Percentage fees eat fundraisers alive
5% of a $150 gala ticket is $7.50 to a platform. Across 200 tickets, $1,500 lost to fees that aren’t fundraising.
$0.99 flat per ticket, optional donation top-ups, and donor data you actually own. Built for galas, walks, and fundraisers.
What hurts
5% of a $150 gala ticket is $7.50 to a platform. Across 200 tickets, $1,500 lost to fees that aren’t fundraising.
Your donor list is the asset. Asking permission to download it doesn't make sense.
Tax-deductible portions, sponsor lists, in-kind — clerical work that gets outsourced.
How Jamrats fits
Percentage takes on every dollar
Flat $0.99 per ticket. Free RSVPs cost $0.
Donor list behind paywalls
CSV exports of every order + customer included.
Manual tax-receipt work
Inclusive tax handling + automated receipts; charity-specific tax receipts roadmap.
How it actually plays out
Build
Base ticket + patron + sponsor tiers in one screen.
Sell
Branded storefront. Embedded checkout. Donation top-up tiers stacked into the same cart.
Scan
QR scanning at the door. Manual will-call for VIP donors.
Features that pull weight
Suggested $20 / $50 / $100 over base.
Read more$0 platform fee on $0 tickets.
Read moreYear-end mailing list straight from past galas.
Read moreAutomatic ticket receipts; tax-specific receipts roadmap.
Read moreRefund a donor and keep them on the list.
Read moreYear-over-year giving by event.
Read moreIn the wild
150-seat gala dinner
150 cap · $150 ticket
Base ticket + $250 patron tier + $500 table sponsor tier. $148 to the cause.
5K charity walk
500 RSVPs + add-ons
Free RSVP + $25 suggested donation + sponsor packages.
Annual fundraiser
200 cap · multi-tier
Suggested donations layered on a base $80 ticket; CSV export feeds CRM.
FAQ
Our base rate is already among the lowest. Free events cost $0 outright. We don’t currently discount the flat fee.
Five-minute setup. Flat $0.99 per paid ticket. Direct payouts.