Donations without divulging recipients email

[Lwaa]

I want to add a donation button on a website so people can donate to a friend. I need the paypal email to be hidden (he’s quite well known so wants his email kept private) ... or should I make up a new account for him then transfer funds from there to his PayPal account? Would this incur further fees?

[sharpiemarker]

@Lwaa 

Please don't go "making up" accounts for anyone. PayPal accounts have to be verifiable with real info or funds will get locked up. You can open a personal account if you do not have one and set up a money pool:

https://www.paypal.com/ca/smarthelp/article/money-pools-overview-and-frequently-asked-questions-faq3...

But donors have to have a PayPal account to give to the money pool.

Once you close the pool and transfer the funds to your PayPal balance, you can send it to your friend.

Or make a donation button where funds will go to your created pp personal account or go to your existing pp business acct and you can forward the funds to your friend.