Granada Supporters Club files for a raffle permit on an annual basis. Only 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations with a valid raffle permit may hold raffles legally in the state of California. At Granada, groups that fall under the umbrella of The Granada Supporters Club may ask to hold a raffle and commit to following all legal requirements.
The Raffle Permit application is due by September 1st of each new school year. Groups must ask that their proposed raffle be included on the application prior to the last Granada Supporters Club meeting of the previous school year. Approved, groups must file a Raffle Data Collection Form within one week of the completion of their raffle. Raffle tickets may not be sold prior to the event, may not be sold online, and the purchase of raffle tickets may not be processed using PayPal, Square, Venmo, Leaders Merchant Services, or any other credit card processing systems. Groups may not spend more than 10% of the amount earned on supplies (baskets, tickets, raffle items, etc.) [For example, if your group raises $100 on their raffle, you could not have spent more than $10 on the raffle supplies or prizes.]
Only raffles approved by The Granada Supporters Club will be supported by The Granada Supporters Club and groups that violate state raffle regulations will not be defended by The Granada Supporters Club.
What if we didn’t apply this year?
We want to remind everyone that holding a raffle, without the proper permits from the CA Department of Justice is illegal and your next opportunity to hold a raffle will be in the 2020-2021 school year. Get a head start and complete your application now. Submit it to the Granada Supporters Raffle Committee so that you will be considered in the spring for next year’s raffles.
Learn more about raffles in CA by visiting the CA Department of Justice.
If you have any further questions or need forms to ask permission to hold a raffle or report the results of an approved raffle, please email our raffle coordinator at: ghs.spprtrs.raffles@gmail.com