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Fundraising infrastructure

The civic stack for
modern campaigns.

StarWaves is fundraising infrastructure for political campaigns of every size. Accept donations, manage donors, file with the FEC, and embed anywhere — all on one transparent platform. 3% on top of processing. Nothing else.

✓ No monthly fee✓ FEC-ready exports✓ Onboards in <30 min
Today · live
5:42 PM ET
Raised today
$48,217.40
▲ 18.4% vs yesterday
New donors
142
Recurring
$8,210
Avg gift
$84
A
Alvarez for Senate
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Powering campaigns at every level
Alvarez for Senate
Patel ’26
Brooks Mayoral
Citizens United Way
County Forward
Reilly for Congress
01 — Live feed

Watch every dollar land, the moment it lands.

A real-time stream of donations across the campaign — by source, by amount, by ZIP. Pin the feed to a TV in the field office and the room knows.

Read the docs →
Live · Alvarez for Senate
last 60s
Marisol R. · Phoenix, AZ
◇ one-time · t-0:02
$50.00
Daniel K. · Madison, WI
↻ recurring · t-0:08
$10.00
Anonymous · Brooklyn, NY
◇ one-time · t-0:14
$250.00
Tasha B. · Atlanta, GA
↻ recurring · t-0:22
$25.00
Henry W. · Sioux Falls, SD
↻ recurring · t-0:31
$5.00
Priya S. · Berkeley, CA
◇ one-time · t-0:37
$100.00
Showing 6 of 142 todayView all →
02 — Donor CRM

Every donor, every interaction, in one record.

Segments update themselves as donors give, RSVP, or open mail. Notes from staff, contact history, employer matching status — all on the same card.

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MR
Marisol Reyes
Phoenix, AZ · Donor since 2024
Sustainer · $25/mo
Lifetime
$612.00
Last gift
8d ago
Avg gift
$24
Open rate
64%
Segments
SustainersAZ ZIPs 85001-85048Opened last 7 mailersLapsed-then-returned
Recent activity
8d agoRecurring charge · $25 (Visa ••4421)
11d agoOpened "Final 48 hours" email
2w agoRSVP: Tempe field office launch
03 — Compliance

FEC reports that don't need a lawyer.

Threshold flags, occupation/employer prompts at checkout, refund holds for over-the-limit gifts. Export Form 3 with one click — schedules and amendments included.

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FEC Form 3 · Q2 2026
Ready to file
● 0 issues
Total receipts
$2.41M
Itemized receipts
$1.86M
Unitemized
$549K
Refunds issued
$3,210
All occupation/employer fields collected
Schedule A · 1,402 itemized rows
4 over-limit gifts flagged, refunds queued
Aggregate review complete
04 — Embed anywhere

One snippet. Every channel.

Drop a StarWaves widget on your campaign site, in a fundraising email, on a volunteer page, or behind a QR at a rally. Recurring toggle, suggested upsell, and share prompt are built in — and every gift lands in the same dashboard.

donate.html
<script src="https://js.starwaves.com/v1"></script>
<sw-donate
  campaign="alvarez-26"
  amounts="25,50,100,250,500"
  recurring="default-on"
  upsell="match-prompt"
  share-prompt="after-thanks"
></sw-donate>
Live — Apple Pay · Google Pay · Card · ACH
Pricing

One line item. No surprises.

We charge 3% on top of payment processing. There's no monthly fee, no setup, no seat minimum. If a donation doesn't land, you don't pay.

StarWaves
3%
per donation
+ Processing
2.2% + $0.30
Stripe pass-through
That's it.
Donor covers optional · we never sell data · politically neutral by charter

“We replaced four tools the week we switched. Our compliance officer slept for the first time in a cycle, and we kept 97¢ of every dollar.”

Devon Mercer
Finance Director, Patel ’26
$2.4M
raised in Q2 on StarWaves