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# How does WhyDonate charge fees on recurring donations?

WhyDonate operates on a **0% platform fee** model, funded by an optional donor tip. For recurring donations, there's one important detail to be aware of: **the tip only applies to the first payment.**
### How it works

**First (initial) payment:**
* If the organizer enables the tip option, WhyDonate charges **0% platform commission** on that payment.
* If the organizer disables the tip option, WhyDonate charges **3% platform commission** on that payment.

**Every subsequent payment:**
* The tip is **only collected once, on the first payment** of the recurring series.
* From subsequent payments onward, **no tip is charged again** — regardless of whether the organizer enabled the tip originally.
* Because no tip is collected, WhyDonate applies a **3% platform commission** on each subsequent payment.

### Why does this happen?

Recurring donations are processed automatically on a recurring basis. Since the tip setting is only captured at the moment the donation is set up, it isn't re-requested on each future charge. To keep supporting the platform on payments where no tip is collected, a 3% commission applies from subsequent payments onward.

### Example

A donor sets up a €20 recurring donation, with the organizer's tip option enabled, and adds a €2 tip at signup.

| Payment | Amount charged | Tip collected | Platform commission |
| Payment 1 | €22 | €2 | 0% |
| Payment 2 | €20 | €0 | 3% (€0.60) |
| Payment 3 | €20 | €0 | 3% (€0.60) |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |

### Can I avoid the recurring commission?

Currently, there is no way to re-add a tip to ongoing recurring payments after the first one. The 3% commission on subsequent payments is part of how WhyDonate keeps operating with a 0% fee model.

### Where can I see the fees I've been charged?

You can find a full breakdown of processing costs and platform commission for each transaction in your organizer dashboard, under the donations tab.