"Booster clubs are organizations in schools at the high school and university level. The clubs are generally run and organized by the parents of the students ...
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in the supported organization in high schools, and by athletic supporters and fans at colleges. It is not a social club. Its main function is to develop support for the student program and raise funds to supplement shrinking public support as a result of budget cuts.
For example, fundraisers are often held to raise money for supplies or equipment that the students may need or for trips that the students may need to take. The main principle of funding by a U.S. IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit is that the booster club may not discriminate in making grants to youth or college students on the basis of their family´s membership in or funding to the club, or the family´s fund-raising or time put into club activities." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.06.2021)