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acquired by GoFundMe

San Diego, US · California corporation · 6 known investors

Classy, acquired by GoFundMe, provides fundraising software for nonprofits that combines donation management tools with the GoFundMe platform to help organizations reach donors and increase charitable giving.

Also known as Classy · classy.org · GoFundMe Pro

Founders & leadership

PW
Patrick WalshCo-founder
SC
Scot ChisholmCo-founder
JCJoe Callahan
Joe CallahaninFounderFounder at Classy

Board

HD
Howard DeshongBoard director
AG
Adam GaroneBoard director
PL
Paul LeggettBoard director

Investors · 6

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements

$63.6M disclosed across 3 rounds · 2015–2019

$17.5MraisedJun 2019 · 14 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Patrick WalshDirector
  • Paul LeggettDirector
  • Christopher HiimesDirector
  • Ron WangerinExecutive Officer
  • Howard DeshongDirector
  • Scot ChisholmExecutive Officer, Director
  • Neena Gupta NeedelExecutive Officer
  • Adam AaronsExecutive Officer
Offering amount
$20M
Amount sold
$17.5M
Sales commissions
$1M
Placement agents
Code Advisors LLC
First sale
Jun 2019
Incorporated
Corporation, California
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$30MraisedFeb 2017 · 7 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Brian HersmanDirector
  • Patrick WalshDirector, Promoter
  • Christopher HimesDirector
  • Howard DeshongDirector
  • Scot ChisholmExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Paul LeggettDirector
Offering amount
$33M
Amount sold
$30M
First sale
Oct 2016
Incorporated
Corporation, California
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
$16.1MraisedSep 2015 · 13 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Patrick WalshDirector, Promoter
  • Howard DeshongDirector
  • Adam GaroneDirector
  • Scot ChisholmExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
  • Paul LeggettDirector
Offering amount
$18.1M
Amount sold
$16.1M
First sale
May 2015
Incorporated
Corporation, California
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Classy, now operating under the GoFundMe Pro brand, is an online fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations. Its product set covers embeddable and customizable donation forms, campaign pages built without coding through a builder product referred to as Studio, peer-to-peer fundraising tools, recurring and one-time giving, and live event functionality including registration, ticketing and check-in. Donation pages hosted on classy.org and giving.classy.org are used by individual nonprofits to collect one-time and monthly gifts, including gifts made through donor-advised funds, with receipting and donor data handling governed by the platform's privacy policy as the nonprofit's website partner.

The platform also markets an analytics and optimization layer described as GoFundMe Intelligence, which applies donor insights and data to donation form configuration such as personalized suggested ask amounts, giving frequencies and prompts. Following the rebrand, nonprofit customers can claim a Nonprofit Page on GoFundMe, connecting their campaigns to GoFundMe's consumer platform. Published customer examples include the American Cancer Society, which ran community-led challenge campaigns; Direct Relief, which uses campaign performance insights; and Joni and Friends, which built a Giving Tuesday campaign using the Studio campaign builder.

Business model

The company licenses online fundraising software to nonprofit organizations, which use it to build branded donation forms, campaign pages, peer-to-peer fundraising programs and ticketed live events. Donation processing is handled through the platform, and nonprofit customers can additionally claim a Nonprofit Page on GoFundMe to reach that platform's donor base. Sales are conducted through demo requests for organizations of varying size, from large national charities to smaller cause-driven groups.

Revenue derives from providing fundraising software and donation processing to nonprofit organizations that run campaigns, donation forms, peer-to-peer programs and ticketed events on the platform.

Traction

The platform reports $40 billion raised for nonprofit causes and access to a GoFundMe community of more than 200 million. Published case study figures include 46% higher yield and 14-15% repeat organizers for the American Cancer Society, and 37% more gifts and 121% more raised year over year for Joni and Friends.

Latest developments

In 2025 Classy was rebranded as GoFundMe Pro, described as being fully dedicated to nonprofits and integrated with GoFundMe and its community of more than 200 million.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history

Market position

Describes itself as the leading fundraising platform for nonprofits and reports $40 billion raised through the platform. It operates within a nonprofit fundraising technology market that includes Funraise, Blackbaud, Bonterra and crowdfunding platforms such as JustGiving and GoFundMe's consumer product.

The platform positions the combination of nonprofit-specific campaign, form and event tooling with distribution through GoFundMe's consumer donor community as its distinguishing feature, alongside no-code campaign and form building and data-driven donation form optimization.

Technology

Web-based fundraising software providing no-code campaign page and donation form builders, embeddable forms, recurring giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, event registration, ticketing and check-in, SSL-secured payment collection and automated donation receipting, plus an analytics and optimization capability marketed as GoFundMe Intelligence that personalizes ask amounts, giving frequencies and prompts.

Go-to-market

Marketed to nonprofits through demo requests and self-serve campaign and form building, supported by published customer case studies with organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Direct Relief and Joni and Friends.

Nonprofit organizations of varying sizes, including large national charities, disaster relief organizations and community and disability-focused nonprofits.

Geography

Headquartered in San Diego, United States. Donation forms on the platform accept billing addresses from a global list of countries and territories, and customer campaigns include US-based nonprofits.

History

Operating as Classy, the fundraising platform was acquired by GoFundMe in 2022, following GoFundMe's earlier acquisitions of CrowdRise in 2017 and YouCaring in 2018 and the launch and subsequent 2021 shutdown of GFMCharity. In 2025 the Classy brand was retired and the product was rebranded as GoFundMe Pro, presented as GoFundMe's nonprofit-dedicated offering combining Classy's campaign tooling with access to GoFundMe's donor community.

Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
GoFundMe community sizeJan 2025200,000,000 people
Total raised on platformJan 2025$40B

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 3

by search overlap

Companies competing with Donate Now for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

Timeline · 2

launches, deals, and filings
Jan 2025
Classy rebranded as GoFundMe Pro

Classy was rebranded as GoFundMe Pro, positioned as a nonprofit-dedicated fundraising platform connected to GoFundMe's donor community.

source ↗

Jan 2022
GoFundMe acquires Classy

GoFundMe acquired Classy as part of a series of moves into the nonprofit fundraising market that also included CrowdRise (2017) and YouCaring (2018).

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Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.

Legal entities · 1

corporate structure
Donate NowCalifornia

Research sources · 8

primary sources listed

8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Donate Now do?
Nonprofit online fundraising platform, formerly Classy and now GoFundMe Pro, offering donation forms, campaigns and events.
Who founded Donate Now?
Donate Now was founded by Patrick Walsh, Scot Chisholm, Joe Callahan.
Who are Donate Now's investors?
Donate Now's investors include Bullpen Capital, Hinge Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, Rethink Impact, Thirty Five Ventures (35V), Mithril Capital Management.
How much funding has Donate Now raised?
Donate Now has disclosed $63.6M raised across 3 rounds.
Who acquired Donate Now?
Donate Now was acquired by GoFundMe.
Where is Donate Now headquartered?
Donate Now is headquartered in San Diego, US.