R4Funds is a locally owned and operated small business in Castle Rock, CO, servicing schools, clubs and individuals from Colorado Springs to Denver. Ed and Kelly started helping Colorado schools raise money in 2001. From 2001-2008, Ed and Kelly worked with Reader’s Digest/QSP and helped schools raise funds with magazine drives and product sales. In 2004, they formed Big Sky Bounce and introduced Inflatable Events as part of the incentive program to raise the quality of prizes. In 2008, Ed and Kelly formed R4Funds and started the Run4Funds program. They wanted to create a healthy and fun fundraiser for all students to participate in, that didn’t include any product sales. In 2017, they started Big Sky Apparel and today print over 50,000 spirit wear shirts for Colorado schools. In 2018, they added the Read4Funds as an alternative or additional program to encourage students to read while raising funds. Since then, they have been improving each of the programs as well as adding a robust web platform for donations, program information and email outreach options. In 2022 , they rolled out Bid4Funds, Give4Funds and Rent4Funds to give schools even more options to raise funds.
The mission is to keep the small Mom and Pop feel and treat every school as an individual. No one size fits all with our programs! We will customize a program that best fits each individual school. Each school will work directly with Ed, Kelly, and Crysti (our awesome office manager) to create and administer a great fundraiser.
