Free tool

Fundraising goal calculator

Planning a fundraiser to take the pressure off family fees? Enter how much you need to raise, how many families are pitching in, and your profit per item — and see what each family needs to bring in, plus how many items the team has to sell to hit the goal.

How much you need to raise

Your fundraising goal — often the gap between costs and fees.Number of families

Profit per item sold

Optional — e.g. $5 profit per chocolate bar. Leave 0 to skip.

Each family raises

$294

to hit the goal

Items to sell (team)1,000

Items per family59

How to set a realistic goal

A good fundraising target is the gap between your total season costs and what families can comfortably pay in fees. Work that out first with the cost per player calculator or the budget calculator, then use this to turn the gap into a per-family ask everyone can get behind.

Keep it fair and transparent

Fundraising works best when every family knows the goal, their share, and where the money lands. That's exactly what RosterLedger does — it tracks fundraising alongside fees and sponsorships, so parents can always see the full picture and nobody wonders where the money went.

Make this the easy part of your season

RosterLedger builds your budget from a few questions, tracks every payment, nudges overdue families for you, keeps parents in the loop automatically, and produces every report — no spreadsheet, no accounting required.

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