Best School & PTA Fundraising Software. No Donor Tipping.
Spirit nights, book sales, annual drives, teacher appreciation. Get parents to give online. No complicated processes. No spreadsheets.
Fundraising Made Simple for Schools
Everything PTAs and school groups need to raise more money
Customized Campaigns
Create separate pages for read-a-thons, spirit nights, teacher funds, and field trips, all in one account.
QR Codes & Payment Links
Send home a flyer with a QR code or display at in-person events. Parents donate in 30 seconds without creating an account.
Automated Receipts
Parents get instant receipts. Schools stay organized without manual tracking or follow-ups.
Unlimited Team Members
Add every PTO board member and committee chair for free. No per-user fees.
Recurring Donations
Parents set up automatic monthly giving. Predictable funding for the whole school year.
Donate to Funds
Parents choose which classroom, teacher, or program their donation supports. Full transparency.
That is the average gift a donor gives, not what CoreCause costs you.
Donors give more when the form is fast, the branding is yours, and nobody asks them to tip on top of their gift.
Also taking payments in person? Bundle CoreCause and CoreMobile for $20/mo, $10 each, instead of $35.00.
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Why Schools & PTOs Switch to CoreCause
Honest reasons, no fluff. What makes CoreCause different from Givebutter, Donorbox, and traditional product-catalog fundraisers.
No donor tipping. Ever.
Parents never get prompted to add a percentage on top of their gift to cover platform costs. The full contribution goes to the classroom, the trip, or the program. Givebutter's tip prompt and Donorbox's platform fees both quietly redirect family dollars away from the school.
Donors can cover the fees.
Every online donation carries a processing fee. CoreCause simply lets donors cover it at checkout, so the full amount they give reaches your cause.
Automatic Card Updater.
When a recurring supporter's card expires or gets replaced, CoreCause refreshes it through the card networks automatically. Most platforms make you chase them to re-enter their card. We do not.
Next-business-day payouts.
Funds clear to your account by the next business day. Givebutter, Donorbox, and most school-fundraiser platforms typically take 2 to 5 days. Some product-catalog fundraisers hold the money for weeks.
Real human support.
Email within one business hour. Real phone support. Real account managers. Not a chatbot that loops you back to a help article when something breaks during a campaign.
No contracts. Cancel anytime.
Month to month, with no long-term contracts and no cancellation fees. Explore and build your campaigns first, then go live when you are ready.
Raise More for Your School
Schools using CoreCause raise more with simple, transparent online giving. Join us.
Donors cover the fees. You keep the whole gift.
No transaction fees. Donors cover the processing fee at checkout, so 100% of every gift reaches you, and we never prompt donors to tip. A monthly platform fee and texting fees apply.