Scrip Manager

What Scrip Manager does

Scrip Manager LLC is a privately held, bootstrapped SaaS company founded in 2004 and domiciled in Illinois, USA. It operates a single cloud-based web platform that helps K-12 schools, churches, and nonprofit organizations manage scrip gift card fundraising — the practice of buying retailer gift cards at a discount, selling them at face value, and rebating the difference as fundraising profit. The platform consolidates shopping-cart-style family order entry, real-time inventory management with automatic purchase order generation, PCI-compliant online payments (credit/debit cards and ACH via Stripe and Helcim), credit/rebate tracking with customizable splits between families and the organization, and over 18 report types with CSV export. Each organization receives an isolated database and a unique branded subdomain. The product integrates with RaiseRight (Great Lakes Scrip Center), FundScrip (Canada), and unlimited local/direct-order vendors, positioning Scrip Manager as the administrative back-office layer for scrip coordinators.

The company sells exclusively through a product-led, self-serve motion: organizations sign up for a free 30-day trial on the website with no credit card required, and the internal team provisions accounts within 24 hours. Pricing is a single all-inclusive subscription at $17.50/month billed annually ($210/year) or $20/month billed monthly, with no per-user or per-feature add-ons and unlimited admin accounts included. Payment processing fees are collected by third-party processors and may be passed through to families. Distribution relies on organic search, a knowledge base, and word-of-mouth within scrip coordinator networks; no resellers, VARs, or sales-assisted onboarding is used. Operations span the US and Canada, with Canadian accounts supported via FundScrip and a 7-day payout period. The company is independently owned, has no disclosed funding, parent company, or M&A activity, and reports no headcount in available data.

Name

Scrip Manager

Legal name

Scrip Manager LLC

Website

https://scripmanager.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fundraising Software for Nonprofits and Schools

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

akta.pro primary industry

Software/SaaS Subscriptions (Consumer & Prosumer) (CRAFAIAB)

Keywords

• Scrip fundraising software
• Gift card fundraising platform
• School fundraising management
• Nonprofit donation software
• RaiseRight order management

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: All-inclusive monthly or annual subscription fee covering full platform access including all features, unlimited admin accounts, inventory and order management, reporting, credit tracking, split credits, and dedicated support. No per-user or per-feature add-ons.
2. Payment Processing Fees (Third-Party): Transaction fees from credit/debit card and ACH payments processed through the platform. Credit/debit card fees: 2.3% + $0.30 per transaction for nonprofit rate (501c3), 3.0% + $0.30 standard; American Express: 3.5% + $0.30. ACH fees: 0.9% with a $6.50 maximum. These fees are collected by third-party processors (Stripe or Helcim) and may be partially or fully passed on to families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Scrip Manager is an all-in-one, cloud-based SaaS platform that lets schools, churches, and nonprofits run scrip (gift card) fundraising programs end-to-end. It provides a shopping-cart-style order form for families, real-time inventory tracking with automatic purchase order generation, credit and rebate tracking with split-credit rules, and integrated online payment processing (credit/debit card and ACH via Stripe or Helcim). The single subscription includes unlimited admin accounts, 18+ report types with CSV export, custom-branded per-organization subdomains, and email communications — with no per-user fees or feature add-ons.

Product overview

Scrip Manager is a single, unified all-in-one cloud-based scrip fundraising SaaS platform designed for schools, churches, and nonprofit organizations. The product consolidates order management, real-time inventory tracking, online payment processing (credit/debit cards and ACH via Stripe and Helcim), credit tracking with split-credit and beneficiary support, detailed reporting with CSV exports, user account management, purchase order generation, and email mailings into one platform. No modular add-ons exist — all capabilities are included in the single All-Inclusive plan ($17.50/month billed annually). It integrates with RaiseRight and FundScrip gift card programs as supported vendor types.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Scrip Manager All-in-one cloud-based scrip fundraising management SaaS platform for schools, churches, and nonprofit organizations. Provides order management, real-time inventory tracking, online payment processing (credit/debit cards and ACH), credit tracking with split-credit support, detailed reporting with CSV exports, and user/family account management. Sold as a single unified product with no modular add-ons.

