Quick Verdict · who it fits
Fundraising University fits first-time franchise buyers looking for a mid-scale business services concept.
The numbers a buyer needs first — straight from the filing.
Initial investment (Item 7)
$80K - $84K
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$60K
Royalty (Item 6)
8% + 3% ad
System size (Item 20)
78 +42
Years in business
8+ yrs
Item 3 litigation
1 suit
Model Fundraising University's costs in the investment calculator → Prefilled from this filing — startup cost, cash flow and break-even.
Buyer qualifications
Data extracted from the 2026 FDD filed with state regulators. Fees and terms may have changed since filing — request the current FDD from the franchisor before deciding. Not legal, financial, or investment advice. Full disclaimer.
Drag to your projected annual sales. Royalty 8% + ad fund 3% on gross sales.
PROJECTED ANNUAL SALES$500,000
$100k$2M
Royalty (8%)
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Ad fund (3%)
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Total / year
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▪ Of-sales fees only · excludes rent, labor, COGS, and one-time costs · for illustration
Free AI summary — the first read on the filing.
81
Total units open
78 franchised, 3 company-owned as of December 31, 2025
42 franchised units opened in 2025
Units opened last year
10 franchised units ceased operations in 2025
Units closed last year
+27 units
Net unit growth
2025: from 51 to 78 franchised outlets
What our analysis flagged across the 2026 filing.
5
Risks to review
3
Strengths identified
4
Questions to ask
How Fundraising University ranks against 96 Business Services peers we've analyzed.
Initial investment
47th pct · of 96 peers
Franchise fee
81st pct · of 96 peers
System size
61st pct · of 96 peers
Business Services industry averages
Avg investment
$156K - $433K
Avg franchise fee
$50K
Avg system size
219
Franchises analyzed
96
Closest concepts by category and investment.
| Brand | Item 19 | Fee | Investment | Royalty | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundraising University | Disclosed | $60K | $80K - $84K | 8% | 78 |
| Ref USASimilar price | Disclosed | $58K | $67K - $84K | 20% | 14 |
| The Ups StoreBiggest system | Disclosed | $40K | $86K - $606K | 5% | 5,487 |
| Unishippers Global LogisticsTop-rated in category | Disclosed | $30K | $17K - $233K | 15–18.5% | 191 |
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Brand Analysis
FedEx Office is a wholly owned FedEx subsidiary with no franchise program and no disclosure document. The comparable counter you can actually buy is The UPS Store, where the 2026 FDD prices a new traditional center at $222,368 to $606,081.
Brand Analysis
Yes. Shell's SOPUS Products sold Jiffy Lube, LLC to a Monomoy Capital Partners fund on June 30, 2026, and 1,765 of the system's 2,083 US service centers were franchised at the end of 2025. The 2026 FDD sets a $35,000 fee and a $211,000 to $510,000 investment range that leaves out the land and the building.
Brand Analysis
The 2026 FDD counts 5,487 franchised centers against 16 company-owned, prices a new traditional storefront at $222,368 to $606,081, and publishes an Item 19 covering 5,058 centers that reports gross sales and nothing about profit.
Fundraising University requires a $60,000 initial franchise fee and a total initial investment range of $79,550–$84,027, per the most recent FDD on file.
Fundraising University is franchised by Coaching Matters, LLC, the franchisor entity of record on its Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 1 of the FDD discloses the franchisor's corporate history, parents, and predecessors.
Yes. Fundraising University discloses Item 19 financial performance representations in its FDD. See the financials sub-page for the disclosed figures.
Franchisees pay a royalty of 8% of gross sales and an advertising fund contribution of up to 3% of monthly Gross Revenues Collected on gross sales as defined in Item 6 of the FDD.
As of their 2026 FDD, Fundraising University has 78 total locations, with 42 new locations opened in the most recent reporting year. This information comes from Item 20 of the FDD.
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