About Us
About FundraisingZone
FundraisingZone.com has been a trusted partner to schools, PTAs, and nonprofit youth organizations for over 60 years. A part of Tracy Hamilton Inc., a family-owned company founded in 1965 and headquartered in New York State, we serve groups across the contiguous United States with brochure programs, holiday shop fundraisers, and the practical resources organizations need to raise money successfully.
As a longtime member of the Association of Fundraising Distributors & Suppliers (AFRDS), we hold ourselves to the industry’s highest standards of professionalism and integrity, with one goal: to make fundraising simple, risk-free, and rewarding for every group we work with.
Our Impact
After 60 years in business, we’ve worked with 9,756 schools, PTAs, and nonprofit youth groups nationwide. Our programs let groups keep up to 50% of every sale, with no upfront cost and no financial risk. Most fundraisers start with a single phone call.
The money raised has gone toward uniforms, classroom supplies, field trips, new equipment, scholarships, and just about anything else a group has needed to fund. We’ve worked with first-time PTA volunteers and longtime booster club presidents alike, tailoring each program to the size and goals of the group running it.
What hasn’t changed in 60 years: we still answer the phone when you call, we still walk every group through the process, and we still don’t ask for a dollar before the fundraiser begins.
Our Leadership
Our team works out of one office on Long Island. Most of us have been here for years, and a few have been here for decades. When you call about a fundraiser, you’ll usually wind up working with the same person from the first phone call through the day the boxes show up at your school. They’ll know your group, your timeline, and what you’re trying to pull off.
Joe Wolpin, Owner
Joseph Wolpin is the owner of Tracy Hamilton Inc., the family-owned company behind FundraisingZone.com and SchoolHolidayShop.com, continuing a tradition of helping schools raise money that began in 1965.
After earning a finance degree from American University in 1982 and spending four years on Wall Street, Joseph brought a sharper business discipline to the company while keeping the personal, hands-on approach that schools have counted on for decades. He works directly with fundraising chairs, PTA and PTO leaders, and administrators across the country with one simple goal: make every school’s fundraiser easy, risk-free, and profitable. Based on Long Island, Joseph follows the markets, enjoys classic cinema, and spends time with family on the South Shore.
Elizabeth Licari, Vice President
Elizabeth Licari, Vice President, is a New Yorker born and bred. She oversees day-to-day operations and works closely with the schools, PTAs, and youth groups that run fundraisers through FundraisingZone and SchoolHolidayShop.
Her focus is straightforward: make sure every group has what it needs to hit its goal, and that every program runs the way it was promised. Elizabeth lives on Long Island with her husband and two children, and outside of work she can usually be found with a good book, a favorite show, or out on a long walk.
Aimee McNicholas, Sales Consultant
Aimee McNicholas is a Sales Consultant at Fundraising Zone and usually the first person you’ll talk to when you call FundraisingZone or SchoolHolidayShop. She’s been with the company for six years and handles customer support for both fundraising programs and holiday shops.
That mostly means walking PTA chairs and group leaders through whatever they need help with: picking the right program, building a timeline, troubleshooting an order, or just answering the questions that come up the week before a big sale. Aimee lives on Long Island with her husband and two children.