Comments on: PayPal has Come to Israel and Nonprofits Yawn Their Indifference

By: Stephen Leavitt

Stephen Leavitt — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 05:18:01 +0000

We set up a PayPal account for our Israeli registered non-profit (nowhere on the site does it say there will be a problem).

A day later PayPal put a limitation on the account (we already received donations) asking for supporting documentation.

We corresponded with Israel@paypal.com and sent them all the supporting documentation they requested.

Two days later they froze the account telling us they don’t work with Israeli NPOs for compliance reasons.

I was told on the phone that our donations are being held for 6 months, and only then will be released.

I continued to correspond with some Israelis in PayPal, and they say they are looking into it for me, but they seem to not know anything either.

By: nonprofitbanker

nonprofitbanker — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:08:22 +0000

Thanks for your comment and interest in the post.

PayPal is interested in offering its services to Nonprofits. As of this moment, however, there is no change in status. I am in touch with Paypal and look forward to updating you and others when their product is operational.

Regards,

Shuey

By: J. Griffin

J. Griffin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:13:50 +0000

Good article. Just wondering–it has been a few months since you wrote it. Has the situation changed? Does Pay Pal in Israel allow nonprofits to receive donations?