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Free Sports Fundraising Calculator & Planner

Decide before you start. See what a sheet of squares would raise, how many gifts a goal needs, and what your team could really raise.

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A sheet of squares

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How many squares? First square, in dollars Each square goes up by How much of it do you expect to be taken? 70%

If every square is taken: $496
If 70% are taken: $347.20 22 squares taken, 9 left
The squares: $1 up to $31, an average of $16 each

What if less comes in?

25%$124

50%$248

75%$372

100%$496

$1$2$3$4$5$6$7$8$9$10$11$12$13$14$15$16$17$18$19$20$21$22$23$24$25$26$27$28$29$30$31

31 squares, $496 if every square is taken

A goal

Try a goal

Your goal, in dollars Typical gift, in dollars

Team size

Players or families sharing the ask How many of them will take part? (percent)

Gifts needed: 63
For each player taking part: about 6 gifts, or $208.33

Or with sheets of squares

Sheet	If every square is taken	If 70% are taken
31 squares, $1 to $31	6 sheets	8 sheets
31 squares, $5 up by $5	2 sheets	2 sheets
100 squares at $25 each	1 sheet	2 sheets

Nothing you type here is sent anywhere. A share button sends only what you choose to share, when you press it.

Ready to run it?

Turn these numbers into a page your families can share. Supporters pick a square or an amount and send the money straight to you. It is free to start, there is no fee on what you raise, and Playbook Logix never touches the money.

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Reading the numbers

Plan around what will really come in

Plan for part of the sheet. Few sheets fill completely. Picking a share you honestly expect, like 60 or 70 percent, gives a total you can plan a budget around.
Gifts needed is a minimum. It assumes every ask turns into a gift of the typical size. Most do not, so ask more people than the number says.
Share it across the team. A goal of $2,500 across twelve families is about $208 each, which is a few gifts apiece, and a very different ask from $2,500 to one coach. If only half the players take part, the ask for each of them doubles.
A bigger step, a bigger total. A sheet that starts at $5 and goes up by $5 raises five times as much as the $1 sheet, and asks each supporter for more. Pick the one your own families and friends can afford.
An estimate is only your guess. The team estimate multiplies three guesses together, so a small change in the share who give moves the total a lot. Try a low, a middle and a high guess before you settle on a goal.

Want the sheet on paper as well? The printable $1 to $31 sheet is free, and the thermometer poster shows progress on the wall.

Which format fits your team?

31-day fundraiser

Day 1 is $1, day 15 is $15, day 31 is $31. Supporters pick a day, you see what is taken, and it adds up to $496.

Choose-a-square fundraiser

Any number of squares, any amounts. Supporters pick theirs and nobody can pick the same one twice.

Goal fundraiser

Set a goal and let people give any amount. A bar shows what has arrived and what is on the way.

How much does a $1 to $31 fundraiser raise?

If every day is taken, $496. A 30-day month comes to $465 and a 28-day February to $406. Put those numbers into the sheet calculator and change the start or the step to see what a bigger sheet would raise.

Should I plan on every square being taken?

No. Almost no sheet fills completely. The "if only some are taken" figure and the 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent row show what the sheet raises at the share you choose, so you can plan around a realistic total and treat the full amount as the best case.

How do I work out how many gifts I need?

Divide your goal by the average gift. If you need $2,500 and the typical gift is $40, that is about 63 gifts. The goal calculator does it for you, and splits it across the players taking part.

How much should each player raise?

Divide the goal by the number of players who will really take part. A $2,500 goal across twelve players is about $208 each. If only half of them take part it is about $417 for each of those who do, which is why the goal calculator has a "taking part" box.

How many people should each player ask?

There is no number that works for every team. The "What can we raise?" calculator multiplies the players, the people each will ask and the share who give, then shows the result. Raise and lower the share who give to see how much that one guess changes the total.

Can one player use it on their own?

Yes. Put 1 in the players box and the goal is for that player alone. A fundraiser made online for a single player shows only the first name and last initial.

Do supporters need an account?

No. A supporter opens your link, picks a square or an amount, and sends the money to you the way you chose. They never make an account.

Does it save what I type?

No. The calculator runs in your browser and nothing you type is sent or stored. A share link carries only the numbers on your screen, and only when you press a share button.

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Make a fundraiser in a few minutes, share the link, and see what is taken at a glance. It is free, and the money goes straight to you.

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