Fundraising University franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$60,000 to $400,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

8% · 8.0% of gross sales, monthly on the 5th of the following month

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

$400/month for one territory, plus $250/month per additional territory, plus $125/month per additional user beyond one

Other fees

Brand Fund $600/month per territory; Annual Home Office & Training Facility fee $500/year; Annual Meeting fee $1,500/year

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$750 - $1,000: other required expenses before operations begin and during the initial period (payroll, additional inventory, other operating expenses in excess of income).

Fees sourceFDD p.14 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales/Territory, Fundraisers Completed per Territory, Residual Sales % of Gross Sales, and Sales $/Fundraiser, reported by performance quartile (Top/2nd/3rd/4th Quarter) separately for single-territory and multiple-territory owners

Reporting period

Full year 2025 (outlets operating the entire year as of December 31, 2025)

Sample

35 outlets open the full year 2025 (1 affiliate-owned + 34 franchisee-owned); excludes 44 franchisee-owned outlets open less than a full year. Multiple-Territory table covers 6 franchisees owning 17 territories.

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.46 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

51

Year-end outlets

78

Net change

+27

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

42

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

10

Transfers

2

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.48 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

5 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

1 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Fundraising University franchise cost?

single territory: $79,800 to $84,277; multiple territories (2-10): $119,800 to $424,277 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $60,000 to $400,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.20 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Fundraising University owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales/Territory, Fundraisers Completed per Territory, Residual Sales % of Gross Sales, and Sales $/Fundraiser, reported by performance quartile (Top/2nd/3rd/4th Quarter) separately for single-territory and multiple-territory owners. Sample: 35 outlets open the full year 2025 (1 affiliate-owned + 34 franchisee-owned); excludes 44 franchisee-owned outlets open less than a full year. Multiple-Territory table covers 6 franchisees owning 17 territories.. Period: Full year 2025 (outlets operating the entire year as of December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.46 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Fundraising University?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 1 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