Free form backend for nonprofits. Collect donation pledges, volunteer signups, and event RSVPs. 500 free submissions/month. Google Sheets integration included.
By Vaibhav Jain · Last updated March 27, 2026
Every dollar spent on form software is a dollar not going to your mission. Expensive form platforms with monthly fees are hard to justify when you're watching every penny.
Volunteer signups come in via email, phone calls, and paper forms. There's no single system to track who signed up, for what event, and whether they showed up.
Donation pledges and donor contact information collected at events or through the website end up in scattered spreadsheets and email threads, making follow-up difficult.
The free plan includes 5 forms and 500 submissions per month — enough for most small nonprofits to handle volunteer signups, donation inquiries, and event RSVPs.
Automatically log every volunteer signup or donation pledge in a Google Sheet that your team can share, filter, and manage without learning new software.
Send automatic confirmation emails to donors and volunteers after they submit a form, acknowledging their contribution and providing next steps.
Embed a simple HTML form on your website or share a direct link. No coding knowledge needed beyond basic copy-paste.
Free plan with 500 submissions/month
Google Sheets integration for tracking
Auto-response confirmation emails
Spam protection included
CSV export for reporting
Custom thank-you pages
Nonprofit form management is volunteer-run, budget-constrained, and frequently passes between people. The form is set up by one person (the executive director), maintained by another (the office manager), and used for outreach by a third (the development director or board treasurer). Whatever form backend you pick has to (1) cost essentially nothing or be free, (2) export data in formats the board can audit without a vendor login, and (3) keep working when the volunteer who set it up moves on. Most nonprofits end up using a form backend + Google Sheets + Mailchimp as their "CRM" because the alternative is $2000/year on a system nobody knows how to use.
Your animal rescue nonprofit handles four form types: adoption applications, volunteer signups, foster applications, and donations. All four submit to FormsList which pushes to one of four Google Sheets shared with the board. Each form has its own dedicated email recipient (adoption coordinator, volunteer coordinator, foster director, executive director) for instant notifications. The board treasurer can audit donation form submissions vs. Stripe deposits monthly without asking anyone for access. When your office manager left in October, the new person was up to speed in 30 minutes because everything is in Google Sheets — no proprietary platform to learn. Total monthly tool cost: $0 (FormsList free tier + Google Workspace nonprofit grant).
Tools we see show up alongside FormsList in this audience.
Per-form sheets the entire board can audit
Newsletter signups sync via Zapier
Form-to-Stripe handoff for donation processing
Free for qualified nonprofits, the universal stack
When you outgrow form-to-Stripe and need recurring donor management
Accept donation pledges with amount selection and donor information.
Let attendees confirm attendance, guest count, and dietary requirements.
A simple name / email / message form perfect for any "Contact Us" page.
Standard sign-up form collecting name, email, password, and phone number.
FormsList's email notification feature ensures you never miss a form submission. Every time someone fills out your form, you receive a detailed email with all the submitted data — delivered to one or more email addresses instantly. Email notifications are the most fundamental way to stay on top of form submissions. They work universally — no app to install, no integration to configure, no third-party account needed. If you have an email address, you can receive form submissions. You can customize which email addresses receive notifications, set a custom subject line and reply-to address, and control which form fields appear in the email. FormsList email notifications also include a direct link to view the submission in your dashboard for additional context and actions.
FormsList's Google Sheets integration automatically adds every form submission as a new row in your spreadsheet. No manual exports, no copy-pasting, no Zapier middleware. Submissions flow from your form to your spreadsheet in real time. This integration is perfect for teams that use Google Sheets for lead tracking, data analysis, or reporting. Each form field maps to a spreadsheet column, and new submissions are appended as rows. You get a living, always-up-to-date record of every submission. The setup is seamless: authorize FormsList to access your Google Sheets, select or create a spreadsheet, and map your form fields to columns. From that point on, every submission automatically appears in your sheet within seconds.
Never miss a form submission again. FormsList's Slack integration delivers every submission directly to your chosen Slack channel in real time. Whether it's a new lead, a support request, or a piece of feedback, your team sees it the moment it arrives — without leaving Slack. The integration formats each submission into a clean, readable Slack message with all form fields displayed as structured data. You can configure which channel receives notifications, customize the message format, and even filter which submissions trigger a Slack notification based on field values. Setting up the Slack integration takes under two minutes. Connect your Slack workspace from the FormsList dashboard, choose a channel, and you're live. No webhooks to configure manually, no code to write, and no Zapier subscription required.
Set up your form backend in under a minute. No server required, no complex configuration — just a simple endpoint for your forms.