- Accept cards, digital wallets, ACH, and other enabled payment methods
- Reduce processing costs by letting customers pay those fees
- Offer pay-over-time "buy now, pay later" options for high-value sponsorships
- Receive automatic deposits into your club’s bank account
- Reconcile payouts easily
- Track payment status, sales tax, processing fees, refunds, and net revenue
- Generate reports on demand
- Export financial data to CSV
- Issue full or partial refunds
- Get monthly Sales Summaries by email
- Accept credit and debit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover)
- Accept digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Amazon Pay, Link) for fast mobile checkout
- Optionally accept ACH bank payments
- Optionally accept Cash App Pay
- Optionally accept Klarna "buy now, pay later"
- Automatically display payment options based on your settings, type of purchase, customer's location & device type
- Use an easy, guided, mobile-friendly checkout
- Allow supporters to pay securely from a checking or savings account
- Set a minimum purchase amount before ACH becomes available
- Reduce processing costs on qualifying transactions
- Clearly identify payments that are still processing so orders are not fulfilled prematurely
- Choose whether your club absorbs processing fees, invites customers to pay them, or requires customers to pay them
- Help your club retain more fundraising revenue while keeping the checkout decision clear
- Optionally offer Klarna "buy now, pay later" for qualifying sponsorship plans
- Make high-value sponsorships attainable for local businesses
- Receive full sponsorship payment without waiting
- Issue refunds easily
- Refund an entire order, or select individual items and quantities
- Optionally replenish inventory data when refunded merchandise is returned
- Record refund details for future reporting and oversight
- Automatically email customer with refund amount, destination, and expected timing
- Import donors who give by cash or check
- Import members and sponsors who pay offline
- Generate transaction reports on demand
- View amounts paid, tax collected, and net revenue
- See Stripe processing fees per transaction
- View payment method details
- Access receipts and initiate refunds
- View supporter contact and address information
- Generate itemized sales reports on demand
- View quantity sold by item and date
- See totals, tax collected, and order references
- Access receipts and refund individual items or quantities
- View purchaser contact information
- Identify ACH payments that have been submitted but have not yet cleared
- Send appropriate receipts, processing notices, and failure notifications
- Match BoosterSpark activity to bank deposits quickly & easily
- See how much of each payout is allocated to Membership, Sponsorship, Donations, etc
- View which transactions are included in each payout
- Practically eliminate time spent comparing transaction reports, Stripe records, bank statements
- Give treasurers clear records for bookkeeping, board reports, audits
- Understand gross sales, processing fees, refunds, adjustments, net payout amounts
- Send customers detailed email receipts after successful purchases
- Notify club administrators when orders are received
- Show items, quantities, tax, shipping, discounts, gift card payments, processing fees, and totals
- Send ACH processing notices before funds clear
- Send payment failure and refund notifications when action is needed
- Generate donation reports with supporter & revenue details
- View and export donor, member, and sponsor data
- Export reports to CSV
- Use exports for spreadsheets, approvals, and reconciliation
- Share data with board members or accountants
- Receive Sales Summaries via email on the first of the month
- Stay informed without running manual reports
- Online store sales
- Membership revenue
- One-time and recurring donations
- Sponsorship plans
- Integrates with Stripe to process online transactions
- Sensitive card data is never exposed to BoosterSpark or your club
- Stripe is PCI compliant and trusted industry-wide
- SSL encryption protects website and payment traffic
- Stripe automatically deposits revenue into your bank account
Note: BoosterSpark is not a full bookkeeping or general-ledger replacement.
How do booster clubs accept online payments?
Booster clubs can accept online payments using BoosterSpark. Supporters can then pay for memberships, sponsorships, donations, spirit wear, event tickets, registrations, and other purchases online. BoosterSpark integrates payment processing directly into your booster club website and automatically records each transaction.
Can booster clubs accept Apple Pay and Google Pay?
Yes. Booster clubs can accept Apple Pay and Google Pay through a BoosterSpark-powered website. Digital wallets make mobile checkout faster because supporters do not need to manually enter their card information. BoosterSpark supports Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link, Amazon Pay, Cash App Pay, and other modern payment methods to make purchasing easier from phones, tablets, and computers.
