Fundraising Guide / Overview

Fundraising Information

Introduction: With the latest round of state funding reductions, many more parents and community members asked last spring how they could help support schools and students to reduce the impacts of the funding shortfall. The school board asked for a set of guidelines to be published to help parents and community members understand how they could be involved and the legal parameters for fundraising. The guidelines were distributed in August, 2010 and revised into a matrix format in February, 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q&A for Parent Group Leaders

RCWs, WACs, District Policies & Other

Resources Related to Fundraising

General Fund Fundraising

RCW 28A.320.015 School boards of directors – Powers – Notice of adoption of policy

RCW 28A.320.030 Gifts, conveyances, etc., for scholarship and student aid purposes, receipt and administration

Attorney General’s Opinion 2003 No. 1 School Districts – Education – Authority of school districts to undertake various fundraising activities

School District Policy 8430 Authority to Solicit Donations and Conduct Fundraising Activities in Support of General Education Programs

Associated Student Body Fundraising - Public and Private Monies

What Makes it ASB?? What makes it ASB??, ASB Fundraising Resource Guide. (2007). Compiled by the WASBO ASB Committee, revised July 2007, reviewed by State Auditors Office, www.wasbo.org ASB, p. 4.

RCW 28A.325.020 Associated student bodies – Powers and responsibilities affecting

RCW 28A.325.030 Associated student body program fund – Fund-raising activities – Nonassociated student body program fund moneys

WAC 392-138-010 Definitions

WAC 392-138-011 Formation of associated student bodies required

WAC 392-138-014 Accounting procedures and records

WAC 392-138-200 Nonassociated student body private moneys

School District Policy 8445 Student Involvement in Fund-Raising Activities

School District Policy 8450 Student Fundraising for Charitable Purposes

Other ESD 15 References

School District Policy 9040 Public Solicitations in Schools
School District Procedure 9040 R1 Guidelines for Organizations and Groups Seeking to Raise Funds Through Students

Other External References

Student Involvement with Booster Organizations, The Audit Connection. (Winter 2009).

Brian Sonntag, Washington StateAuditor. http://www.sao.wa.gov/EN/News/Documents/Audit_Connection_Winter_2009.pdf

Washington Association of School Business Officials (WASBO)

ASB Procedures Manual

ASB Fundraising Resource Guide– WASBO ASB Committee, Reviewed by State Auditors Office

*Your PTA & the Law – Washington State PTA *Your PTA & the Law document is available only to members of WA State PTA

Related Links

SiteBased Parent Information

Most schools have information about their parent group available on their school

maintained website. The exact path varies by site, but generally it is located on the

Parent, PTA or Handbook tab. You can find a list of Schools/Programs here.

Last Modified on August 23, 2012