DisbursementsDisbursements

Create a disbursement

Create a disbursement to send money to an organization.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
organization_idstringRequired
The ID of the organization that will receive the disbursement.
amountlongRequired
The disbursement amount in USD cents. Must be a positive amount.
transactionslist of objectsRequired

The list of transactions associated with the disbursement. Each transaction is an individual donation to be included in the disbursement. Must specify at least one transaction.

The sum of all transaction net amounts (amount - fee_amount) must equal the disbursement amount.

program_idstring or nullOptional

The identifier for the program that the disbursement is associated with. The program must have grant_disbursement_status enabled. If not provided, your grant_disbursement_status enabled program will be used. If your Chariot account has multiple grant_disbursement_status enabled programs, you must specify the program_id to use for the disbursement.

auto_fundbooleanOptionalDefaults to false

Enable just-in-time (JIT) funding for this disbursement. When true, Chariot will automatically create an inbound transfer for the disbursement amount when it is approved, eliminating the need to pre-fund your account. This feature must be enabled on your account. Contact Chariot to enable JIT disbursements.

bypass_chariot_organization_verificationbooleanOptionalDefaults to false

By default (false), the disbursement will remain in the awaiting_verification status until Chariot’s compliance team has verified the nonprofit. If set to true, the disbursement will proceed through its normal lifecycle without waiting for Chariot to verify the organization. Only set this if you have independently verified the organization and do not want to wait for or rely on Chariot’s verification. This field is only relevant when disbursing to an organization that was created via a verification request.

Response

The disbursement was created
idstringRead-only
The unique identifier for the disbursement
organization_idstring
The unique identifier for the organization that will receive the payment
program_idstring
The unique identifier for the program that the disbursement belongs to
amountlong
The payment amount in USD cents. Must be a positive amount.
organizationobject

An Organization represents an operating nonprofit or an operating sub-organization of a parent or sponsoring nonprofit. The generally accepted identifier for an organization is its domain. This domain provides proof of identity, ownership and relationship to an entity. Organizations can receive payments from payers on the network.

descriptionstring
A description for the disbursement
auto_fundbooleanRead-only

Whether just-in-time (JIT) funding is enabled for this disbursement. When true, Chariot automatically creates an inbound transfer for the disbursement amount when it is approved.

created_atstringRead-onlyformat: "date-time"
The date and time the disbursement was created
updated_atstringRead-onlyformat: "date-time"
The date and time the disbursement was last updated
statusenum

The lifecycle status of the disbursement. Possible values include:

  • pending_approval: The disbursement is awaiting approval from the grantmaker
  • canceled: The disbursement was canceled by the grantmaker
  • awaiting_verification: The disbursement is awaiting verification from Chariot
  • rejected: The disbursement was rejected by Chariot before being submitted
  • validating_organization: Validating recipient organization’s payment and contact information before submission.
  • awaiting_account_claim: The disbursement is awaiting account claim by the nonprofit or check delay expiration
  • awaiting_balance: The disbursement is awaiting sufficient grantmaker balance
  • submitted: The disbursement payment has been submitted to the payment network and is being processed
  • stopped: The disbursement payment was stopped after it was submitted
  • completed: The disbursement payment has been completed and funds have been received by the receiving organization
  • failed: The disbursement payment failed or the receiving organization did not receive the payment

To see a description of each status, see the “Disbursement Lifecycle” section of the Chariot documentation.

cancelationobject
If your account requires approvals for disbursements and the disbursement was not approved, this will contain the details of the cancelation.
approvalobject
If your account requires approvals for disbursements and the disbursement was approved, this will contain the details of the approval.
rejectionobject
If the disbursement was rejected by Chariot, this will contain details as to why the disbursement was rejected.
verificationobject
If the disbursement has been verified by Chariot, this will contain the verification details.
stopobject
If the disbursement was stopped by the grantmaker after it was submitted, this will contain the details of the stop.
program_detailsobject
Details about the program that the disbursement belongs to.
transferslist of objects
The list of transfers for the disbursement. This can have multiple items if the disbursement's underlying payment was retried multiple times. For example, if a check was returned or stopped and the disbursement was retried as an ACH transfer. If the disbursement was not retried, this will have a single item.
bypass_chariot_organization_verificationboolean
Whether the disbursement bypasses Chariot's organization verification. When true, the disbursement proceeds without waiting for Chariot to verify the organization.
transactionslist of objects
The list of transactions for the disbursement

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
409
Conflict Error
500
Internal Server Error