A GradFunded Registry Helps Seniors Start Strong
Cash gifts, simple sharing, and built-in tracking — so grads can focus on what’s next.
Here’s how it works in 4 simple steps:
Create your registry page
Add your photos, share your story, highlight your accomplishments, and choose the GradBoosts or gifts that will help with your next chapter.
Add Amazon wish list favorites
Add Amazon links to your registry highlighting favorite gifts for college, your first apartment, a new job, or whatever comes next—giving friends and family even more ways to celebrate you.
Share your link or QR code
Add your registry link to announcements, texts, group chats, or social media—or download your QR code to make sharing simple.
Track gifts & thank-yous
GradTracker organizes your cash gifts, GradBoosts, and gift cards so you and your parents can easily see who gave what—making thank-you messages effortless. Please note: Purchases made through Wish List links, such as Amazon, are completed directly through the provider and will not appear in GradTracker.
Learn How to Use Your GradFunded Registry
Follow these quick video guides to create, customize, update, and share your graduation registry.
Getting Started
How to Set Up Your Registry
Learn how to create your registry and add the information that makes your page personal.
How to Update Your Registry
See how to update your photos, story, registry details, and other information from your dashboard.
How to Share Your Registry
Learn how to find your unique registry link and share it with friends and family through text, email, and social media.
Customize Your Registry
Update GradBoosts and Gift Cards
Choose which GradBoosts and gift cards appear on your registry and update them whenever you need to.
Add or Edit Amazon Wish List Links
Learn how to add Amazon favorites to your registry or update the Wish List links you have already shared.
FAQs for grads & families
How do I share my GradFunded registry?
Copy your unique registry link or download your QR code from your dashboard. You can add it to graduation announcements, texts, emails, group chats, social media bios, and posts.
Friends and family can visit your page to send a cash gift, choose a GradBoost, purchase a digital gift card, or explore your Amazon favorites.
Want more ideas? Read: 15 Easy Ways to Share Your Graduation Registry
How are my gifts tracked?
Cash gifts, GradBoosts, and digital gift cards sent through GradFunded are automatically recorded in your private GradTracker dashboard.
You’ll be able to see who sent the gift, what it was for, and when it arrived—making it easier for you and your parents to stay organized and send thank-you messages.
Please note: Products purchased through Amazon are completed on Amazon and are not automatically recorded in GradTracker.
How do Amazon gifts work?
You can add Amazon favorites to your GradFunded registry alongside your cash gifts, GradBoosts, and digital gift cards.
When a guest selects an Amazon item, they are taken to Amazon to review the product and complete their purchase. Amazon handles the order, payment, shipping, returns, and delivery.
Because the purchase is completed directly through Amazon, GradFunded does not receive the gift giver’s information or add the purchase to your GradTracker gift list.
Watch: How Amazon Gifts Work
Some Amazon links may be affiliate links. GradFunded may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to the purchaser.
How do I receive my cash gifts and GradBoost money?
- Log in to your GradFunded dashboard.
- Open your Wallet.
- Select Connect with Stripe and securely connect the debit card or bank account where you would like to receive your money.
- Complete any identity-verification steps requested by Stripe.
- That’s it. From then on, every cash gift is sent to your payout method automatically—nothing to request or claim.
Your Wallet keeps everything organized in one convenient place, including your total cash gifts, pending gifts, available balance, and previous payouts.
Haven’t connected with Stripe yet?
That’s okay. Your cash gifts and GradBoosts will still be recorded
in your GradFunded Wallet. Nothing expires, and nothing is returned.
You can complete your Stripe connection whenever you are ready.
When will it arrive?
We send your gift within a day of it landing on your registry. From
there, the time it takes to reach your debit card or bank account
depends on Stripe and your financial institution’s processing
schedule.
Your information stays secure.
Your banking and identity-verification information is securely
collected and managed by Stripe. GradFunded does not store your
full debit card or bank account information.
Please note:
Stripe Connect is used only for cash gifts and GradBoost payouts.
Digital gift cards are delivered separately and can be accessed
through your GradFunded Wallet.
More detail: How payouts work
What is Stripe Connect?
Stripe Connect is the secure payment technology GradFunded uses to send cash gifts and GradBoost money directly to graduates.
Stripe’s payment infrastructure is used by online platforms, marketplaces, and businesses of all sizes to securely manage and route money to their users.
When you connect with Stripe through your GradFunded Wallet, Stripe will guide you through a secure setup process. You can connect an eligible debit card or bank account.
Once a cash gift lands on your registry, Stripe securely routes it to the payout method you connected.
Why does GradFunded use Stripe Connect?
Stripe Connect allows GradFunded to provide a safer, more reliable
payout experience while keeping sensitive financial information
protected.
GradFunded does not store your full debit card, bank account, or identity-verification information. That information is securely collected and managed by Stripe.
Please note: Stripe Connect is used for cash gifts and GradBoost payouts. Digital gift cards and purchases made through outside Wish List providers, such as Amazon, are handled separately.
How do digital gift cards work?
Digital gift cards are stored securely in your GradFunded Wallet. No physical cards are mailed.
Log in to your dashboard to view your available gift card numbers and redemption information.
Please note: After a gift card is purchased, it may take our team one to two business days to add the gift card code to your Wallet. You’ll be able to access it as soon as it is ready.
How do I send thank-you messages?
Use the built-in Thank-You option next to eligible gifts in your GradTracker dashboard. You can personalize the message before sending it.
Prefer traditional thank-you cards? Use the gift information in your dashboard to keep track of the cash gifts, GradBoosts, and gift cards you received.
Amazon purchases are not automatically recorded in GradTracker, so you may need to ask family and friends to let you know when they purchase an Amazon gift.
More tips: What to Say When You’re Mailing Graduation Thank-Yous
When should I create my registry?
The sooner, the better! Many students create their GradFunded registry several months before graduation, move-in day, or their graduation celebration.
Starting early gives friends and family time to plan, budget, and choose a meaningful gift. Most graduates keep their registry open through graduation and for a month or two afterward.
Who can create a GradFunded registry?
GradFunded is designed for graduates of all kinds—including high school, college, graduate school, trade school, nursing school, law school, bootcamps, and professional certification programs.
Graduates can build a registry around dorm living, textbooks, technology, travel, moving expenses, first apartments, career preparation, student loans, or other goals for their next chapter.
Who can see my registry?
Your registry is share-link only by default. You decide where and with whom you share it.
You can send it privately to family and friends or share it more broadly through announcements and social media.
Your private contact, banking, and identity-verification information is not displayed on your public registry page.
Can friends and family outside the United States send gifts?
Yes! Many GradFunded registries receive gifts from family and friends around the world.
International gift givers can typically use major credit and debit cards during checkout. Any applicable fees or currency conversion information will be displayed before the payment is completed.
If a family member needs assistance, contact us at info@gradfunded.com.
What does it cost to use GradFunded?
GradFunded is free for graduates. There are no setup fees or subscriptions, and no fees are deducted from a graduate’s gift amount.
At checkout, gift givers cover a small support fee that helps us operate and protect the platform.
Who GradFunded Is For
If there’s a cap and gown, GradFunded works.