Fundraising
Fundraising Meal Information
Partner with SEI Catering to run a stress-free, high-profit fundraiser your community will love. We handle the cooking — you keep the profit.
- Minimum order
- 150 mealsMinimum order
- Meals earns a lower price
- 500+Meals earns a lower price
- Typical lead time
- 4–5 weeksTypical lead time
- Of the margin is yours
- 100%Of the margin is yours
How It Works
Our simple four-step process makes fundraising easy and profitable for any organization.
Choose Your Meal
Pick from our selection of crowd-pleasing menus designed to maximize your profit margins.
Sell Pre-Orders
Your organization sells meals in advance. No upfront costs — you only pay for what's been ordered.
We Handle the Cooking
SEI delivers, but your organization handles preparing and distributing takeout boxes to your community.
Keep the Profit
You pocket the difference between what you charged and our cost. The more you sell, the more you earn!
Sample Menu Ideas
Choose from our most popular fundraising menus. Minimum 150 meals per order. Pricing decreases at 500+ meals — the bigger your event, the better the margins!
Roast Beef Dinner
Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Green Beans, Gravy, Roll & Butter and a Whoopie Pie
Suggested sell price: $16+
Interested in this meal for your fundraiser?
Pulled Pork Sandwich Meal
Pulled Pork, BBQ Sauce, Macaroni & Cheese, Baked Beans, Apple Sauce, Sandwich Roll, Whoopie Pie
Suggested sell price: $16+
Interested in this meal for your fundraiser?
Pit Chicken Dinner
Boneless Skinless Chicken Thigh, Gourmet Potatoes, Green Beans, Apple Sauce, Whoopie Pie, and Roll & Butter
Suggested sell price: $16+
Interested in this meal for your fundraiser?
What Will Your Fundraiser Raise?
Set your meal, how many you expect to sell, and what you'll charge.
Your cost at this order size is $11.50 per meal.
Your organization keeps
$1,125
$4.50 profit on each of 250 meals
- You collect
- $4,000
- You pay SEI
- $2,875
Sell 250 more to reach 500 meals — the lower per-meal price would put you $1,250 ahead.
An estimate to help you plan. Call us for a firm quote.
Organization Responsibilities
Here's what your organization needs to handle at each stage of the fundraiser.
14–5 Weeks Before the Fundraiser
- Create, print, and begin selling tickets
21–1.5 Hours Before Serving
- Provide + Set up 3–4 eight-foot tables
- Assign volunteers to bag rolls before meals are picked up (SEI provides bags)
- Assign volunteers to place cold items into bags (number of volunteers needed will vary based on total sales)
330–45 Minutes Before Serving, assign volunteers to the following stations:
- Hot food servers - 1 volunteer per hot food item to dish out portions
- Container holders - 3 or more volunteers to hold to-go containers as they are filled
- Bag packers - 1–2 volunteers to place filled containers into bags at the end of the line
- Car runners - 3–4 volunteers to meet cars as they pull up and deliver orders
- Pan refiller - 1 volunteer to replace empty pans on the serving line from the hot box
Minimum number of helpers needed is 12. If sales are greater than 600 we recommend 2 lines to dish out food so helper number is about 25 and 8 foot tables is 6 or 7.
Common Questions
How far in advance do we need to book?
Four to five weeks is typical. That gives your organization time to sell pre-orders and gives us time to plan around the date. Call us if your timeline is tighter — we will tell you honestly whether we can make it work.
Do we pay anything up front?
No. You sell pre-orders first and pay only for the meals you actually order, so your organization is never out of pocket.
What if we sell more meals than we expected?
Tell us as soon as you can. Final counts are due one to two weeks before the event, and if you cross 500 meals your per-meal price drops for the whole order.
Do you deliver, and do we need volunteers?
We deliver hot and ready at your chosen time. Your organization handles distribution — plan on about 12 volunteers, and more if you are serving over 600 meals.
Can we change the menu?
The meals listed here are priced for fundraising volume, but call us about substitutions. We are happy to talk through what will work for your group.
Let's Plan Your Fundraiser Together
Contact us today to learn more about pricing, meal options, and how to get your organization signed up. We're happy to answer any questions!