Being a recipient on a Fund

When a church creates a Fund, it can name your organization as one of the recipients. This guide explains what that means for you and how the money reaches you. (Funds are created by churches; any F.I.G.S.-vetted, on-platform organization or church can be a recipient.)

What it's for

Being a recipient lets a partner church gather its family's generosity on your behalf - either as the sole recipient of a single-recipient Fund or as one of several groups sharing a multi-recipient Fund. You don't have to build the appeal yourself; the church does, and directs support toward your work.

How it works

1. You're added. A church adds your organization as a recipient with an allocation weight (its estimate of your share) and usually a short reason describing why you're included. If you already partner with the church you're added directly; otherwise it arrives alongside a partnership request.
2. Gifts are held. As givers give, the money is held at Xerish Storehouse against the Fund - it is not split to you at the moment of each gift. Your published weight is the estimated share, not a locked amount.
3. The creator releases. The church decides when held money moves to you - in installments while the Fund runs, by closing out your spot when your portion is finished, or when the church completes the whole Fund. Your weight guides the split, but realized amounts can differ from the estimate.
4. It arrives. Each release rides Xerish Storehouse's grant rails as a Stripe Connect transfer to your connected account. You're notified when funds are released, and you can see your held vs. received position for each Fund you're on.

Governing limitations

• You must be vetted and on-platform. Recipients are F.I.G.S.-passed organizations with a signed Recipient Grant Agreement; F.I.G.S. is binary pass/fail, never a score.
• You must be able to receive payouts. Funds arrive by Stripe Connect transfer - connect your payout account, or releases can't be delivered to you.
• Weights are estimates. The percentage shown is the creator's published estimate and suggested split. The church allocates the held money among the vetted recipients at its discretion; the final amount is posted when the Fund completes.
• Allocation is advisory, not a claim. Inclusion in a Fund is not a guaranteed dollar amount. Xerish Storehouse retains ultimate grant authority over what is released.
• No tips to you. Voluntary tips on web gifts stay with Xerish and are never part of your transfer.
• Completion is final. Once the Fund is completed, the posted outcome is immutable.

Good to know

• You can request a release. If you have held funds waiting, you can send the creating church a release request; the church is notified and decides when to release.
• Track your position. Your dashboard shows, per Fund, how much is held for you and how much has already been received.
• 0% Xerish fee. Xerish takes nothing from the gift itself on its way to you.
• Being a recipient is not the same as being a partner. A partnership smooths being added to future Funds, but a Fund recipient relationship stands on its own.