Booster Accounts

We can help you fundraise for your team with a booster account combined with a customized fundraising page!

• When a company or individual makes a donation to FIRST Washington and dedicates the funds to your team, the company is eligible for a tax benefit because FIRST Washington is a 501(c)3 charitable corporation.  We will provide acknowledgement letters to your donors on request for tax deductibility.
• We will include your team on our team donations webpage so that your donors can easily dedicate their donation to your booster account. https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/WAFIRSTBoosters/TeamDonationForm

• You can add a custom webpage to the FIRST Washington domain for your team with a donation feature, like this one for FTC 21336 in Vancouver, WA:  https://secure.givelively.org/donate/washington-first-robotics/if-robotics.  Typical set up time is 30 minutes for writing a few paragraphs about your team and uploading a photo! Learn how here.
• You can also mail checks from your donors to our office in Kent, Washington.  As long as the check has your team number in the memo field, we will deposit it into your booster account.

Setting up your booster account is easy.

Once your team is registered and paid with FIRST Inspires, you will get a team number like #60020. You need the permanent number and proof of payment to set up your FIRST WA booster account.

To get started, email accounting@firstwa.org and provide them with this information:

1. Official team number
2. Proof of payment to FIRST Inspires
3. Team name
4. Name and email address for each person who is authorized to request expense reimbursement for team expenses.  (You can add and remove people at any time.)
5. Name and email address for one person who will approve all expense reimbursements.  (The “approver” may also submit reimbursement requests, but will need an approver assigned.)