
Tithely provides online tools to help you increase giving, manage your church, and engage your members. This includes tools like text and email messaging, custom church apps and websites, church management software, and, of course, digital giving solutions. We serve 40,000 churches in 50 different countries, all from different denominations, beliefs, and tribes.
Our staff of nearly 200 employees, most of whom serve in their own local churches, are just as diverse in their beliefs and affiliations as our customer base is. We take great pride in the work we do, and the way it impacts the greater Church as a whole.
Our mission is to see the local Church have the financial stability and resources needed to build the Kingdom of God, and we do that by delivering world-class, cost-effective technology tools.
Tithely participates in and sponsors many conferences and events, along with other marketing and advertising endeavors, in an effort to reach a diverse audience while promoting our services and products. We serve all types of churches, and we invest significant resources in expanding our reach to all.
It's essential to emphasize that our sponsorship does not imply alignment with the beliefs or positions held by the customers organizing the event. Tithely remains committed to a neutral stance and refrains from endorsing or promoting the ideologies of any organization with which it collaborates for marketing purposes.
If you'd like for us to consider sponsoring your conference or event, reach out to us at marketing@tithe.ly
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