Fundraising
A fundraiser is an event or activity in which goods or services are exchanged for funds, or in which funds are solicited and deposited into a district activity account. Fundraiser requests are reviewed at the campus and district levels and may be approved or denied at either level. If items are sold at a rate above cost and any profit is collected and kept in an activity account, the sale is a fundraiser.
Fundraising Requests & Follow-up Reports
All Galena Park ISD fundraiser requests and follow-up forms are to be submitted using Eduphoria! Formspace. Each organization must select its vendors from the list of approved vendors below. Note: Eduphoria! is only accessible to GPISD employees.
Once your fundraising request is approved, it is returned to you in Eduphoria! Formspace and the follow-up report become active at the bottom of the request. After your fundraising activity is complete, return to Eduphoria! Formspace and complete the follow-up section at the bottom of the form, and submit by clicking on "continue workflow". Follow-up reports must be submitted using Eduphoria! FormSpace by the end of the month, when the fundraiser took place. Future fundraisers will not be approved if any outstanding follow-up reports remain.
Please be reminded that, as a practice in GPISD, students are not allowed to solicit door-to-door for fundraising. As you begin a fundraising activity, please discourage door-to-door sales and remind your students that it is always better to sell to family, friends, and relatives, or to have their parents sell items at work. We must all work together to ensure the safety of every child in our district!
Number of Fundraisers Allowed
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Each elementary campus is limited to three (3) school-wide fundraising activities per school year (school pictures and 2 additional activities).
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Each secondary campus is limited to two (2) school-wide fundraising activities per school year.
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Each elementary and middle school organization is limited to two (2) fundraising activities per school year. The building principal may choose to limit their campus groups to one (1) activity if they see fit.
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Each high school organization is limited to one (1) fundraising activity per school year. However, the senior class at each high school may have two (2) activities per school year.
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Booster clubs may have multiple fundraising activities each year. All fundraisers must be listed in the organization's budget, which is submitted with the annual Booster Club Checklist in September. No other fundraisers may be added after that time.
Yearly Fundraiser Request Deadlines
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June 1st (for July - October activities)
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October 1st (for November - February activities)
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February 1st f(or March - June activities)
Approved Fundraisers
2025-2026 APPROVED FUNDRAISERS 2024-2025 Approved Fundraisers
GPISD Approved Vendors
Crowdsourcing
The Galena Park ISD does not permit the use of any crowdsourcing services, companies, or websites in which individuals donate funds, and the company/service sends a portion of the funds to an individual or a bank account. Crowdfunding campaigns where specific items are requested, donations are made, and the items are sent to the school district may be considered. Enter crowdfunding requests in Eduphoria! Formspace.
Raffles
A Texas public school district does not qualify to conduct raffles under the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act passed by the Texas Legislature, signed into law by the governor, and has been in effect since September 1, 1999.
District policy FJ (legal) states: The District is not a "qualified non-profit organization" for the purposes of the Charitable Raffle Enabling Act and shall not sponsor or conduct raffles, i.e., award one or more prizes by a chance at a single occasion among a pool or group of persons who have paid or promised a thing of value for a ticket that represents a chance to win a prize.
The Charitable Raffle Enabling Act was established to provide certain charitable and non-profit membership organizations a means to generate income to support their causes. The Act defines the types of organizations that can hold raffles as:
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An association organized primarily for religious purposes that has been in existence in Texas for at least ten years.
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A voluntary emergency medical service that does not pay its members other than a nominal compensation.
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A volunteer fire department that operates firefighting equipment and does not pay its members other than a nominal compensation.
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A non-profit organization that has been in existence for at least three years, elects its governing body, has 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, has members, does not distribute income to its members, and does not participate in any political campaign.
These are the only organizations allowed to hold raffles in Texas. Any other types of organizations, businesses, or individuals conducting raffles in Texas would be doing so illegally. Conducting an illegal raffle is a Class A misdemeanor, and participating in an illegal raffle is a Class C misdemeanor under the Texas Penal Code.
USDA / TDA Smart Snacks In Schools
Smart Snacks: Guidance for School Principals and Staff A Guide to Smart Snacks in School Fundraisers - Guidance for Schools Smart Snacks Fundraiser Fact Sheet NSLP Policy and ARM Manual