What to include in your raffle rules
- Who can enter. Any age or residency requirements.
- Start and end date of your raffle.
- Drawing date and time, and how the winner will be chosen.
- Prize information: value, and where it will be picked up or delivery options.
- What the contributions will be used for. Something like new uniforms for the school team.
- Your organization’s name and a way to reach you with questions.
- That raffle tickets are not tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.
You might also want to include, depending on your raffle
- Your permit or license number, if your state issues one.
- Tax or title obligations. On a car, for example, the winner is responsible for insurance, tax, and title.
- Restrictions on certain prizes. A NASCAR driving experience winner must be 18 or over with a valid driver’s license. If there’s wine in a basket raffle prize, the winner must be 21 and show valid ID to pick it up.
- How to get a free entry, if your area requires one. Chance2Win does not include an online free entry method. Most organizations say a self addressed stamped envelope must be mailed between xx date and yy date, one per envelope and household.
- That all sales are final.
- How long a winner has to claim a prize, and what happens if they don’t.
