Run impactful online charity sweepstakes

Building, managing, and launching a sweepstakes fundraiser is easy with Eventgroove Fundraising

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An extraordinary fundraising platform built to create great sweepstakes

Attract attention and donors to your cause


Personalized. Build a killer sweepstakes fundraiser page just for your cause. Brand your fundraising page with your logo, domain, and content in moments, including FAQ and official rules.

Promote. Present prize options however you like using our flexible platform. Create tiered donation entry levels and optionally add merchandise. 


Automated. Our system randomly draws winners in compliance with sweepstakes requirements. You can choose how to notify participants.
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Perks of Using Eventgroove Fundraising

Manage your campaign

Manage all aspects of your sweepstakes campaign for the ultimate custom experience. From setting custom calls-to-action to offering tiered incentives.

Flexible fundraising

Sweepstakes is the ultimate flexible fundraiser because they can be run by any organization–not just nonprofits. Enter as many prizes, at any size, as you want.


Get supporters excited by adding merchandise boosters to your drawing at different levels to entice additional entries.

Easy Promotion

Maximize donor reach and achieve fundraising goals with our seamless social sharing, campaign email, our embeddable widget, and Mobile Giving.

Help with regulations

The platform automatically creates rules and regulations based on the information you enter at setup, so you don’t have to worry!

Hands-on support



 How much does running a sweepstakes cost?





Stripe payment processing

2.2-2.9% + $0.30 per transaction





  • Completely optional
  • Donors may leave a tip during checkout
  • Complete access to all features ono the platform





  • Choose who pays the fee
  • 7.5% of entry fees
  • Great for large organizations with set budgets
  • If donors pay, there’s no cost to you!


Frequently Asked Questions

Creating your first Eventgroove Fundraising sweepstakes fundraiser?

Here are answers to our most often asked questions.

How are raffles different than sweepstakes?

Though sweepstakes and raffles are alike in that they both involve people supporting your cause by getting entries into a drawing for a prize, they are regulated differently. Raffles are most often considered a form of gambling by government regulators since donors make a payment in exchange for a chance to win something (like you’d do at a casino). Despite this, raffles for charitable purposes can be allowed at the federal level for 501(c)(3) organizations (US), but they must still comply with all state and local raffle laws that apply to them. This makes it very difficult to run an interstate raffle and impossible to run them nationally. Consult with your state government gaming/gambling departments and their websites to ensure you are in full compliance with your fundraiser.

By law, sweepstakes must offer a free method of entry (typically by mail-in form) in addition to donation-based entries. Because of this, sweepstakes may not be considered a gambling activity in the same way that raffles would be (you can’t gamble for free). This difference in structure means that raffles and sweepstakes are regulated differently. Accordingly, charitable organizations may be able to run a sweepstakes in all 50 states and even internationally. As stated above, ensure you consult with your state government gaming/gambling departments and their websites to ensure full compliance of your fundraiser.

Will people donate if they can enter for free?

Yes. People like supporting charitable causes, and getting a chance to win a great prize while doing it is very appealing.

Are sweepstakes donations tax-deductible?

In many cases, 501(c)(3) charities consider sweepstakes entry donations to be tax-deductible (depending on each donor’s personal tax situation, of course).

This decision is up to each nonprofit and their legal counsel. We often see nonprofits adding a statement of tax-deductibility to their sweepstakes donation receipts, however.

Can I run a sweepstakes internationally?

Yes, but you must exclude countries that do not allow their residents to participate in sweepstakes. A few countries also have arduous regulations that make them undesirable to include.

That said, there are many countries for which it’s not a problem. The Eventgroove Fundraising team will help you understand which countries to include or exclude if you run an international sweepstakes.

Do I have to call it a "sweepstakes"?

No, and most charities don’t. The term “sweepstakes” sounds old-fashioned to most people, and some unscrupulous for-profit companies have also given the term a bad name. The only place that the term “sweepstakes” is legally required to be used is in the official rules.

We most often see organizations use their own terms like “draw,” “drawing,” or “giveaway” to refer to their campaign.

How are sweepstakes winners drawn?

Winners are drawn by the system randomly utilizing a certified algorithm. No human or outside intervention impacts the drawing.
The algorithm takes into account multiple prizes, multiple quantities of prizes, your various entry levels, and any free entries.

Do your drawings meet legal Equal Dignity requirements?

Yes. Eventgroove Fundraising’s drawing process treats free entries in compliance with equal dignity requirements as detailed in the official rules.

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