How much do I make as a consignor? What do you do with the proceeds?
Our consignors (sellers) keep 70-80% of the sales price of their items. Almost all of our consignors volunteer at least 3 hours to get 75%.
Another 5% is used to pay for sale supplies like hangers, safety pins, racks, signs, bags and food for volunteers. We give away 60% of the sale profits to
local charities that partner with us to advertise the sale. The rest of the sale profits are used for various projects like: nursery pagers, youth sponsorships, Bingo Family Fun event, monitor for announcements, etc.
In 2014 we gave over $2200 to Richfield Early Childhood Special Education, Bloomington ECFE PTA, and Richfield Dual Language School PTSO. We also gave $500 to Cornerstone, a Bloomington women's domestic violence shelter. 2015 Fall Sale sent $1800 to Feed My Starving Children and $1500 to Oasis for Youth (a Bloomington homeless teen center). 2016 Spring sale sent $1500 to March of Dimes and the remaining was used for scholarships for CTK youth for summer camps. Fall 2016 proceeds were directed to the Boy and Girl Scout groups that meet at Christ the King. Spring 2017 proceeds were used to make 2,096 sandwiches for Minneapolis homeless through Allan Law's Minneapolis Recreation Development program. Fall 2017 proceeds were donated to the ELCA Disaster Relief Fund to help with the devastation caused by the hurricanes and wild fires. We have donated over $20,000 since our sale started in April 2010. Thank you!
Other charities supported with our unsold items are VEAP and a free local clothes closet.