Zubie Five earns a commission on sponsorship revenue we close for your organization. That's the only way we make money from you. No retainer, no monthly fee, no setup cost, no minimum commitment, and nothing at all if we don't close anything.
Our commission on a new sponsorship is set by the size of the deal — larger deals carry a lower rate.
| Sponsorship Value | Our Commission | You Keep |
|---|---|---|
| $1,000 – $2,499 | 30% | 70% |
| $2,500 – $9,999 | 25% | 75% |
| $10,000 – $24,999 | 20% | 80% |
| $25,000 and above | 15% | 85% |
The rate applies to the whole sponsorship, not in slices. A $3,000 sponsorship is commissioned at 25% of $3,000.
We work on sponsorships of $1,000 and up. Below that, use our free tools and sell it yourself — we'll show you how. Our job is to build you a package worth having, not to take a cut of a single small sign.
- Asset review and valuation
- Package creation
- Prospect research
- Outreach and negotiation
- Agreement preparation
- Scheduling
- Fulfillment coordination
- Your end-of-season performance report
Say we close a $1,500 package for your league — outfield banner, half-page program ad, and PA reads at every home game.
What you did to earn it: approved the package, signed the agreement, hung the banner. What we did: built your valuation, produced the package, identified the business, made the calls, handled the follow-up, negotiated the terms, prepared the agreement, and reported on it afterward.
That's $1,050 your program didn't have, for work you didn't do. Larger deals carry lower rates because the effort doesn't scale proportionally — at $25,000 we're at 15%, the same rate professional sports agencies charge.
A renewal is a conversation, not a search — so the rate drops every season a sponsor stays with you, tier by tier. Your tier is re-evaluated each season based on that season's actual sponsorship value — not locked to whatever you signed in Season 1. A sponsor who grows from $2,000 to $3,000 moves from the $1,000–$2,499 row to the $2,500–$9,999 row and is commissioned at that row's rate for the applicable season.
| Tier (Season 1 Rate) | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,000 – $2,499 (30%) | 25% | 20% | 15% | 15% |
| $2,500 – $9,999 (25%) | 20% | 15% | 10% | 10% |
| $10,000 – $24,999 (20%) | 15% | 10% | 5% | 5% |
| $25,000+ (15%) | 10% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
If we renew a $1,000 sponsor at $1,500, we take the renewal rate on the first $1,000 and the new-business rate on the $500 increase. We're paid to grow your accounts, not to coast on them. If your organization renews a sponsor on your own without us, that's your deal — we earn nothing on it.
A season is your organization's main season — for example, Season 1 might be Spring 2026 Little League Baseball, Season 2 is Spring 2027. A sponsor active in Spring 2026 who skips Spring 2027 and returns in Spring 2028 has missed one season.
Not on signatures. Not on promises. When a sponsor's payment lands in your account, you tell us, we invoice you, and you pay within 15 days. If a sponsor signs and never pays, you owe us nothing — and we'll help you chase it.
We don't ask for exclusivity. Work with us and keep doing everything else — your board members can still call their contacts, your parents can still bring in the orthodontist, you can keep using any other platform or service. If a sponsor comes to you through any channel that isn't us, you owe us nothing.
The only thing we ask is that we give you a written list of the businesses we're actively pitching on your behalf, updated monthly. Those are the ones we've earned. Everyone else in your market is yours.
Before we make a single call, we sit down and write out every business you already have a relationship with — current sponsors, anyone who supported you during the last season, and businesses owned by your board members. That list is attached to our agreement.
We don't approach anyone on it, and you owe us nothing on them. The one exception works in your favor: if you ask us to go get a bigger commitment from an existing sponsor, we're paid only on the increase.
Sometimes a brand hires us directly to build a sponsorship program across several organizations. When that happens, the brand pays us — and the organizations placed into that program pay nothing. We are never compensated by both an organization and its sponsor on the same deal. You'll always know in writing which arrangement applies before anything is signed.
- Commission is calculated on the gross sponsorship amount, before whatever you spend producing banners or jerseys. We estimate those costs during valuation so your net is never a surprise.
- Trade and in-kind deals earn us nothing. If a sponsor provides equipment or product instead of cash, we don't take a commission on it. We'll still go get it for you.
- Payment by ACH or check. Card payments carry a 3% processing surcharge, shown on the invoice.
- Your exact rates are written into your agreement before we make a single call on your behalf.
- Cancel anytime with 30 days' written notice, either side. No penalty.
- If we part ways, there's a 120-day window. For 120 days after termination, we're owed commission only on the specific businesses that appeared on your monthly prospect list — the ones we were actively pitching. Everyone else in your market is yours immediately, free and clear.
If you have to take this to a board, a booster club, or a district business office, these are the questions that come up. Here are the answers in writing, before you ask.
How long is the agreement, and how do we get out? +
Do we have to work exclusively with Zubie Five? +
Who owns the sponsor relationship? +
If we part ways, your sponsors are yours. There's nothing for us to hand over, because it was never ours to hold.
Do you take a commission on renewals forever? +
Three things limit it. If your organization renews a sponsor without us, we earn nothing. If a sponsor leaves for three or more seasons and we win them back, that's new business, not a perpetual renewal. And if you end the agreement, we're owed nothing on any renewal after the 120-day window closes.
Can you raise your rates on us? +
What happens to our sponsors if we cancel? +
We'll send you a final copy of that prospect list within five business days of termination, so you know exactly which businesses are covered and when the window closes.
The full terms are in the representation agreement, and we'll walk your board through it before anyone signs.
No upfront cost. No contract term. Just results.