How Much Can You Earn?

How PTO's Earn

  • Families pay to submit recipes to the the recipe contest. The most liked recipe wins a prize! (This encourages participation.)

  • Digital cookbooks are sold to the community

  • Profits are sent to your PTO

Recipe Sumission Profit Breakdown

PTO Profit

70% of the Recipe Submission Fee goes directly to the PTO as profit.

Most Liked Recipe

10% of the recipe Submission Fee goes toward the prize for the winning (most liked) recipe.

Tech & Support

20% goes toward support, website maintenance and credit card processing.

Cook Book Profit Breakdown

PTO Profit

Production & Support

PTO Earnings Estimator

PTO Earnings Estimator

Your Estimated Profit: $600

How this estimate is calculated

  • $5 recipe submissions × 70%

  • $12 cookbook sales × 50%

Participation & Earning Examples

Modest

• Submit 30 Recipes
• Sell 50 cookbooks

Earnings: $400

Typical

• Submit 60 Recipes
• Sell 100 cookbooks

Earnings: $810

High

• Submit 100+ Recipes
• Sell 175+ cookbooks

Earnings: $1,400 +

There are no upfront costs. Earnings vary by participation, and these examples are for illustration only.

What affects your earnings:

  • Family participation rate

  • How often reminders are shared

  • Size of your school community

  • How the cookbooks are promoted