For youth leagues, high school athletics, and nonprofits, getting started costs nothing, and we're only paid when sponsor money reaches your organization: a flat 20% commission with no seasonal minimum. Pricing for other programs, including bundled city and parks & rec programs, is discussed directly. Everything is in writing before we make a single call, and the full details are open for anyone to read on How We're Paid.
All of them — little leagues, soccer clubs, high school athletics, basketball leagues, football programs, cheer, swim, track, nonprofits, and community rec leagues. If you run athletic programs and need sponsorship revenue, we want to hear from you.
It depends on your organization size, market, and timing. Some deals close within weeks. Others take a 60-90 day sales cycle. We give you a realistic timeline based on your specific situation during our initial assessment.
Not on either count. Local businesses often prefer smaller, community-based organizations — the audience is hyper-local and the relationship is personal, which matters more to them than raw size. The same goes for less mainstream sports: what a business is paying for is a specific, loyal audience that shows up in person, not name recognition for the sport itself. Even small, single-team programs in niche sports land meaningful sponsorships with the right pitch.
Great — that is a starting point, not a ceiling. We will audit what you have, identify gaps, look for upsell opportunities with current sponsors, and work to expand your overall roster and revenue.
That's a regional program. It works a little differently from a standalone sponsorship, and I'll always explain exactly how, in writing, before anything applies to you.
Platform-based sponsorship programs are usually a guaranteed minimum from a national brand pool, matched automatically once you're a paying customer — not money someone found specifically for your organization. Keep that revenue; it's real. What I add is different: I look at your actual inventory, price it against real local market data, and go make calls to businesses in your own community. Those aren't competing income sources — most organizations run both at once.
Zubie Five is never the merchant of record. Your sponsor pays your organization directly, into your own account. Zubie Five then sends your organization a separate invoice for commission, after the money is already in your hands. There's no point in the process where Zubie Five touches a sponsor's payment.
The representation agreement has no fixed term, and either side can step away with 30 days' written notice. There's no penalty for ending the relationship, and you keep everything already closed.
Sponsorship and advertising payments are structurally different from charitable solicitation. A business paying for a banner or program ad is purchasing advertising — not making a donation, and Zubie Five isn't soliciting the general public on your behalf. This is why sponsorship revenue is treated differently under tax and state fundraising-registration rules than a donation drive. That said, I'm not a lawyer — I'd encourage your board to confirm this with your own counsel for your specific situation.
If I were ever unable to continue, you'd keep every sponsor relationship already closed — those are yours — and you'd be able to find new representation for anything not yet closed. There's no fixed term, and either side can step away with 30 days' notice.
Still Have Questions?
Tell us about your organization and we'll answer the specifics — no cost, no obligation.