About Omaze

Fundraising Philosophy

They created a fundraising platform for a new generation of donors. They give everyone a chance to dream big and win once-in-a-lifetime prizes while helping to make the world a better place. This sustainable approach to fundraising means that nonprofits can spend less time and money raising funds, and instead focus on serving the needs of their communities. 

Fundamentally, they believe the traditional charitable fundraising model is broken. Nonprofits are held back from investing in marketing, tech and the top talent that could transform the scale of how they raise funds. Instead they rely on expensive galas and outdated methods to reach their goals. 

By dreaming big, donating, and entering for the chance to win life-changing prizes, the Omaze community has raised over $150M to support over 350 charities around the world. Your generosity is driving substantial levels of awareness for these organizations, and raising significantly more money than traditional methods.

Where Your Money Goes

When you donate for the chance to win an experience with a celebrity prize (set visit, dinner date, tickets to a premiere, etc.), 60% of your donation is guaranteed to go to the identified nonprofit beneficiary, via a grant from CAF America.  For these experiences, typically 25%, on average, is used to pay for experience costs, such as advertising and content creation costs and payment processing fees.

When you donate for the chance to win an experience with a non-celebrity prize (like a car, vacation, or cash), 15% of your donation is guaranteed to go to the identified nonprofit beneficiary, via a grant from CAF America. Typically between 65-75%, on average, is used to pay for experience costs, such as Prize costs, advertising and content creation, and payment processing fees. 

Historically, across all experience types Omaze nets approximately 12-20%. 

On campaigns where there is matching, 100% of the match goes to the identified nonprofit beneficiary.