General:

• Wellness/Fitness budget

• School's PTO/PTA

• Local business donations or school business partners

• Parent donation / rental [a small amount is collected each year by the school from parents to maintain the ball program over the years. Much like a musical instrument rental.]

• Silent auction as part of school event

• Penny Drive

• School District Foundation Grant

Ideas for YOUR state [coming soon!]

Fundraising:

Creative Financing & Fun Fundraising [great ideas from the CA Dept. of Health]

Gertens Garden Center [plants & flowers]

[St. Paul, Minneapolis, Western WI and surrounding area]

Jack Link's Beef Jerky [jerky, beef sticks, cheese & more]

Market Day

QSP Reader's Digest [chocolate, cookie dough, other foods & magazines]

Club's Choice [frozen foods, candies & snacks]

Fundraising Opportunities [PK-12 grant ideas, tips and more]

Box Tops for Education [collect & redeem box tops from products]

School Fundraisers [one stop source for a variety of fundraisers]

Original Works [students' art is made into a variety of neat products]

Entertainment Fundraising [Entertainment coupon books]

Sally Foster [gift wrap, candy, nuts, candles & stationary]

Funding Factory [collect unused items for recycling & earn cash]

Grants [local and federal]:

Education Week [list of grants]

Physical Education Program Grant (PEP)

PE4Life

School Grants [grants, tips, fundraising ideas and more]

Corporate Grants