Registration + fundraising together
One event website for sign-ups and gifts. Families are not sent to a second tool after they register.
Color Runs • Fun Runs • School Fundraisers
Your Color Run should raise money — not platform fees.
Crystal Lake School PTO raised over $27,000 with EventEase. Give every student a personal fundraising page, make registration easy for families, and keep more of what you raise.
No upfront cost
EventEase is just 1% — capped at $250 per event.
- No monthly subscription
- No credit card to create an account
- We don’t ask supporters to tip EventEase
- Call 860.251.9666
The page families share
A real Crystal Lake School Color Run fundraising page — the same link a family sends to friends and grandparents.
Crystal Lake School PTO · Ellington, CT · 2026 Color Run
One Elementary School. 215 Participants. $27,662 Raised.
Crystal Lake School set a $15,000 goal for its 2026 Color Run. The PTO passed that goal in 14 days and finished at $27,662.77.
Total raised
$27,662.77
184% of the $15,000 goal
- Registered participants
- 215
- To pass the original goal
- 14 days
- Fundraising profiles
- 207
- Paid orders
- 735
- Original fundraising goal
- $15,000
Paid orders are checkouts, not a count of unique donors.
“EventEase stood out to us for its simplicity and ease of use. It felt very well suited to a school/PTO fundraiser, and the registration process was much more accommodating for families with multiple students.”
A Crystal Lake fundraising page families actually shared.
DIY School Color Run Playbook
Want to Know How They Raised $27,000?
We’re going beyond the fundraising totals to show how a real PTO planned, promoted, staffed, and funded its Color Run. Get the practical guide to organizing your own successful school fundraiser.
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DIY School Color Run Playbook
From the Crystal Lake School PTO 2026 Color Run
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- Planning timeline and organizing committee
- Parent and student volunteer requirements
- Actual event expenses and budget
- Color powder, shirts, prizes, and supplies
- Student fundraising incentives
- Parent communications and promotional schedule
- Event-day logistics
- Lessons learned and what the PTO would change
- EventEase’s role in registration and fundraising
How EventEase works
People register. Then they raise.
A school Color Run fundraiser works better when registration and participant fundraising live in the same place — so families are not asked to use a second platform.
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Families register
Families sign up on the event website. More than one student in the same family can be registered together.
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Every student gets a fundraising page
Each participant’s page is connected to the event, ready to share with friends and family.
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They share
Friends and family can donate in support of that student from a phone or computer.
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Your organization receives the funds
Donations belong to the event organization. No separate fundraising platform or manual reconciliation.
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You see everything
Registration and fundraising results stay together, including how each participant is doing.
Why PTOs choose EventEase
Built for volunteer organizers, not a second system to learn.
Easier for families with more than one student
A household can register multiple students in one place. Crystal Lake School PTO said that was much more accommodating than the registration process they had used before.
Personal fundraising pages
Each participant gets a page to share. Donations are credited to them and go to your event.
Mobile-friendly donations
Friends and family can give from a phone or computer — no EventEase account required.
Participant fundraising tracking
See who registered, who has a fundraising page, and how much was raised in each student’s name.
No donor tipping
EventEase does not ask supporters to tip our software. They came to support your fundraiser.
Concierge support
You have someone to call. We help you set up the event and stay with you while it runs.
Pricing
Keep more of what you raise.
Built for school Color Run fundraisers and PTO fundraising — a simple EventEase fee, with a cap, and nothing due up front.
EventEase fee
1%
Maximum $250 per event
$0 upfront
Normal payment-processing fees may also apply. The 1% is EventEase’s platform fee — it does not include card or bank processing.
We do not add donor tipping.
See full EventEase pricingIf you raise
$10,000
EventEase fee = $100
If you raise
$25,000
EventEase fee = $250
If you raise
$50,000
EventEase fee = still $250
Other fundraisers
The same approach works beyond a Color Run.
Fun runs, walkathons, fitness challenges, and other school or community events can use the same registration and personal fundraising pages.
Fun Runs
Walkathons
Fitness Challenges
School Fundraisers
Community Events
Team Fundraising
Your PTO does more than one fundraiser.
From school dances and yearbook sales to family outings and food tickets, EventEase can help with events throughout the school year.
Color run fundraising
Questions from PTOs and schools
Straight answers for organizers planning a school Color Run or a similar fundraiser.
There is no upfront cost. The EventEase fee is 1%, capped at $250 per event. Normal payment-processing fees may also apply — the 1% does not include card or bank processing. We do not ask donors to tip EventEase.
Yes. A family can register more than one student together. Crystal Lake School PTO said that was much more accommodating for families than the registration process they had used before.
A DIY School Color Run Playbook, based on Crystal Lake School PTO’s 2026 fundraiser, is in progress. It will cover the planning timeline, volunteers, budget, supplies, parent communications, and event-day logistics. The PDF is not available yet. Join the early-access list on this page and we will follow up when it is ready.
Color Runs are a strong fit, and the same register-then-raise model works for Fun Runs, walkathons, fitness challenges, and similar fundraisers. Dances, yearbook sales, and other school events are on the Schools and PTOs page.
No. EventEase is the registration and fundraising platform. Families register, share a fundraising page, and donate to your event. EventEase does not time the race or print bibs.
No. Participants register and supporters donate without creating an EventEase username or password. Organizers have an EventEase account so they can run the event.
Donations belong to your organization and stay with the event. Each gift can be credited to a participant so you can see who raised what.
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Planning a Color Run? Tell us about it.
Tell us about your school or PTO fundraiser. We’ll follow up — no account needed to start the conversation.