Keep more of what your PTA raises.
Fun-runs, membership drives, and carnival ticket sales shouldn't lose 20% to 30% of every sale to a platform — run them on capped per-transaction fees, and $0 on cash and checks.
What UnitTally does for PTA and PTO fundraising
Keep your pledge money
Fun-runs and pledge drives raise real money, but third-party platforms often take 20% to 30% of what your school community donates. UnitTally lets you keep that money for classroom grants instead.
Child-safe by design
School groups must protect student privacy. UnitTally is COPPA-conscious by design: we never build public rosters, searchable student directories, or student profiles.
Built for board transitions
Parent boards rotate every year, making bank handoffs and treasurer training painful. UnitTally keeps records and ledgers transparent for a clean transition to the incoming board.
How a school year runs on UnitTally
Run the membership drive
Open the year with a membership campaign. Parents join and pay by card, or your treasurer records a cash or check payment at a $0 platform fee. Every sign-up lands in the ledger as it comes in.
Collect fun-run pledges
Collect flat pledge donations for the fun-run. Private attribution links credit each class or student without ever building a public roster or searchable student directory — COPPA-conscious by design.
Sell carnival and event tickets
Set up ticketed events with inventory limits per time slot so you do not oversell. Families can buy tickets and add concession or spirit items in a single checkout.
Close the books and hand off
Record any remaining cash and check donations, then export a CSV. When the board rotates, the outgoing treasurer transfers ownership to the incoming board without losing a single sale or audit record.
Across the year, membership, fun-run, and carnival campaigns all sit in one transparent ledger you can export as a CSV for a clean board transition.
The school fun-run
Suppose your PTA coordinates a fun-run where supporters make flat donations averaging $35.00. A take-rate platform charging 20% would take $7.00 from every donation.
With UnitTally's capped per-transaction fee (on our Free plan), your group keeps $32.50 after Stripe's standard card processing. That is an extra $4.50 saved on every donation, adding up to thousands of dollars of extra funding for your school.
| Platform | Fee | Your Org Keeps |
|---|---|---|
| 20% platform | $7.00 | $28.00 |
| UnitTally Free plan (card + Stripe) | $2.50* | $32.50 |
| UnitTally Free plan (cash/check) | $0.00 | $35.00 |
Frequently asked questions
How does UnitTally handle student privacy (COPPA)?
UnitTally is COPPA-conscious by design: we do not collect student email addresses, phone numbers, or birthdays, and we never build public student rosters. All student attribution is managed through private, parent-facing links. Read our privacy and trust practices.
How do we hand off the account when the parent board rotates?
The outgoing treasurer can invite new board members as administrators, transfer primary ownership, and remove their own access — without losing historical sales or audit records.
Can we track parents who pay with cash or check?
Yes. You can record cash and check donations directly in the ledger. There is a $0 platform fee on manual cash/check entries, keeping your school campaign books completely reconciled in one place.
Start your next fundraiser
Join the waitlist. Launch your next wreath, cookie, or spirit wear sale with capped per-transaction fees.