There are two separate fees to understand when you offer activities on Homeroom: the Homeroom service fee, which is added on top of your activity price, and the Stripe processing fee, which is deducted from your earnings to cover payment processing. This article explains how each one works and what you actually take home.

In most cases, Homeroom adds your agreed-upon service fee percentage on top of your activity price. Families are always shown a single total price at checkout — they do not see a line-by-line breakdown of the base price and the service fee. It is not subtracted from the price you set.

Because the fee sits on top, the price you enter is the amount that flows to your earnings. The family simply pays a slightly higher total to cover it.

For example, on an activity priced at $200 with an agreed 6% service fee:

Homeroom uses Stripe to securely process all family payments. Stripe charges a processing fee on each transaction, which is deducted from your earnings before payout:

Because ACH carries a much lower processing fee, encouraging families to pay by bank transfer can meaningfully increase your net payout.

Continuing the example above, on the $200 credited to your earnings:

The service fee is added on top of your price and built into the total the family pays, so it never reduces what you earn. The Stripe processing fee is the only deduction from your earnings, and its size depends on how the family chooses to pay. You can always see your enrollments, adjustments, and estimated payouts under Reports.

Note: In order to collect any funds and receive payouts, you will need a connected Stripe account.