One platform, every season
Fall fundraisers, winter enrichment, spring field trips, and end-of-year — all from one organization profile.
For elementary schools & PTOs
Elementary school PTO fundraising, made simple.
Run classroom, field trip, and PTO campaigns from your phone. Parents send texts to family and friends one-on-one — no door-knocking, no order forms.
What this looks like for elementary schools
Built around how you already work.
Teachers & PTO stay in the loop
Leaders curate share messages so anything parents send carries your tone.
Board-ready reporting
Per-campaign and per-organization exports for PTO and school board review.
Print-ready one-pagers
Pick a template, drop in your headline, and download a flyer with your campaign QR code.
Most elementary schools pick
One simple 60 / 20 / 20 split
Your school keeps 60% of every donation. Invite another school in and you earn 20% of their fundraiser, too.
See the full 60/20/20 breakdown →Common campaigns
The fundraisers leaders run on Share-a-thon.
Field trips & enrichment
Aquarium trips, farm visits, museum tours — with restricted-purpose campaigns.
Classroom supply funds
Teacher wish lists, art supplies, library books, STEM kits.
PTO/PTA general fund
Annual giving, teacher appreciation, family events, assemblies.
Playground & facility upgrades
Restricted campaigns for big-ticket projects with clear progress and reporting.
Reading, art & music programs
Author visits, art residencies, music supplies, library refreshes.
Family events & spirit nights
Bingo night, family dance, fall festival, end-of-year picnic.
What's different
Multiply your funds by sharing.
Most platforms cap you at 100% of what you raise. On Shareathon, you also earn 20% from every other school your admins bring in — no ceiling on total potential.
Run it all from a phone or tablet.
Safety & oversight
Built for leaders who care about doing this well.
FERPA-aware by default
First name only on public pages. Last names, photos, and grade level never appear unless an admin enables them.
Leader-curated share messages
Teachers and PTO leaders shape the share templates parents choose from.
Payouts to your school account
Funds settle to your school or PTO's connected bank account. Standard ACH.
Runs on any phone or tablet
PTO leaders, teachers, and parents launch, share, and track from mobile. No desktop required.
Donor-friendly by design
Donors are never charged a fee.
We absorb payment processing so 100% of what someone gives is real support to your cause — nothing added at checkout, no tips solicited.
$20 thank-you, on us
Shareathon pays for the sharer's $20 gift card.
Every $500 a sharer's personal link brings in earns them a flat $20 digital gift-card thank-you. It's a referral thank-you from Shareathon — no cost to your organization or your donors.
What people usually ask
The good questions, answered.
- Will our PTO board be comfortable with this?
- Yes — boards appreciate transparent pricing, leader-curated share content, no public student PII by default, and traceable dollars.
- How does Shareathon handle FERPA?
- Student profiles default to first name only. Photos and last names never publish unless an admin enables them. No academic records stored.
Ready to see it for elementary schools?
Set up your first campaign in minutes. Invite parents, grandparents, and neighbors to share.