Booster Club?

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

A booster club as a separate financial entity (501c3), while difficult to set up and time consuming (you can't do it in time for build season 2012), is a very useful thing to have. You get much more control over your money and the tax exempt status makes you eligible for many more grants than you'd think.

Actually, a lot of existing educational organizations are willing to let you participate under them. This is what we do, and the setup time is minimal.