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Bloomerang: cost, fit and limits
Bloomerang is a donor management platform sold by a company the pages do not name in full, combining a nonprofit CRM, a fundraising module and a volunteer product, with AI features such as Prospect AI and predictive giving insights for small and mid-size charities.
What to know first
Bloomerang sells separate modules, each priced per month on annual billing: Fundraising at $40, Volunteer at $119 and the CRM at $125. The Fundraising price only applies when bundled with the CRM, so the real starting cost for most buyers is the CRM alone or both together. AI shows up in several modules, and the privacy policy takes a clear position against training on customer data.
Bloomerang at a glance
| Maker | Bloomerang (full legal entity name not stated on the pages read), Not stated on the vendor pages |
|---|---|
| Free plan | No |
| Entry price | $40 per month, billed annually (Fundraising, bundled with CRM) |
| API access | No |
| Category | Best AI Donor Management Software in 2026, rank 1 of 12 |
| Website | bloomerang.com |
Who Bloomerang is best for
Charities with one paid fundraiser
Predictive giving insights and Prospect AI sit in the CRM, which gives a single development person a prompt list of donors to contact without building reports by hand.
Teams running peer-to-peer campaigns
An AI writing assistant is named under Peer-to-Peer Fundraising, so volunteers who raise money for the charity get help drafting their appeal messages.
Organizations with a volunteer program
Bloomerang Volunteer handles scheduling, communications, screening and background checks, and syncs data with the CRM, which avoids a second tool for volunteer records.
Bloomerang plans and pricing
| Plan | Price | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Bloomerang CRM | $125 per month, billed annually | Donor management, marketing and engagement tools, reporting and analytics, automatic data management and a mobile app for fundraisers. |
| Bloomerang Fundraising | $40 per month, billed annually | Donation forms, event management, mobile apps and text fundraising, with auctions, peer-to-peer and data dashboards as add-ons. Must be bundled with the CRM. |
| Bloomerang Volunteer | $119 per month, billed annually | Volunteer management, scheduling, communications, screening and background checks, with data sync to the CRM and AI-powered scheduling. |
| Giving Platform | Custom quote (not published) | A bundled offering that the pricing page sends to a custom quote request instead of listing a price. |
Checked November 2026.
What Bloomerang does
- Prospect AI
- Named in the pricing page introduction as an AI feature of the platform. The page gives no detail on what data it reads or how it ranks prospects, so a trial is the way to judge it.
- Predictive giving insights
- Listed under Bloomerang CRM as a way to see how likely donors are to give. Fundraisers use the output to decide who to call or write first, rather than exporting a spreadsheet.
- AI writing assistant for peer-to-peer
- Appears under Peer-to-Peer Fundraising and helps supporters write campaign messages. It sits in the fundraising module, which is sold only together with the CRM. Campaign messages are the use case, so the benefit lands with volunteers rather than staff.
- AI-powered volunteer scheduling
- Named under Bloomerang Volunteer. It applies to shift planning, not donor work, and matters mostly to charities that run regular volunteer rotas next to fundraising.
- Donation forms and text fundraising
- Fundraising includes donation forms, event management, mobile apps and text fundraising. Auctions, peer-to-peer and data dashboards are listed as add-ons, so the real module price depends on the campaign types in use.
How Bloomerang handles your data
The privacy policy states that Bloomerang does not train, or allow its service providers to train, any generative AI or machine learning model using customer data. It refers readers to trust.bloomerang.com for SOC 2 and PCI DSS, and does not mention ISO 27001. Data is securely deleted at the end of the retention period: contracts and legal documents are kept indefinitely, confidential records for 7 years and internal-use records for 2 years. A hosting region is not stated on the pages we read, so the vendor's policy was not checked for where donor records physically sit.
Where Bloomerang falls short in practice
- Bundled pricing hides the true floor. The $40 Fundraising price carries a footnote that it must be bundled with the CRM, so a buyer who wants forms and a database pays at least $165 per month before volunteer tools or add-ons.
- Add-ons for common campaign types. Auctions, peer-to-peer and data dashboards are listed as add-ons to Fundraising without prices on the page, so a charity that runs galas or ambassador campaigns needs a quote to know its total.
- No trial or free plan stated. The pricing page mentions neither a free plan nor a trial, which means a buyer has to book a demo to test Prospect AI against real donor records.
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Bloomerang: common questions
Does Bloomerang use my donor data to train AI?
The privacy policy says Bloomerang does not train, or allow its service providers to train, any generative AI or machine learning model using customer data. That is a written position rather than a marketing claim. Ask for the same wording in your contract, since policies change and the contract is what binds the vendor.
Can I buy Bloomerang Fundraising without the CRM?
No. The pricing page footnote says the Fundraising price is bundled with Bloomerang CRM. Fundraising is $40 per month on annual billing and the CRM is $125, so plan for both. Volunteer is a separate product at $119 per month, which is also priced outside the CRM.
What is Prospect AI in Bloomerang?
Prospect AI is named in the introduction of the pricing page as one of the platform's AI features, alongside predictive giving insights under the CRM. The page does not describe its inputs or outputs. Ask the vendor which fields it reads and test it on a copy of your own file during a demo.
Is there a free trial of Bloomerang?
The pricing page mentions no free plan and no trial. Giving Platform is quote only, and the other products show annual prices. A demo is the likely way in. Before the call, list the ten donors you know best and check whether the predictive insights agree with your own judgment.
Where does Bloomerang host donor data?
The privacy policy and pricing page we read do not state a hosting region. The policy points to a trust site that covers SOC 2 and PCI DSS. If your funders or national rules require data in a specific country, ask the sales contact in writing and keep the reply with your contract file.