Shop and Contribute
Shop & Get Donations for Balboa
Help Balboa Magnet while you do your daily shopping by registering your grocery and credit cards with eScrip, Ralphs, and Target. You can also earn money through Amazon purchases when you register. Read more below to learn about how to sign up and how these individual programs give to our school.

Amazon Smiles
Don't forget Balboa when you shop on Amazon. Select Balboa Spirit Club as your charitable organization and BSC will get 0.5% purchase in cash for purchases made through the link. Free money for us!
What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.
How do I shop at AmazonSmile?
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
How much of my purchase does Amazon donate?
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. From time to time, Amazon may offer special, limited time promotions that increase the donation amount on one or more products or services or provide for additional donations to charitable organizations. Special terms and restrictions may apply. Please see the relevant promotion for complete details.
Don't forget Balboa when you shop on Amazon. Select Balboa Spirit Club as your charitable organization and BSC will get 0.5% purchase in cash for purchases made through the link. Free money for us!
What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to your favorite charitable organization. You can choose from nearly one million organizations to support.
How do I shop at AmazonSmile?
To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to smile.amazon.com to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
How much of my purchase does Amazon donate?
The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases. The purchase price is the amount paid for the item minus any rebates and excluding shipping & handling, gift-wrapping fees, taxes, or service charges. From time to time, Amazon may offer special, limited time promotions that increase the donation amount on one or more products or services or provide for additional donations to charitable organizations. Special terms and restrictions may apply. Please see the relevant promotion for complete details.
How to turn on AmazonSmile in the mobile app
1. Join AmazonSmileIf you are not already an AmazonSmile member, sign up on your web browser. Simply select "Balboa Spirit Club" to start generating donations, at no cost to you. 2. Get the app Download or update to the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app on your phone. You can find it in the App Store for iOS or Google Play for Android. 3. Turn on AmazonSmile Open the app and find ’Settings’ in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone. Not using the app? No problem. Just shop amazon using smile.amazon.com and make sure you set your charitable organization to "Balboa Spirit Club". |
eScrip
![]() The eScrip, grocery and retail store donation program contributes funds to Balboa Magnet School at no cost to you! Just shop as usual, and eScrip will contribute 2-10% of your purchases from participating grocery and retail stores to the groups of your choice. Visit the family of merchants for a complete list of participants in the program. If you haven't signed up or renewed, please do so ASAP. Encourage your friends and relatives to sign up to support Balboa Magnet, too.
If you have previously enrolled in eScrip, you need to renew your designation of Balboa Magnet each year! How It Works
How To Register:
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Ralphs Community Contribution Program
![]() Another easy way to contribute to Balboa Magnet is by registering and swiping your Ralphs Card. Year after year, local schools, churches and other non-profit organizations earn millions of dollars through the Ralphs Community Contribution Program. Remember, you must renew your Community Contribution choice each year for Ralphs to make a donation to our school.
How It Works: Ralphs Rewards Community Contributions donates up to $625,000 per quarter to be distributed among all participating eligible organizations, and $150 per individual Rewards Card or household. Ralphs' contributions are based on a sliding scale per household spending for the month. (For 9/1/12 through 8/31/13, Ralphs paid 1% for up to $200 per month of eligible purchases, 2% for purchases from $200.01 and $350, and up to 4% for over $500.) How to Register:
www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program |