Overview
Flipcause is an Oakland-based donation platform that provided fundraising support for small nonprofits and causes. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2025. Flipcause owes more than $29 million to more than 3,200 organizations across the country.
Oakland Voices began reporting on Flipcause when we learned the company was withholding donations from Oakland-based nonprofit organizations. As we continued reporting, we learned the impact was nationwide and that oversight and regulatory systems failed.
This page links to our Flipcause coverage, key documents and resources, and a database of all organizations still owed money by Flipcause. For information on the bankruptcy case, visit Epiq.
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At a glance:
- Funds owed: $29M+
- Nonprofits affected: 3,276
- Oakland Voices stories to date: 20
Frequently Asked Questions
Flipcause is a fundraising platform which allows nonprofit organizations to set up a page to collect donations, communicate with donors, and create a website. According to Flipcause, the company served more than 5,000 nonprofits.
What happened?
As early as late 2024, Flipcause users began experiencing delayed transfers of donations collected on the platform. Following multiple complaints, California’s attorney general issued a cease and desist order. Payment processor Stripe also froze Flipcause’s funds and cut off services. This led the company to file for bankruptcy, unable to pay its “creditors.”
How many nonprofits were affected?
Bankruptcy filings list 3,276 unsecured creditors. Oakland Voices’ review found about 3,268 of these are nonprofit organizations and foundations across all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. There are also organizations that experienced challenges with Flipcause, but received funds before the company filed for bankruptcy.
Is my organization impacted?
If you have a Flipcause account, you can search our database – a list from Flipcause’s bankruptcy filing – for your organization.
What should nonprofits do right now?
California’s attorney general advises groups to check, download/screenshot Flipcause records (balances, transactions, correspondence), communicate with your donors, and file a consumer complaint with the attorney general of California or another state.
As you consider a new fundraising tool, research potential platforms carefully.
Consult legal counsel. There is a federal lawsuit, but it has been automatically stayed by the bankruptcy filing.
Oakland Voices did not use Flipcause, we are not a party to the lawsuit, and we are not providing legal advice. We have reported on advice from the Better Business Bureau and Givebutter.
How do we sue or join the bankruptcy case?
Bankruptcy law requires a U.S. Trustee to convene a 341 meeting of creditors. All of the organizations and entities owed by Flipcause became “creditors” with the filing of bankruptcy.
U.S. Trustee Malcolm M. Bates will host a meeting on Jan. 30. Trustee Jon Lipshie hosted a meeting on March 6. Visit Epiq for details.
To sign up to appear at bankruptcy hearings, visit eCourtAppearances, click the tool, register to appear by including your contact information, party (organization) and the case number: 25-12246; and confirm the hearing date you wish to attend. If you are party to the case, you can participate via video.
Read our coverage about the bankruptcy for more information.
Where can I find official guidance?
- California Attorney General – The attorney general issued guidance for nonprofits in December.
- Better Business Bureau – The BBB warned nonprofits about Flipcause on Oct. 8.
- Givebutter – Givebutter launched a $1 million relief fund in November. All nonprofits that used Flipcause can apply and receive up to $500.
- Delaware court documents can be accessed through PACER or Epiq. Case: 25-12246.
How can I stay updated?
- Sign up for Oakland Voices’ newsletter.
- Since September, Oakland Voices has brought Flipcause users together. Use our intake form: http://bit.ly/flipcaused
Impacted by Flipcause?
Search the Database
This database includes organization names, cities and states, and amount owed.
Last updated: Jan. 16, 2026
The source of this database is Flipcause’s bankruptcy filing.
Map of Impact
Limitations
Oakland Voices downloaded the bankruptcy petition, converted the PDF to an Excel file, and cleaned the records. The information here relies upon Flipcause’s bankruptcy filings, which relies on the accurate of their accounting.
Primary documents
Journalists and researchers
What Oakland Voices has reported
How to use database
This database includes all “unsecured creditors” owed money by Flipcause. Entries include the creditor’s name, address, city, state, zip, and amount owed.
- Location: Filtering the database by state or city and state will enable you to search for creditor’s by locations.
- Name: You can search for specific entities
- Organization type: While it is possible to search for potential types of organizations, names may not always be obvious. For example, if interested in a specific affinity group, a user could search for “Black” or “African,” “Latin,” “Jewish,” “Woman” or “Gender” but there are organizations that may serve a group of people but the name may not be as obvious.
Still, since Flipcause served so many marginalized groups, it may be useful to seek out to understand how these groups have been impacted.
The database is directly from Flipcause’s bankruptcy filing. Using Adobe Acrobat Pro, I converted the PDF to an Excel spreadsheet. I cleaned the columns. One Massachusetts organization had no name and I was unable to find a name through a reverse search. Zip codes which began with zeroes have the leading zero issue.
Attribution
Please credit data and reporting to Oakland Voices. Link to the database and original reporting.
Contact
Rasheed Shabazz, Oakland Voices, Director
Last updated: March 10, 2026