Euro Coin Exchange

Foreign coins can be a fun, hassle-free fundraiser for your organization. Unlike many other fundraising options, your group keeps 100% of the money it raises.

If the members of your group are frequent travelers to Europe or Britain, or if you serve a community of regular travelers, consider asking your supporters to donate their unwanted Euro and British coins to support your programs. You might be surprised how many of your friends, neighbors and relatives have 5, 20 or 100 dollars worth of unwanted foreign coins sitting in a drawer at home. 

Here is an example of how we helped one organization with a successful fundraising project:

Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is the nation's leading industry-based, not-for-profit AIDS fundraising and grant making organization. At many events in New York, BC/EFA sets out a fishbowl and asks theater-goers to deposit their foreign coins as a financially painless contribution. We recently assisted assisted BC/EFA in converting a substantial number of Euros and British Pounds into dollars to support their valuable mission. 

Foreign coin fund-raisers are perfect school projects, as classes can compete to collect the most Euro and British coins (paper money, too). Separate competitions for the greatest total amount collected, number of countries represented, absolute number of coins, etc. are great ways to generate additional enthusiasm and contributions. Since Great Britain and each Euro-issuing country produces its own variety of regular and commemorative coins, there are ample opportunities for lessons in topics such as geography, history, economics, art, math and science.

If you gather the coins yourself, we can provide you with suggestions on shipping them to our processing center securely and inexpensively (the U.S. Postal Service offers flat rate options which allow you to mail surprisingly heavy boxes for amazingly low rates). For larger fundraisers, we will even pay your postage expense.

We can also work with your group to coordinate contributions from distant friends and relatives who wish to mail their contributions directly to our processing center. If you register your group’s fundraiser with us, we will track the contributions we receive on your behalf and provide daily or weekly reports to you as needed, along with weekly disbursements or a single payment at the end of your fundraiser.

If your group is looking for a simple, inexpensive way to raise $100, $1,000 or more, you can Start Now, or visit our Fundraising FAQ's page or contact Euro Coin Exchange to learn more.