For schools & PTAs
Fund your school every time families shop
Good Circles is a free, ongoing school fundraiser with no selling and no order forms. Families shop local the way they already do, and 10% of the merchant's profit on every purchase is routed to your school automatically — recurring, every month, at no cost to families or the school.
No more order forms
Wrapping paper, cookie dough, catalog drives — traditional school fundraisers ask families to buy things they don't want so a sliver reaches the school. Good Circles flips it: families shop the local businesses they'd use anyway, save about 10%, and your school gets a share of every sale. No products to push, no envelopes to collect.
Sign up free with your school or PTA's 501(c)(3) details, families select your school as their cause inside Good Circles, and the funding arrives monthly — automatically. It's the kind of recurring, no-effort fundraising every school wishes it had. See the full picture for organizations on Good Circles for nonprofits »
Questions
School fundraising FAQ
How does Good Circles fundraise for a school?
Families pick your school once. From then on, 10% of the merchant’s profit on every local purchase they make is routed to your school automatically each month — no order forms, no selling, no fees.
Is it free for schools and PTAs?
Yes. There’s no cost to join and no fee on what your school receives. Good Circles is funded by a 1% fee businesses pay on profit, not by schools or families.
How much can a school raise?
About $72 per supporting family per year. A school with 500 participating families can raise roughly $36,000 a year — recurring, with no campaign to run and no extra spending by families.
Start a fundraiser that runs itself
Free to join. Only the first 50 nonprofits and schools become Founding Nonprofits.