Church Bake Sale Flyers (2) & Fundraising Form
Church Bake Sale. Michael's Church. 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm. 2020: A Year of Inner Journeys: New Paintings by Doris Simon. Events for December 28th. 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm. The Bakeless Bake Sale Fundraising Poem. Many is the time I heard you say I would rather give a “Dollar” than bake today And so, we are asking you to help more or less To make our Bakeless Bake Sale a big success. Just send us the money that it would take To Bake a loaf of bread or a beautiful cake Or send in the amount of money it takes to buy. The Church of the Rock, Front Royal, is having a Bake Sale on Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 8AM to 2PM, in front of Gordmans (formally the Peebles Store next door to Bath and Body Works) in the South Royal Shopping Center, Front Royal, VA. Donations and pre-orders will be accepted. At 540-671-3674. Greek Bake Sale. George Greek Orthodox Church. Schenectady, NY. Just in time for the holiday season, St. George is hosting a Greek Bake Sale! Online pre-orders only – place your order today! Order Deadline – Monday, November 30, 2020. Pickup Days – Saturday, December 12, 2020 and Sunday, December 13, 2020. Pickup at 510 Liberty St.
Church Bake Sale Flyers (2) & Fundraising form is available free below to download and print for your next church fundraising events...
The churchfundraising form for selling baked goods below has a place for your a person (church member, family, etc.) to fill in their name, what they will bake or bring along with how many of each item. This form will allow each church member a chance to be a huge part of your fundraiser and participate to raise monies for your church's special cause.
The flyer (pic to right) for advertising your fundraising event for baked goods and one more bake sale fundraising flyer below are the perfect way to spread the word by attaching them to church bulletin, pin in your local stores, etc.
This is a very popular but yet very effective church fundraiser because most people feel compelled to help a cause and at the same time needs to satisfy their sweet tooth cravings.
These easy tasty, church fundraisers have been around for ages but for a very good reason. Chocolate and many other sweets along with good causes are a very delicious combination.
Church Bake Sale Fundraising Tips
- Have Donated Sale Items - Bake sales feature donated items as a rule and this will allow pure profit on whatever you price your items.
- Price Items a Dollar or Less - Keep your sale inexpensive. Part of what drives your sales up is the word 'sale' and them getting a great bargain and, of course, great sweets, preferably chocolate. Try to have your brownies and similar items in small bags with .50 cents a piece on them and they will sell quick!
- Have a Variety of Baked Goods - Most people love brownies but they also love cupcakes, pies, breads, etc. Don't forget to include some sugar-free items for diabetics or people who just will not eat anything with sugar in it. The more variety of items you have the more you will appeal to many different people.
- Never Exclude Chocolate - Chocolate is the number one seller at most of these fundraising events. People are chocoholics and you just cannot leave out this ingredient. The top five baked items in our sales are brownies, chocolate chip cookies, fudge, chocolate drop oatmeal cookies and chocolate cake balls.
- Have Plenty of Volunteers - Volunteers (youth group, etc.) is the people who make these great fundraisers happen by baking the goods, setting up and manning the booth and cleaning up afterwards. The more volunteers you can get involved the more friends and family that will know about the fundraiser and this will help in every area.
- Choose a Great Location - Try to choose a location where there are lots of people such as WalMart, Local Grocery Store, Craft Fair, Church Event, etc. People are always in a hurry so WalMart is a perfect place because they are stopped already and it doesn't take much out of their time to buy a baked item that they can bring home and not have to cook.
- Advertise Before Sale - Try to get the word out a couple of weeks ahead of time to church members especially so you can get a lot of baked goods for sale by putting in church newsletter, etc. Also, always have a huge sign for your sale very visible to everyone and pass out flyers (free below) that tells where the fundraising monies are going to at the local shopping centers, etc. to advertise your fundraiser.
Church Bake Sale Fundraising Form
Church Baking Sale Fundraising Flyer (Picture above)
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By David Middlebrook and Robert W. Rucker
In this modern era, many churches are offering more and more services to its congregants to attract new members, retain established members and create revenue to operate the church or fund its programs. Common examples may include a bookstore or coffee bar. As a general rule, a church is not taxed on its income or revenues from an activity that is substantially related to the religious or charitable purposes of the organization.
