Bloomerang
by Bloomerang · Nonprofit & Public Sector
Unified donor CRM, fundraising and volunteer management platform for nonprofits.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
- QuickBooks
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- Small, Mid-market
- Pricing
- Subscription, tiered by constituent count
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Overview
Bloomerang is a donor management and fundraising platform built specifically for nonprofit organizations. Marketed as a unified "Giving Platform," it combines three previously separate products - Bloomerang CRM, Bloomerang Fundraising, and Bloomerang Volunteer - into a single system for donor relationship management, online giving, event and campaign fundraising, and volunteer coordination. The company was founded in 2012 and has grown through acquisitions of Kindful (2021), InitLive (2023) and Qgiv (2024), which were folded into the current platform.
The CRM component centers on 360-degree constituent profiles that track donations, communications and engagement history, with automated duplicate prevention, National Change of Address (NCOA) updates, donor segmentation, and AI-assisted email outreach. The fundraising component covers mobile-responsive donation forms, event ticketing, peer-to-peer campaigns, text-to-give, and auction tools, supporting payment methods including credit/debit cards, ACH, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Venmo. The volunteer component handles recruitment, AI-assisted shift scheduling, background-check screening, mobile check-in, and hour tracking, with data that feeds back into the donor CRM to help identify volunteers who are also prospective donors.
Bloomerang reports serving more than 82,000 "changemakers" (nonprofit staff and volunteer users) and states its customers have raised over $5 billion in donations to date. It is privately held, backed by JMI Equity (since 2020) and Warburg Pincus (since 2024), and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Screenshots & demo
Demo video from the vendor's YouTube channel.
Features & capabilities
Donor & Constituent Management
Core CRM functionality for tracking donor relationships and engagement.
- 360-degree constituent profiles
- Automated duplicate-record prevention
- Nightly National Change of Address (NCOA) updates
- Constituent timelines showing donations and interactions
- Dynamic donor groups and segmentation
- Task management and workflow automation
- Grant tracking
- Membership management
Fundraising & Online Giving
Tools for collecting donations and running fundraising campaigns.
- Mobile-responsive, branded donation forms
- Event ticketing and check-in
- Peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns
- Text-to-give / text fundraising
- AI-powered auction and silent-auction tools
- Recurring-gift and "smart amount" giving prompts
- Multiple payment methods (card, ACH, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, tap-to-pay)
Volunteer Management
Recruitment, scheduling and engagement tools for volunteer programs.
- AI-assisted shift scheduling and volunteer matching
- Mobile app for schedule management and on-site check-in
- Built-in volunteer background checks
- Automated appreciation emails and milestone recognition
- Leaderboards and rewards
- Volunteer hours and impact tracking
- Volunteer-to-donor data integration
Reporting, Insights & AI
Analytics and predictive tools layered across the platform.
- Interactive dashboards for giving trends and campaign results
- Predictive donor insights (Prospect AI)
- Customizable reporting
- Data automation and wealth-insight lookups
- Giving Summary and donor-segment reporting widgets
Data & Platform
Underlying data handling and access.
- Unlimited users on every plan
- Mobile apps for CRM, Fundraising and Volunteer modules
- Role-based access controls
- Email-list cleaning and card-updater services (built in)
Common use cases
- Centralizing donor, prospect and volunteer data in one constituent record instead of separate spreadsheets or systems
- Running an online giving campaign with branded donation forms and recurring-gift prompts
- Coordinating an in-person fundraising event, from ticket sales through check-in
- Recruiting, scheduling and background-checking volunteers, then converting engaged volunteers into donor prospects
- Tracking grants awarded to the organization alongside individual donor giving history
- Running a peer-to-peer or text-to-give campaign for a giving-day or annual appeal
- Reconciling donation revenue into QuickBooks without manual re-entry
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Single vendor covering donor CRM, online fundraising and volunteer management, built from three acquired products (Kindful, InitLive, Qgiv) unified onto one platform
- Unlimited users included on every plan rather than per-seat pricing
- Constituent-based pricing model tied to database size rather than transaction volume or user count
- Volunteer-to-donor data integration that surfaces volunteers as fundraising prospects, which most standalone donor CRMs do not offer
ERP integrations
QuickBooks Online syncs donation transactions automatically with account mapping and reconciliation reports; QuickBooks Desktop is supported via IIF file export for Windows and Mac.
Pricing
Individual modules can be purchased separately: Bloomerang CRM from $125/month, Bloomerang Fundraising from $40/month (must be bundled with CRM), Bloomerang Volunteer from $119/month. Pricing scales with constituent/database size; all plans include unlimited users. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant)
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type 2, PCI DSS
- Mobile app
- Yes
- Languages
- English
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2012
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Employees
- 201-500
- Ownership
- Private (backed by JMI Equity since 2020 and Warburg Pincus since 2024)
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Bloomerang — frequently asked questions
What does Bloomerang cost?
The full Giving Platform (CRM, Fundraising and Volunteer combined) starts at $242/month billed annually. Individual modules are also sold separately, starting at $125/month for CRM, $40/month for Fundraising (bundled with CRM), and $119/month for Volunteer. Pricing is based on constituent/database size, and every plan includes unlimited users.
Does Bloomerang integrate with QuickBooks?
Yes. Bloomerang syncs donation transactions to QuickBooks Online automatically, with account mapping and reconciliation reporting. QuickBooks Desktop is supported through IIF file export rather than a live sync.
Is Bloomerang only for large nonprofits?
No. Bloomerang markets itself to nonprofits of all sizes, from small local organizations to large national nonprofits such as United Way, Habitat for Humanity and Boys & Girls Club, and holds G2's Summer 2026 Mid-Market Leader badge alongside its broader Leader placements.
What products make up the Bloomerang platform today?
The current platform combines Bloomerang CRM, Bloomerang Fundraising and Bloomerang Volunteer. These were built up through acquisitions: Kindful in 2021, InitLive in 2023, and Qgiv in 2024, all since folded into the unified Bloomerang product.
Is Bloomerang's donor data secure?
Bloomerang is SOC 2 Type 2 certified and PCI DSS compliant for payment processing, with end-to-end encryption and role-based access controls. Compliance reports are available on request through its trust center.
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