State Officials Express “Grave Concerns” about GoFundMe’s Charity Donation Pages

Earlier this month, more than 20 state attorneys general and other state charity regulators wrote a letter to GoFundMe expressing “grave concerns about GoFundMe’s creation of donation web pages for more than 1.4 million charities without their prior knowledge or consent.” GoFundMe created the webpages in October 2025. In response to backlash from charities and others, GoFundMe promised at that time to give more control over the pages to the relevant charities, including the ability to demand their removal entirely.

The state officials who signed this month’s letter are seeking “immediate verification of the steps GoFundMe has taken and demand[ing] more be done to protect the interests of charities and donors.” The letter raises concerns that GoFundMe’s actions have led to the spread of inaccurate information about charities, that its webpages sometimes fail to adequately disclose that contributions go to a donor advised fund and not directly to the named charity, and that in some instances a default “tip” to GoFundMe is added to donations. It also cites states laws that GoFundMe’s actions may have violated.