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.
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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.
How to turn on AmazonSmile in the mobile app​
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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

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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
  • Register one or all of your existing grocery loyalty, debit and credit cards for use in the program.
  • Participating merchants will make contributions to your chosen group, based on purchases made by you, just by using the cards you have registered.
  • Your purchases are tracked and available to you online, allowing you to see just how much you are earning on your child's behalf!

 How To Register:
  1. Go to the eScrip website, and click on “Members/Supporters.” Click on “Sign Up” to enroll or “My eScrip” to update your account to benefit Balboa Magnet.
  2. Search for Balboa Magnet by clicking on “Group ID” and entering 139589682. Click on Balboa Magnet's name to select it. You may choose up to three groups. Then click “Next.” 
  3. Shop at participating stores or online – just as you usually do. The retailers then donate a percentage of your purchases to our school.

Ralphs Community Contribution Program

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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:
  1. Log in to www.ralphs.com. Click on “Sign In” or “Create an Account.” 
  2. If you are new to the Ralphs Card, click on “Sign Up Today,” and follow the directions to register. 
  3. Otherwise, enter your login name and password, click on “My Account,” and choose “Account Settings.” Scroll down to the “Edit Community Contribution” link, and click on it.
  4. Type in Balboa Magnet's Organization Number, 80523, and click “Search.” Select our school from the list and click to save changes.
  5. Swipe your Ralphs Card or enter your phone number into the credit card terminal every time you shop at Ralphs for the store to give a donation to Balboa Magnet.
Click on this link to see a list of general FAQs for the Ralphs Community Contribution Program:
​www.ralphs.com/i/community/community-contribution-program