# Change

> Change is a San Francisco fintech that lets businesses plug charitable giving directly into their products. Its Donations API and compliance dashboard connect companies to more than a million U.S. nonprofits, automating the tedious parts of giving - nonprofit verification, fund disbursement, and the tangle of state fundraising regulations like California's AB 488. Companies such as Lyft, Brex, and Bonfire use Change to run round-ups, sweepstakes, loyalty-point donations, and percentage-of-purchase campaigns without building giving infrastructure themselves.

- **Founded:** 2020
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Sonia Nigam (CEO & Co-Founder), Amar Shah (President & Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~27 employees
- **Products:** Donations API, Compliance Dashboard, Nonprofit Verification, Disbursement Management
- **Notable:** Founders Sonia Nigam and Amar Shah named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact, Raised $5M seed round co-led by NEA and Freestyle Capital, Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification

## Products & services

- **Donations API** — A developer-friendly API that lets companies send donations to 1.3M+ U.S. nonprofits, embedded at checkout, in loyalty programs, sweepstakes, auctions, and round-ups.
- **Compliance Dashboard** — Automates charitable fundraising compliance - state registrations, CCV filings, disclosures, and reporting - including California's AB 488 requirements.
- **Nonprofit Verification** — Real-time verification of nonprofit status and eligibility, so companies know a recipient is legitimate before funds move.
- **Disbursement Management** — Processes and sends donations to nonprofits via ACH direct deposit, typically within 1-2 days of funds being received.

## Achievements

- Founders Sonia Nigam and Amar Shah named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Social Impact
- Raised $5M seed round co-led by NEA and Freestyle Capital
- Achieved SOC 2 Type II certification
- Built a verified network of 1.3M+ U.S. nonprofits
- Selected by Lyft to power its Round Up & Donate program (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Lyft selected Change to power its Round Up & Donate program, which has raised $42M+ from riders since 2017.
- **2024-06** — Change positioned its compliance dashboard around California's AB 488, which set new registration and reporting rules for charitable fundraising platforms.
- **2022-07** — Raised $5M seed round co-led by NEA and Freestyle to scale its donations platform, initially including crypto giving across Ethereum, Solana, and Flow.

## Links

- Website: https://getchange.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/change-giving-experiences
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/getchangehq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@change4591
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getchange/

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Last updated: 2026-07-06