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Your school's own gift card.
Branded digital and physical gift cards that grandparents buy for tuition, families load for the canteen, and the institution uses for staff appreciation and auction prizes — every dollar staying inside your ecosystem.
Your name & designDigital or physicalGrandparent tuition giftsStore & canteen creditPrizes & appreciation
100%of gift dollars staying inside your institution's ecosystem
Any amountpurchased online, delivered by email or as a physical card
0index cards tracking canteen credit
1 recordper family — gift balances next to tuition, store and events
Sound familiar?
The problems we built for
01 · Grandparents want to help — awkwardlyGrandparents and relatives want to contribute to tuition and gifts, but the only mechanism is an uncomfortable check conversation.
02 · Prizes and appreciation bought retailStaff gifts and auction prizes purchased as other companies' gift cards — money leaving your ecosystem at retail prices.
03 · Store credit tracked on paperCanteen credits and store balances managed on index cards and trust.
What you get
Built for your money
Branded digital & physical cardsGift cards carrying your institution's name and design — purchased online in any amount, delivered by email or as a physical card.
Grandparent tuition giftingA dignified flow for relatives to gift toward a specific family's tuition — birthday and Chanukah gifts that actually matter.
Store & canteen creditCards redeemable in your school store, canteen and event pages — balances tracked automatically per family.
Staff appreciation at scaleBulk-issue appreciation cards for Chanukah and end-of-year — redeemable in your ecosystem, so appreciation dollars recirculate.
Prize & raffle fulfillmentAuction and raffle prizes fulfilled as institution gift cards — winners delighted, revenue retained.
Referral rewardsFund your parent-referral program with your own gift cards — the reward costs you less than its face value feels.
The grandparent flow
A Chanukah gift that goes to tuition
Bubby buys a card online, picks the family, writes the note. The value lands on the family's tuition balance; the family gets the message; Bubby gets the receipt.
Purchased bySample GrandparentAmount$500.00 · cardForSample Family · tuition balanceNoteChanukah sameach from Bubby and ZaidyAppliedTo the November tuition chargeReceiptSent to the purchaser
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Sample data. The family sees the gift on their statement; the office sees it on the family record.
Receipted and recordedThe purchaser gets a receipt; the gift shows on the family's statement and the office's ledger — nothing retyped.
Timed to the chagimBirthday, Chanukah, bar mitzvah — the gift page is open all year, and the card arrives when the giver chooses.
Dignified by designNo check conversation. The family doesn't have to ask, and the grandparent doesn't have to guess what's needed.
Three ways it comes back
Dollars that stay in the building
Staff appreciationThe Chanukah gift to every rebbi and morah is a card redeemable in your store and canteen — the thank-you recirculates instead of leaving at retail.
Auction & raffle prizesA prize fulfilled as your own gift card costs you its redemption, not its retail price — and the winner spends it with you.
Referral rewardsThe family that brings you the next family gets a card that feels like full value and costs less than it — paid out automatically when the referral enrolls.
We specialize in lowering card rates for 501(c)(3) organizations: schools and shuls typically save 30–40% on card fees after we take over the account.
No-cost option: compliant surcharging or a pass-through line on your own tuition contract or dues statement — the institution pays nothing to accept cards, and ACH is never surcharged.
Every other platform earns more when you spend more. 613OS earns more when you collect more.
We earn on what flows through the platform — that's the whole model. Collect it, spend it, and earn on it — the complete money layer, from one company.
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Related
Scrip programRetail gift cards sold at a margin — the fundraiser that runs itself.Learn more →School storeUniforms, seforim and spirit wear — sold online, charged to the family record.Learn more →Raffles & auctionsTickets, lots and winners — collected before the drawing, prizes fulfilled in clicks.Learn more →
Frequently asked questions
How does a grandparent gift toward tuition?
They buy a branded gift card online in any amount and direct it to a specific family. The value applies to that family's tuition balance, the family gets a dignified notification, and the grandparent gets a receipt — no check conversation.
Where can the cards be redeemed?
In your school store, canteen, event pages and toward tuition — anywhere inside your own ecosystem. Balances are tracked automatically per family; nothing lives on an index card.
Can we issue cards in bulk for staff?
Yes. Bulk-issue appreciation cards for Chanukah and end-of-year, delivered by email or as physical cards — redeemable in your ecosystem, so appreciation dollars recirculate instead of leaving at retail.
Digital or physical?
Both. Cards carry your institution's name and design, are purchased online in any amount, and are delivered by email or as a physical card.
How is this different from the scrip program?
Scrip is other retailers' gift cards sold at a margin to fund the school. These are your own gift cards, redeemable only inside your ecosystem — tuition, store, canteen, events. Most institutions run both.
Let's talk about your numbers
Bring a recent processing statement and bank statement to your demo — we'll show you the savings and the yield, line by line.
613os.com/demo · 305-954-7362 · yoni@613os.com