Fundraising
Turn your event into a real car show fundraiser, not just a gate that breaks even. Add a donation tip jar, priced sponsor tiers with a public sponsor page, and optional paid car-number picks. Every dollar in car show donations and sponsorship is paid into your own account, because we never hold your money.
A tip jar that lifts every car show fundraiser
Turn on the tip jar and everyone who registers or votes gets a simple way to give a few dollars more. There is no hard sell. It sits right in the flow they are already in, so small car show donations stack up across a full day and quietly outpace what the gate alone brings in.
Car show sponsorship without the back and forth
Set priced sponsor levels, share one request form, and let local businesses sign up and pay online. Each sponsor lands on a public sponsor page with their name and logo, so they get real visibility and you skip the chasing. Sponsorship money goes straight to your own account, never through us.
Turn car numbers into a small fundraiser
Let entrants pay a little to pick a favorite car number instead of taking whatever is next in line. It is an easy, optional add-on that raises a few more dollars for the cause and gives people something fun to choose. You decide whether to offer it at all, and at what price.
Car show fundraiser questions, answered
How does a car show fundraiser make money beyond entry fees?
Entry fees are just the start. A donation tip jar lets anyone round up when they register or vote, priced sponsor tiers bring in local businesses, and optional paid car-number picks add a little more. Stack those together and a show raises well past what the gate alone would collect.
How do car show sponsorships work?
You create named, priced sponsor tiers and share one request form. Local businesses sign up and pay online, then land on a public sponsor page with their name and logo. It gives them real visibility for backing your show, and it saves you from chasing checks by hand.
Who keeps the money from donations and sponsorships?
You do. Tips, sponsorships, and entry fees are paid directly into your own connected Square account. Car Show HQ is never the merchant of record and never holds your funds, so your money never touches us. Refunds and disputes are handled in Square, minus standard payment processing.
Do you need a nonprofit to run a car show fundraiser?
No. Plenty of car show fundraisers are run by clubs, schools, churches, and small groups raising money for a cause rather than a registered nonprofit. You decide where the funds go, and the money lands in the Square account you connect.
