Fundraising & Shipping: Questions Answered

[jrny2001]

OK, if a school holds a fundraiser and uses it's non profit tax id number, everything gets ordered under the shcools name (as opposed to indiv. orders) right?
How would shipping work? Do you still charge the $4.00 per order or is it calculated differently?


If they did the FR without the tax id number, I would enter it with everyones indiv orders, charge them tax and $4.00 S&H?

This is too confusing for me....

 

[redsoxgirl]

I was told last night that items can only be ordered under the non-profit number if the items will be used at the school.

Also - If everything is bought under the school, no one will get a receipt.

My Director gave us this info last night. She said she has spoken to HO with that very question and they gave her the info on "the items must be used by the school".

 

[katie0128]

I wouldn't think the school could use the tax id # for purchases made through the fundraiser that weren't specifically for the school.

Since parents (or whomever) are going to purchase products for personal, home use, orders should be entered individually with the $4 shipping and appropriate tax for each.

 

[jrny2001]

I was afraid you were going to say that.

How do these other companies get away with charging no tax on thier fundraisers with the tax id number? (as in the candy, wrapping paper):grumpy:


How can I compete with that? Having to charge tax, S&H and low profit %

 

[redsoxgirl]

I was afraid you were going to say that.

How do these other companies get away with charging no tax on thier fundraisers with the tax id number? (as in the candy, wrapping paper):grumpy:


How can I compete with that? Having to charge tax, S&H and low profit %

Someone at our meeting last night said we charge tax and shipping because we're conusltants. We offer a service to them. We take care of all their stuff (orders, catalogs, etc) and offer a website.

These other fundraising places make you do all the work.

Ad far as the % of money they earn. Our products are the same price for a catalog sho, individual order or fundraiser. Other places jack up their prices to cover the cost of the donation (PC just gives the money) and they only offer a small selection - we offer the entire catalog!

 

[katie0128]

I was afraid you were going to say that.

How do these other companies get away with charging no tax on thier fundraisers with the tax id number? (as in the candy, wrapping paper):grumpy:


How can I compete with that? Having to charge tax, S&H and low profit %

I'm going to guess that the tax and shipping are build into the price for other products. I don't know if the school/organization could use their tax id number for those items either.

 

[chefann]

A lot of those other companies work their fundraisers so that the organization purchases the items from the company, and all the customers officially buy them from the organization.