Read for My School review
A reading-focused fundraising platform pairing book tracking with pledge management.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Read for My School is a digital fundraising platform designed for school reading challenges. Schools, PTAs and PTOs can create reading events, organize custom teams, set goals and leaderboards, and monitor reading and pledge activity. Families log reading sessions and books through web or mobile apps, make pledge donations, and share individual student donation pages. Administrators receive donor management, financial reporting, achievement badges, and promotional resources in a literacy-centered workflow.
The pricing model is freemium, with a free plan and transaction-based service fees rather than monthly or annual subscription charges. The Standard RFMS service fee has no setup costs or donation minimums, while the fee applies to online pledge donation transactions. The published structure states a standard 10% fee that decreases to 9%, 8% or 7% at stated transaction volumes. Tiers at 200+, 300+ and 400+ transactions include a cash-back reward program. Schools should compare expected online pledge volume with these fees before selecting a fundraising format.
Platform access spans web, iOS and Android, supporting participation from families and administrators across devices. Stripe connects payments with the administrator dashboard and financial reporting, while invite links and QR codes help distribute student pages. Online support, an administrator toolkit, email and chat are available for assistance. Read for My School fits schools seeking a structured reading campaign with peer-to-peer pages, family participation, and literacy goals. Organizations needing multiple payment integrations or fundraising centered on non-reading events should consider a broader-purpose alternative.
Questions about Read for My School
What does Read for My School run on? Web, iOS and Android. It runs in the cloud and as a mobile app.
What does Read for My School integrate with? 1 integration: Stripe.
Who is Read for My School built for? Small businesses and mid-market companies (our editorial estimate).
Read for My School pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Tracks reading sessions, books, pledges, goals and leaderboards
- Web, iOS and Android access with family invite links and QR codes
- Stripe-connected donor management and financial reporting dashboard
- Where it doesn't
- Online pledge donations incur a transaction-based service fee
- Stripe is the only listed payment integration
- Its reading-challenge focus may not suit broader event types
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