Personal Fundraiser Policies

Fundraisers should accurately and honestly describe what the funds will be used for. Please give enough information in your fundraiser description so that Facebook and other users can clearly understand how you'll be using the money.

Personal fundraisers should be created for the types of causes in following guidelines:

1. Community Projects and Groups. Examples include costs for improvement projects, volunteer activities and club activities.
2. Crisis Relief. Examples include costs for public crises and natural disasters.
3. Education. Examples include costs for tuition, books and classroom supplies.
4. Faith. Examples include costs for missions, community events and resources.
5. Family. Examples include childcare costs, costs for adoption and help for relatives.
6. Hobbies. Examples include costs for crafting equipment and supplies that support hobby or skill development.
7. Medical. Examples include costs for medical procedures, treatments and injuries.
8. Memorial and Loss. Examples include costs for funerals, living costs after losing a loved one.
9. Personal Emergency. Examples include costs for a house fire, theft or a car accident.
10. Pets and Animals. Examples include costs for veterinary bills, rescue and protection efforts.
11. Sports and Competitions. Examples include costs for sports equipment, pageants and travel expenses.
12. Travel. Examples include costs for school trips and emergency travel.
13. Volunteering. Examples include costs for service equipment and supplies and travel expenses.

We won't approve fundraisers that do any of the following, even if they fall into one of the categories listed above. Make sure that your fundraiser doesn't:

1. Raise funds for a nonprofit organization, charity or religious organization. Instead, please create a fundraiser that directly benefits the organization.
2. Violate the Facebook Community Standards or Personal Fundraiser Terms of Service. All Community Standards and Legal Terms apply to fundraisers.
3. Use the personal fundraising features to attempt to raise funds for activities, individuals or entities that are located in a country or region that is subject to comprehensive United States (US) sanctions law or otherwise violate applicable US or non-US trade sanctions laws.
4. Offer, auction or sell a product/item or service of significant value in exchange for a donation. You may give handmade items or items of nominal value (examples: a handmade card or meal).
5. Provide individuals a chance to win an item through a raffle or lottery in exchange for a donation or for sharing, commenting, or otherwise interacting with a fundraiser to raise funds for the purpose of gambling, regardless of locality or legality, including but not limited to lottery tickets, sports betting, or online or offline gambling.
6. Benefit a political campaign, Political Action Committee (PAC), or otherwise benefit a candidate for office or an individual currently holding political office.
7. Sell, trade or offer securities (example: interest in a business venture); incentives like equity, revenue sharing or investment opportunities; issue debt; or offer products or services that benefit a business or company, or involve business-related expenses (example: business travel).
8. Finance kidnapping ransoms, bounties or vigilantism.
9. Incite or commit violence. This includes fundraisers that raise money intended to support an individual or group committing or inciting violent acts.
10. Violate local laws, regulations, or guidelines.
11. Involve knives, firearms, explosives, other weapons or any accessory or component of a weapon or firearm (including holsters, barrels, ammunition, and so on).
12. Raise money for marijuana, CBD products, or any recreational drugs regardless of legality or use.
13. Narcotics or opioids. Note that we may allow fundraisers for legally prescribed medical treatment or prescriptions, excluding narcotics and opioids.
14. Raise money to support crimes or the legal defense of alleged crimes associated with hate, terrorism, violence, sexual violence or exploitation, or discrimination.
15. Raise funds for a minor without permission of the minor's guardian, or another arrangement that does not comply with local laws and regulations.
16. Seek or accept compensation for using the personal fundraising features.
17. Suggest that donations to personal fundraisers are tax deductible.