[Alex.q]

Our team faced the same issue of actually using our money from the school account. It wasn't that our administration wasn't supportive, there is just a lot of bureaucracy and funding rules for the school that we have to go through. I think it was about three years ago that we began to look for a better solution.

We were orginally going to try to make our team itself a 501c3, but this process takes a ton of work and legal stuff, so instead we did the following. Our parents booster club joined Parent Booster USA, an organization that grants booster clubs 501c3 status. I believe there is a fee ~$100 to 400 dollars a year for this, but they handle a lot of the legal and tax documents. The booster club set up a bank account separate from the school, and that is where we keep the majority of our funds. I don't think the school really gives us any money, so I'm not sure if we still have an account with them.