Ideas Booster Club Fundraising Shows You Ways To Raise Money For Your School’s Booster Club

Most schools already have some type of booster club.  However, if you plan to start one at your student’s school, it’s a good idea to check with IRS guidelines ahead of time to make sure you adhere to pertinent regulations.  According to the IRS, booster clubs may not discriminate in the granting of funds based on a family’s membership in, time spent fundraising for, or amount of financial contributions made to the club.  There should be no bias or personal interest when deciding how the club will disperse contributions made during fundraising activities. 

Also, booster clubs can achieve non profit, tax exempt 501(c)(3) status by filing and paying the fee for such through the IRS.  For more information regarding IRS guidelines for non profits, visit http://www.irs.gov/charities/index.html to search for relevant forms and publications.

Some IRS publications that may be helpful:

IRS package 1023 (contents: Form 1023 and 872-c)
Form SS-4 (Application for Employer Identification Number)
Form 8718 (User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request)
Publication 557 - "Tax-exempt Status for Your Organization"

What types of fundraisers work well for booster clubs?  One accepted booster club fundraising idea is to raise money with raffles that can be held during school or at sporting or other events.  You can also sell hot dogs, popcorn, soda, and other food items at events to generate even more money for your group. 

The sale of school-related items is another great way to raise money.  T-shirts, bumper stickers, hats, and other clothing with the school’s mascot and name on it are always popular sellers and are great to sell at your school’s sporting events.   

Online auctions is a rapidly growing way to raise money for schools.  You can even implement a raffle or contest into your internet auction activities to inspire more interest, and thus, more revenue, from supporters.  Visit IDonateToCharity.org to see how your booster club can benefit from online auctions with no monthly membership or auction listing fees.  You can also learn about the many other internet fundraising opportunities available at our website, such as hosting treasure hunts, online poker tournaments, or simply setting up an area where supporters can make straight donations. 

If your booster club has 501(c)(3) status, you’ll can also enjoy over 200,000 wholesale products that you can sell at your online auctions by utilizing a special link to a wholesale dropshipper that we will send to you once your application for free membership has been submitted and approved.  You can also use these products for your own personal use or purchase them to resell during your next fundraiser.  You can even come up with some unique fundraising activities using some of these products.  For example, you can set up a day at school in which students can buy a “friendship” or “secret admirer” flower for another student.  Students pay for their flower and fill out a form stating to whom they’d like to send the flower.  Then, once you’ve collected all the money and are finished with the signups, you can go to our special wholesale link and purchase fresh flowers at wholesale.  Once they arrive, you disperse the orders.  We have several items available that work wonderfully for these types of fundraising ideas. 

With free membership and such a wonderful variety of tools and fundraising opportunities, what are you waiting for?  Visit Charitable-auctions.com for more information and to sign up free now!