UNSPSC 80142100: Fundraising services

Professional fundraising services as services performed for the organization requiring the exercise of professional judgment or discretion consisting of planning, management, preparation of materials, and/or provision of advice and consulting regarding solicitation of contributions.

UNSPSC 80142100 Fundraising services is a Class code under which state and local governments procure vendor services to support school and municipal fundraising activities, including product sourcing, event planning, grant consulting, and approved-vendor-list management. The work spans food and product vendors for school fundraisers subject to statutory compliance (particularly Utah's Charitable Solicitations Act), grant development and administration consulting, event production and coordination services, and cooperative purchasing arrangements for educational supplies and activities. School districts dominate recent activity, with Salt Lake City School District (SLCSD) issuing repeated Statements of Qualifications for approved vendor lists and Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas soliciting district-level fundraiser services; municipal agencies (City of Dallas, City of Bartow) have posted for grant consulting and event-planning services. Vendors competing under this code must navigate strict policy requirements—SLCSD mandates compliance with sixteen limitations including prohibitions on tobacco and alcohol, door-to-door student solicitation, sales quotas, and pre-purchasing inventory for elementary schools—and provide W-9 forms, valid business licenses, and state fundraiser permits or co-venturer letters. Contracts typically run twelve to eighteen months with automatic expiration on June 30; vendors specify either percentage or flat-fee compensation structures with all proceeds flowing to the contracting entity.

The code shows concentrated recent activity in Utah and Texas. Salt Lake City School District has issued four consecutive Statements of Qualifications between late June and early October 2026 (RFSQs posted July 24, August 25, September 15, and October 7 with response deadlines of August 13, September 14, October 6, and October 28 respectively), each seeking food and product vendors for school fundraising under Utah Code 13-22, evaluated on 500-point rubrics with weighted criteria emphasizing vendor qualifications (40 percent), complaint resolution (30 percent), references (20 percent), and fundraiser details (10 percent), with a 375-point minimum threshold for approval. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District in Texas posted District Fundraiser Services solicitations through its Ion Wave eBid system (posted June 30 and July 1, 2026 with a June 30, 2027 response deadline). The City of Bartow, Florida requested Grant Consulting Services (RFQ posted October 6, 2026 with a September 16 response date, now closed) to identify federal, state, and local funding opportunities with a proactive, embedded-partner posture. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative in Texas offered catalog discount bids on educational activities and supplies (posted June 15, 2026, due July 30, 2026) for cooperative purchasing across member school districts. The code also captures municipal event production: the City of Dallas solicited MLK Parade Planning services (posted June 4, 2026, due July 10, 2026) through a one-year not-to-exceed contract with two renewal options. Commercial General Liability Insurance requirements of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate appear in school district solicitations; FERPA and Student Privacy and Data Protection Act compliance is mandatory for vendors handling student information.