Can booster clubs accept ACH bank payments?
Yes. Booster clubs can accept ACH payments that allow supporters to pay directly from a checking or savings account. ACH bank payments often cost less to process than credit card payments, which can help clubs retain more revenue. BoosterSpark lets clubs accept ACH, establish a minimum eligible purchase amount, and monitor payment status while the bank transfer is processing.
How can booster clubs reduce payment processing fees?
Booster clubs can reduce processing costs by accepting ACH bank payments or asking supporters to pay processing fees. BoosterSpark lets clubs choose whether to absorb processing fees, invite customers to pay them, or require the fees to be added during checkout. Estimated fees are clearly displayed before the customer submits payment.
Can booster clubs offer payment plans for sponsorships?
Yes. Booster clubs can offer installment payment options for qualifying sponsorships through services such as Klarna. This can make higher-value sponsorship opportunities more manageable for eligible local businesses. BoosterSpark lets clubs enable Klarna's "Buy now, pay later" capability which helps sponsors pay in installments while the club receives full payment (less processing fees) immediately.
How do booster clubs issue refunds?
Online refunds are generally processed through the same payment system used for the original transaction. BoosterSpark allows authorized club leaders to issue full or partial refunds directly from the BoosterSpark Club Manager tool. Clubs can refund an entire order or select particular items and quantities, return eligible funds to a gift card, and optionally restore returned merchandise to inventory.
How do booster clubs reconcile Stripe payouts?
Booster clubs reconcile Stripe payouts by matching each bank deposit to the sales, processing fees, refunds, and adjustments included in that payout. BoosterSpark provides payout reconciliation information that lets treasurers instantly see what portion of a payout is for memberships, sponsorships, donations, shirts, tickets, etc, practically eliminating the time spent comparing transaction reports, Stripe records, and bank statements manually.
What financial reports should a booster club treasurer keep?
A booster club treasurer should maintain records of sales, memberships, sponsorships, donations, refunds, processing fees, bank deposits, and other financial activity. BoosterSpark automatically records that data and provides Transaction, Items Sold, Member, Sponsor, and Donor reports on demand. Reports can also be exported for bookkeeping, board review, officer transitions, and audits.
How should booster clubs track online and offline payments?
Booster clubs should maintain a consistent record of payments received online and payments collected by cash or check. BoosterSpark automatically records online transactions and allows club leaders to import offline donors, members, and sponsors. This gives treasurers a more complete view of club activity without requiring separate lists for every payment method.
Does booster club software replace accounting software?
Booster club software does not replace quality accounting software. BoosterSpark helps clubs collect payments, manage fundraising programs, reconcile Stripe payouts, issue refunds, and generate detailed financial reports. Clubs can export their data for use in spreadsheets, bookkeeping systems, or accounting software when additional general-ledger and financial-statement capabilities are needed.
What is the best financial software for booster clubs?
The best booster club financial software should simplify payment collection, automatically track transactions, support useful financial reports, and reduce the amount of manual work required from volunteer treasurers. BoosterSpark combines online payments, processing-fee controls, refunds, payout reconciliation, financial reporting, memberships, sponsorships, donations, and online stores in one platform designed specifically for booster clubs.
BoosterSpark’s booster club financial software brings payment collection, processing fee controls, refunds, payout reconciliation, transaction reporting, and customer communication into one connected system. Treasurers can accept modern payment methods, reduce manual research, understand what was deposited, and provide clearer financial information to board members and accountants. Whether your club earns revenue through memberships, sponsorships, donations, online stores, or other activities, BoosterSpark helps leaders spend less time untangling transactions and more time supporting their programs.
BoosterSpark combines booster club fundraising, booster club websites, volunteer management, memberships, sponsorships, online stores, donations, activity passes, email communication, financial management, and reporting into one connected platform. Instead of juggling multiple vendors and scattered tools, your booster club can manage everything from a single secure system. Everything your booster club needs, working together.