Quantifiable outcome

• Organizations have cut their scrip program process time in half after switching from spreadsheets to Scrip Manager.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• RaiseRight (Great Lakes Scrip Center)coreTechnology or IntegrationRaiseRight (formerly Shop With Scrip), run by Great Lakes Scrip Center, is the gift card catalog and fulfillment service behind many school, church, and nonprofit fundraisers. Scrip Manager sits between families and RaiseRight, managing the administrative tasks RaiseRight leaves to coordinators: family order organization, online payment collection, rebate/credit tracking, inventory, and reporting. Scrip Manager is explicitly not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Great Lakes Scrip Center.
• FundScrip (FundScrip Inc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationFundScrip is a Canadian gift card fundraising program where supporters buy gift cards at face value and groups earn a rebate on every card. Scrip Manager acts as the back-office for FundScrip coordinators, handling participant order management, payment collection, rebate tracking, and reporting. Scrip Manager is explicitly not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by FundScrip Inc.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is the primary payment processor integrated into Scrip Manager for handling credit/debit card transactions. Organizations set up their Stripe account directly within the Scrip Manager admin area. Stripe must approve organizations for gift card (stored value) transactions specifically, as Stripe restricts this category for fraud concerns.
• HelcimsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationHelcim is an alternative payment processor supported by Scrip Manager for credit/debit card and ACH transactions. Helcim must be enabled for an account via a support ticket request.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Funraise: Funraise is a nonprofit fundraising platform offering donation forms, event management, and donor CRM. It targets the same SMB nonprofit and school buyer as Scrip Manager, but its product scope is online giving rather than scrip/gift card operations.
• MemberHub: MemberHub is a communication, payments, and fundraising platform purpose-built for PTAs, PTOs, and booster clubs. It targets the same primary Scrip Manager segment (parent organizations at K-12 schools) with a broader community-and-payment feature set rather than scrip-specific order management.
• Cheddar Up: Cheddar Up is a group-collecting and online signup platform used by schools, PTAs, and clubs to collect payments, manage signups, and run mini-fundraisers. It overlaps with Scrip Manager in target buyer (school volunteer coordinators) but offers payments-first rather than scrip-order-first workflows.
• Givebutter: Givebutter is a modern, mobile-first fundraising and donor-engagement platform for nonprofits, schools, and clubs. It competes for the same SMB organizational buyer that Scrip Manager targets but offers a broader suite (donations, events, auctions) rather than scrip-specific workflows.
• Little Green Light: Little Green Light is donor management and fundraising CRM software for small nonprofits. It competes for the same nonprofit organizational software budget but is oriented to donor tracking rather than gift card scrip workflows.
• Auctria: Auctria is an online auction and event fundraising platform serving schools, nonprofits, and community organizations. It is an emerging peer in the school/nonprofit fundraising software space but specializes in auctions and events rather than gift card order management.

Broad incumbents

• Bonterra (Network for Good / Causeview): Bonterra (parent of Network for Good and other nonprofit software brands) is a large incumbent offering fundraising, CRM, and donor management for nonprofits and schools. It is a broad peer competing for the same nonprofit organization's software budget, but does not specialize in scrip/gift card workflows.

Others

• Double the Donation: Double the Donation is a matching-gift and corporate-giving database used by nonprofits and schools to increase donation yield. It is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but operates in the same school/nonprofit fundraising software ecosystem where buyers evaluate vendor portfolios.

Direct peers

• RaiseRight (Great Lakes Scrip Center): RaiseRight is the dominant gift card catalog and fulfillment platform for school and nonprofit scrip fundraising in North America. Scrip Manager sits on top of RaiseRight as the administrative back-office for coordinators, so the two are functionally adjacent peers serving the same customer base and could converge competitively if RaiseRight expands its own coordinator tooling.
• FundScrip: FundScrip is the Canadian equivalent of RaiseRight — a gift card fundraising program for schools and nonprofits. Scrip Manager is positioned as the back-office layer for FundScrip coordinators, making it a directly comparable ecosystem peer serving overlapping customers in the same scrip workflow.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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