Percentage fees scale wrong
A 5% take on a $150 gala ticket is $7.50. Across 200 tickets, that’s $1,500 not going to the cause.
Percentage fees eat fundraisers alive. Flat $0.99 per ticket means a $150 gala pass keeps $148 in the cause.
What hurts
A 5% take on a $150 gala ticket is $7.50. Across 200 tickets, that’s $1,500 not going to the cause.
Your donor list is the most valuable thing you own. Treating it as a platform’s asset is unacceptable.
Tax-deductible portions, in-kind donations, sponsor lists — most platforms make this clerical work.
How Jamrats fits
Percentage takes on every dollar raised
Flat $0.99 per ticket. Free RSVPs are free.
Donor list locked behind tiers
CSV exports of every order + customer. Your list, full stop.
Manual tax-receipt reconciliation
Inclusive tax handling + automated receipts; CSV exports for accounting.
Features that pull weight
Suggested tiers next to the standard ticket — $20, $50, $100 over base.
Read moreFree tickets cost $0 — no platform fee at all.
Read moreBuild your year-end mailing list straight from past gala data.
Read moreAutomatic ticket receipts; charity-specific tax receipts (roadmap).
Read moreIf a donor needs to pull out, refund and keep them on the list.
Read morePer-event totals, year-over-year comparison.
Read moreIn the wild
Standard ticket + $250 patron tier + $500 table sponsor tier. $148 to the cause from each base ticket.
Free RSVP + $25 suggested donation tier + sponsor tiers. CSV exports feed next year’s pre-registration.
Why organizers stay
FAQ
Our base rate is already among the lowest in the industry; we don’t currently discount further, but free events stay entirely free.
No credit card. No setup fees. Flat $0.99 per paid ticket.