RAFFLE SOFTWARE FOR US NONPROFITS
Raffle Software for US Nonprofits
Sell tickets online and in the room, then draw on screen in front of everyone.
Check your state's rules before you start.
Several states restrict who may sell tickets, often to volunteers rather than paid staff or third parties. Selling across state lines is restricted in many places, which affects whether you can sell online at all.
This is not legal advice. Our state by state guide is a starting point. GalaBid does not obtain licenses or handle compliance for you.
Supporters can add an optional tip at checkout, and you automatically receive 10% of every tip, creating a new stream of revenue without raising ticket prices. You also stay in control of processing fees, choosing whether you absorb them, supporters cover them, or supporters decide at checkout, with no markup on Stripe fees, ever.
Build a custom draw display and watch each winner's name appear as their ticket is pulled. Use the display to showcase sponsor branding, your cause and prize details.
Each raffle comes with its own link and QR code for email, social and the event itself. Build excitement with live countdown draws and instant winner reveals. Combine ticketing, auctions, and donations seamlessly in one campaign for a maximum-impact fundraising experience.
Check your state's rules first and get any required license before selling a ticket. Then create your raffle on GalaBid in minutes. Supporters buy tickets and receive numbered digital tickets by email or text. The draw is a one-click process with real-time winner notifications and a draw log for your records. With payments through your own Stripe account, proceeds settle to your bank automatically. Our US raffle rules by state guide covers licensing requirements and where raffles are prohibited.
Reporting is triggered when the prize, less the wager, is $600 or more and is at least 300 times the wager.
Withholding obligations apply above $5,000. Rates have changed over time, so confirm current figures with the IRS or your CPA.
Noncash prizes have their own treatment, where the winner pays the organization the withholding on the prize's fair market value.
The IRS does not treat a raffle ticket purchase as a charitable contribution, because the purchaser receives a chance to win in return.
The platform provides ticket and winner records. It does not calculate, withhold or file anything on your behalf.
Receipts are issued the moment payment is made.
Add a home page and info pages for your cause, other fundraising activities and sponsors.
Raffle proceeds are processed by Stripe and deposited to your bank account on Stripe's schedule.
This is not legal advice. Confirm your state's specific requirements with your state gaming or charitable gaming authority before selling any tickets.
"This is our second year using Galabid for our biggest event of the year. Their customer svc is amazing; they are ALWAYS there to help when needed (even when I had a question at the end of our event at 9pm!) I also conducted a comparison between Galabid and other top bidding sites - Galabid was at the top. You won't be disappointed."
“This was my first experience running an online auction and this was such a great experience. The help chat was so helpful with any questions that I had. Will definitely be doing this again next year”
“It's the first time we used GalaBid but we'll certainly use them again - it was brilliant. Extremely easy to upload items to the online auction that we created. Support online chat function was excellent - got immediate answers to anything we were confused about. Added donation function as an additional item on our auction - it was so easy and so amazing and we were thrilled with the whole thing!”
“Our Pride 2024 Event fundraising was a success in part due to the Galabid Auction/Raffle/Donation page we were able to create. It was simple to do, and easy for the participants to view and get their bids in. The pages of auction items looked great! Very smooth process and also the funds were deposited quickly to our account. Thanks!
It depends entirely on your state. Raffles are regulated as gambling at state level. A few states prohibit them, most require a license or registration before any ticket is sold, and the rules differ sharply between them.
In most states, yes, and it must usually be in place before you sell the first ticket. Check your state's requirements and allow time, because some licenses take weeks.
No. The IRS does not treat a raffle ticket purchase as a charitable contribution, because the purchaser receives a chance to win in return. This catches supporters out every year and is worth stating on your ticket page.
Reporting on Form W-2G is triggered when the prize, less the wager, is $600 or more and is at least 300 times the wager.
Above $5,000. The applicable rate has changed over time and older IRS material is out of date, so confirm the current figure with the IRS or your CPA before your draw.
Noncash prizes carry their own treatment, where the winner pays the organization the withholding on the prize's fair market value, and the organization can choose to pay it on the winner's behalf at a grossed up rate. Take advice before offering a large noncash prize.
No. The platform provides ticket and winner records. It does not calculate, withhold or file anything on your behalf, and it does not obtain licenses.
Once the raffle is drawn the winner will be notified instantly via email or SMS. The message will state with item code (number) they have one and the winning ticket number, there will also be a link included which takes them to the raffle item description.
There is no limit to the number of prizes you can make available to your participants, make sure to set the number of prizes you have within the one raffle item when editing and creating the raffle item. For example set Prizes Available to 3 and then in the same item description list Prize 1 xxx, Prize 2 xxx, Prize 3 xxx
No, raffle ticket purchases are not tax-deductable, only charitable donations are.
Yes, once payment is made for their raffle ticket they will be emailed a payment receipt from your Stripe account. If you would like to also issue an invoice from GalaBid please set this in Setup > Tax/Invoicing and you will need to 'Close the Auction' to send them out.
Yes. Volunteers log in and record cash and card sales taken in person, so tickets sold in the room go into the same draw as tickets sold online.
Yes, in the same campaign. Supporters buy tickets while browsing auction items and settle everything in one checkout.
Into your organization's own Stripe account, on Stripe's payout schedule.
You can create a raffle within a couple of minutes, if you have a Stripe account already. Setting up a Stripe account takes on average 10 additional minutes if you have all required information on hand. Some clients take a few days to have their Stripe account verified so this is the first recommended step to setting up a raffle.
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