Innovative School Funding earns commissions for the purchases you make. If you mouseover on an ad, you will see the commissions we earn. We have a flat donation rate of 80% of commission on all donations. Some companies offer performance incentives, which means our commissions increase with more sales. We still donate 80% of this higher commission. Some sites offer lower or no commissions on selected goods, in which case we will post the sale and show that no commission was earned. This is rarely the case, however, so most donations will be 80% of the commission percentage we post.

Innovative School Funding will send checks to the organizations on a quarterly basis. Based on particiaption levels and our costs (checks and postage), this appears to make sense both for us and for the organizations. The sites have a running tally of purchases and donations, so you have the ability to see the amounts that we use to determine our payments. 

A lot of companies online will tout tax-free shopping, and many of our shoppers may see shopping using these sites as a way to help the organization of their choice while also avoiding taxes. On line 34 of Wisconsin’s 2007 tax form 1, however, you are asked to report out-of-state purchases. You are responsible for reporting any purchases you make from out-of-state merchants.

With Innovative School Funding and a little research, you can get deals like this! I received a $50 gift card from Ultra Diamonds (if I spent $79 or more), so I decided to get my wife something nice for Valentine's Day. What follows may not be typical, but it represents what is possible:

Performance incentives are what Innovative School Funding gets when a lot of people order items after clicking on our ads. Some performance incentives are based on number of purchases and some are based on dollar amounts. Innovative School Funding donates the same amount back to your school regardless of the incentive!