For example, a church’s income received from tithes and offerings is not taxable because the receipt of tithes and offerings is related to the church’s exempt religious purpose. People contribute money to the church as part of a religious conviction, to help the church offer religious services, and not because they expect anything of equal financial value in exchange. However, if a church regularly carries on business that is not substantially related to its exempt purpose then the organization is subject to tax on the unrelated business.
If a church owns a commercial restaurant, any income that the restaurant generates will be taxed because it is not related to the church’s primary exempt purposes. The income from the restaurant is considered by the IRS to be unrelated business income tax or UBIT as it is commonly referred to by professionals in the industry.
This is the case even if the church were to use the profits of the restaurant for exempt purposes (i.e. it used the profits for church expenses or to fund a church mission trip). By the way, the restaurant example is based upon an actual case.
Three-part test of involvement
Whether or not a church is involved in an activity that could result in it owing UBIT is based upon a three-part test (all three have to be present):
1. Is the activity generally considered a trade or business? This usually means that the activity involves providing the sale of goods and services in exchange for payment. Potentially, a church bake sale could be characterized as a trade or business because it involves providing goods (cookies) in exchange for money, although for the reasons set out below, it is usually not going to be treated as generating UBIT.
2. Is the activity regularly carried on? Most church bake sales occur on certain designated weekends, and accordingly are not viewed as being regularly carried on. However, if the church sells baked goods every weekend, or even every day, this could satisfy the requirement.
3. Is the activity substantially related to an exempt purpose? If the activity does not contribute in an important way to the exempt purposes of the church, it could lead to tax liability. Many churches offer services that have an appearance of commerciality but are not treated that way because their underlying purpose is to help the church be effective in spreading religious understanding or promoting fellowship.
Bookstores and coffee bars run by the church are considered to be for the convenience of the church members and visitors. This makes it more likely that they will come to church and not leave to get coffee, have access to books that the church believes are relevant to religious study and similar matters of convenience.
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On the other hand, if a church has a billboard on the highway advertising its bookstore or coffee bar, it begins to have a greater commercial appearance and will more likely be viewed as a commercial trade or business.
Raising red flags
Depending on how much UBIT is generated will depend on how the IRS is likely to respond. A church can generate an “insubstantial” amount of UBIT and not jeopardize its tax-exempt recognition (it would still need to pay tax on the unrelated business activity). If a church generates a “substantial” amount of UBIT, it will raise red flags to the IRS and potentially jeopardize the church’s tax-exempt recognition.
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Unfortunately, there is usually no way to quantify what amounts to substantial unrelated business or to determine how much unrelated business an exempt organization can engage in. In certain circumstances the IRS will consider formulas such as an 85 percent rule regarding use of square footage at a church for religious purposes, meaning if the church uses less than 85 percent of its space for commercial activity, then this is considered not substantial. Rather, the IRS considers all of the facts and circumstances of the particular case.
If a substantial portion of the church’s income is from sources unrelated to its exempt purposes, then it’s likely risking its tax-exempt status by virtue of engaging in the unrelated business or is risking facing a tax bill. That being the case, the general rule of thumb regarding UBIT should be: Substantial revenue + unrelated activity = Jeopardizing of tax-exempt recognition.
If the church has UBIT of $1,000 or more annually then the church is required (as of this writing), to file Form 990T with the IRS (generally, unlike other nonprofit organizations, a church is exempt from filing an annual Form 990). Many churches do want to have to file this form because it is a publicly available document and requires the church to disclose the salaries of its top employees and other financial information that they normally wish to remain confidential.
Growing sentiment for disclosure
Each church will have to balance their need for revenues compared with the desire for privacy in church financial matters. Incidentally, there appears to be some growing sentiment that churches should no longer be given special protection or status under the First Amendment and should have to disclose all financial activities just like any other charity.
Certain kinds of income or revenue are also usually considered exempt from unrelated business taxes. These include rental income, capital gains such as from the sale of a property, dividends, royalties and interest income. However, for each of these categories there will be factual differences and certain other rules that can affect whether or not a tax may be due.
The church should not just assume that because its income is derived from one of these sources that it is tax-exempt, but should have its tax, financial and legal professionals help make that determination.
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David Middlebrook is a partner and Robert W. Rucker is an attorney with Anthony and Middlebrook P.C., The Church Law Group, Grapevine, TX. [www.churchlawgroup.com]