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"Receiving donations in your charity profile is subject to the charity transaction fees found on the Fees page. If you refund a donation to a donor, there are no fees to make the refund, but the fees you originally paid as the charity are not returned.Excerpt from Venmo's User Agreement
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The clause states: “Receiving donations in your charity profile is subject to the charity transaction fees found on the Fees page. If you refund a donation to a donor, there are no fees to make the refund, but the fees you originally paid as the charity are not returned.”
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