{"id":54257,"date":"2022-11-11T14:35:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T19:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/?p=54257"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:36:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:36:00","slug":"charity-exemption-from-mastercard-subscription-billing-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadahelps.org\/en\/charity-life\/charity-exemption-from-mastercard-subscription-billing-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Exemption from Mastercard Subscription Billing Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to share that Mastercard has officially provided an exemption to nonprofits from the subscription billing rules. The new subscription billing rules will only apply to a nonprofit merchant who experiences a high volume of chargebacks and is listed for at least\u00a0<strong>four<\/strong>\u00a0months on the Mastercard Acquirer Chargeback Monitoring Program (ACMP).<\/p>\n<p>Given our eligibility for the exemption, and to maximize monthly donations, CanadaHelps\u00a0<strong><em>will not make changes<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0to the notifications we provide to monthly donors.<\/p>\n<p>Chargebacks for charitable donations are historically very low. Should a charity using the CanadaHelps Donor Management System be listed on the Mastercard ACMP based on their use of a third-party credit card processor such as iATS for offline donations, they are asked to contact\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@CanadaHelps.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@CanadaHelps.org<\/a>\u00a0for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are happy to share that Mastercard has officially provided an exemption to nonprofits from the subscription billing rules. 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