FundMyClub vs Vertical Raise
Vertical Raise publishes no flat fee. At the 20% a school newspaper reported in December 2024, a team keeps $40.00 of a $50 gift; on FundMyClub it keeps $42.50.
Vertical Raise is a full-service fundraising company that pays the team when the fundraiser ends. FundMyClub is self-serve, with logo merch for supporters and a link for every player.
Side by side
- Fee
FundMyClub
10% platform + 5% processing per gift
Vertical Raise
Set per fundraiser in a private contract (its terms); reported at 20%¹
- What a team keeps from a $50 cash gift
FundMyClub
$42.50 of a $50 cash gift
Vertical Raise
$40.00 at the reported 20%¹
- Donor-covered fees and tips
FundMyClub
None asked: supporters pay exactly their gift
Vertical Raise
Kept by Vertical Raise (its terms)
- When the team gets paid
FundMyClub
Through Stripe to the team’s or booster club’s bank
Vertical Raise
After the fundraiser ends, by check or bank transfer (its terms)
- If a fundraiser raises under $150
FundMyClub
The team keeps its share of every gift
Vertical Raise
Its terms let Vertical Raise keep all of it
Vertical Raise facts are from its own public pages, except the 20%¹, from the school newspaper in Sources, checked November 3, 2026. Figures are for cash gifts. On a merch gift, the item’s cost also comes out on FundMyClub.
Where Vertical Raise is the better pick
- Full service: its terms say the fee covers marketing material, advertising, corporate sponsorships and telemarketing.
- Pays by check as well as bank transfer (its terms).
Where FundMyClub is the better pick
- One published price, the same for every team.
- Supporters get merch with your logo as their thank-you, shipped to them.
- Self-serve, with no sales call or contract.
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