Fundraising Goal

[Orion.DeYoe]

As suggested, create a budget and know what you're going to spend money on. Teams can operate on a huge range of budget amounts.
That being said, as a rough starting point (and fairly ambitious goal) I would start with $20,000. That's one robot (comfortably), two events, a few people traveling, and other miscellaneous purchases. Many relatively competitive teams operate on less than this. If you're going to only one event then you're looking at the $10,000-$15,000 range. I strongly advise going to two regionals. The improvement from your first event to your second is unbelievable.
With some good corporate sponsors these amounts are fairly easy to get if you're willing to talk to companies around you. Offering to have the students make a 5-10 minute presentation about your team to these companies is a good idea (as well as robot demonstrations).