About Us2023-07-19T05:14:27-06:00

About Us

We customize each program to be tailored for your school. We do not come with a “Cookie Cutter” or “One Size Fits All” approach. Together, with the help of the Administration, Staff, Parent Group and students, we create a program that will best fit YOUR school.

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.

Don’t miss out on the fun and funds!

Contact us today to learn how our programs can help take your school’s fundraising to the next level!

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Testimonials


PTO Representative for 3rd year Run4Fund$ school in DougCo

Thanks again for a FABULOUS event!

- PTO Representative for 3rd year Run4Fund$ school in DougCo

School Secretary for 1st year Read4Fund$ school in JeffCo

Thank you so much for how all the students supplies were sent to the school. It was a 5 minute job for me which normally would take hours

– School Secretary for 1st year Read4Fund$ school in JeffCo

Principal of 3rd year Run4Fund$ school in JeffCo

Thank you for awarding the Inflatables *and* Yogurt *and* Foam Parties to EVERYONE!! And, I am prepared to get soaked by many, many of my students!

– Principal of 3rd year Run4Fund$ school in JeffCo

PTO Representative for 6th year Run4Fund$ school in Cherry Creek Schools

Thank you so much for donating a Bounce House for our Auction again this year. You make this very easy for us each year with your donation.

– PTO Representative for 6th year Run4Fund$ school in Cherry Creek Schools

PTO President of 5th year Run4Fund$ school in Littleton Public Schools

Run4Fund$ was by far our easiest and most profitable fundraiser! All of the kids enjoyed running together and playing on the prizes as a class and they wear their shirts all of the time! Parents like how easy it was for their students to get donations (without selling any trinkets) and that the prizes were fun and not just junk. We blew away our goals every year!

- PTO President of 5th year Run4Fund$ school in Littleton Public Schools