Unlock Community Impact with Smart, Scalable Raffles

A Turnkey Fundraising Solution for Local Leadership

At 605 Raffles, we empower Chambers of Commerce and Community Foundations with a fully compliant, customizable raffle platform designed to support local causes, stimulate business activity, and generate long-term, recurring revenue.

Whether you're looking to strengthen your organization's role in the community or offer a dynamic new benefit to your members and nonprofit partners—605 Raffles makes it easy to launch, manage, and grow successful charitable raffles that bring your region together.

Why It Works

Raffles have always been popular. But now, with digital tools, automated compliance, and real-time revenue sharing, Chambers and Foundations can turn traditional raffles into powerful, year-round fundraising engines that also:

• Drive traffic to local businesses

• Provide ongoing financial support to nonprofits and civic groups

• Enhance your visibility as a proactive community leader

• Create excitement, engagement, and a reason for people to gather weekly

How It’s Structured

Our platform supports three core components, which you can mix and match to suit your goals:

🎟 Weekly 50/50 Drawings

Fast-paced and familiar—players enter weekly for a shot at 50% of ticket sales.

🃏 Chase the Ace (Progressive Raffle)

One winner each week gets a chance to draw from a deck. If they pull the Ace of Spades, they win the jackpot. If not, 40% of that week’s sales are rolled into the growing prize pot.

🎉 Early-Bird Drawings

Frequent mini-prizes drawn at local venues. If the winner is present, they win double the prize—making each event a reason to show up and support a local business.

Revenue Breakdown

The system is fully customizable, but a typical allocation looks like:

Use of Funds Allocation

Winner Payouts (50/50 & Early-Bird) 50% of ticket sales

Local Organizations 30%–35%

Chamber or Foundation Admin 10%–15%

Platform, Equipment and Support 3-5%

Funds are held in a dedicated raffle account under your control, and distributed automatically with full transparency.

Built for Community Collaboration

Our platform gives you the tools to involve and support your entire network:

✅ Affiliate Sharing

Chambers and Foundations—or participating nonprofits—can assign affiliate shares of their revenue (up to 30%) to businesses, retailers, media partners, or marketing teams who help sell tickets.

✅ Real-Time Dashboards

Each partner—whether a nonprofit, affiliate, or co-host—gets a secure dashboard to track:

• Ticket sales

• Revenue earned

• Player/donor contact info

• Prize distributions

Fully Compliant, Fully Supported

605 Raffles is built from the ground up for South Dakota raffle regulations, ensuring your draws are:

• Legal

• Auditable

• Transparent

We assist with all filing requirements and provide ongoing technical and strategic support.

Make It Yours

Whether you represent a Chamber of Commerce, Community Foundation, Economic Development Group, or Tourism Board—605 Raffles gives you a powerful tool to raise funds without adding staff or significant administrative burden.

You set the parameters.
You keep the control.
We provide the system that makes it seamless.