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Free forever if you join by 31 Jan 2027

What BackPR is

Category	Online registration and payment software for youth and community programs
Made for	Camps, after-school programs, childcare, classes and studios, youth sports, schools, PTAs, churches, YMCAs and community centers
Main jobs	Registration and forms, e-signed waivers, payments and payment plans, attendance and pickup, parent messages, reports
How it runs	In the browser on any phone, tablet or computer; no app download
Languages	Families can register and manage their account in English or Spanish
Where	BackPR is available to organizations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Italy.
App	https://app.backpr.com

Price

Launch offer	Every organization that creates its BackPR account by 31 January 2027 is never billed by BackPR, for as long as it uses BackPR. Every feature is included. Verified nonprofits are free whenever they join.
Nonprofits	Verified nonprofits get every feature free, whenever they join
Nonprofit eligibility: United States	501(c)(3) organizations. Verified automatically against IRS data.
Nonprofit eligibility: United Kingdom	Registered charities: the Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR in Scotland or CCNI in Northern Ireland. Enter your charity number in the app; reviewed by BackPR.
Nonprofit eligibility: Canada	Charities registered with the CRA. Enter your CRA business number in the app; reviewed by BackPR.
Nonprofit eligibility: Italy	Enti del Terzo Settore enrolled in RUNTS, or ONLUS. Enter your RUNTS or ONLUS registration number in the app; reviewed by BackPR.
Nonprofit review outside the US	Outside the US, your organization enters its registry number in the app and it is reviewed by BackPR, usually within a few business days.
Normal rate card: Each location	$29 a month
Normal rate card: Active participants, first 250	$0.75 each a month
Normal rate card: Active participants, 251 to 1,000	$0.50 each a month
Normal rate card: Active participants, above 1,000	$0.30 each a month
Normal rate card: Paid programs	25 per location included, then $10 a month for each extra 25
Normal rate card: BackPR fee on families' payments	None, on every plan
Contract	None. No minimum term; cancel at any time in the app
Onboarding	Setup and data import from spreadsheets or other systems are free

Payments

Processor	Stripe, through the organization's own Stripe account
Who holds the money	The organization. BackPR does not hold families' money
Fees families pay to BackPR	None. Card processing is Stripe's standard rate; the organization absorbs it or passes it on as a labeled convenience fee
Methods	Credit and debit cards, ACH bank payments, Apple Pay and Google Pay
Plans	Deposits, installment plans, autopay, failed payment retries and card update links

Data and safety

Children's health data	Encrypted, shown only to staff who need it, and every time someone opens health, allergy or medication information it's logged
Pickup	Authorized pickup lists with PIN or QR code verification and a blocked adults list
Your data	Export your organization's data at any time, free
Legal	Terms, privacy notice, DPA and sub-processors are published at backpr.com/legal

Integrations

Included	Website embed, public program pages, Add to Google/Apple/Outlook calendar links, Google Analytics and Meta Pixel on public pages, webhooks, API, Excel and CSV exports, QuickBooks Online and Xero export files
On request (not self-service)	Direct QuickBooks Online, Xero and Zapier sync, Mailchimp and Constant Contact sync, and Zoom meetings
AI assistants	An MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and other assistants; a person approves anything important (backpr.com/mcp)