Effortless Fundraising
Keep University School of Milwaukee in mind when you shop! Local and national merchants sponsor programs that make it easy for you to earn money for USM through your everyday purchases. Take advantage of the following easy opportunities—they really add up to benefit our students! For more information, please contact the Parents' Association office at pa@usm.org or 414.540.3540.
Brooks Brothers
As a parent of USM, you will be afforded a 15% savings on regular private Brooks Boys merchandise at all Brooks Brothers retail stores and online at brooksbrothers.com. There is no cost to enroll and your Brooks Boys Incentive Card will be valid for 2 years!
How can you start receiving this wonderful benefit today? Simply enroll online on the Brooks Brothers website.
Enter the following information to validate your association with USM:
Organization ID: 48801
Pin Code: 59274
Once you have entered the Organization ID and Pin Code, please follow the prompts to complete your enrollment. At the end of the enrollment process, you may print out a temporary shopping pass which may be used to receive your discount until your Brooks Boys incentive card arrives in the main in 3-7 business days.
In store: Present your Brooks Boys incentive card for each purchase to receive the discount.
Online: Enter 12 digit membership number under Corporate Membership tab at the top of the billing and shipping page.
For questions regarding this benefit or to renew your existing card, please call a representative at the following toll-free number Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET.
Brooks Brothers School Incentive Program: 1.866.515.4747
Lands' End
Order online or call 800.469.2222.
Year-round, Lands' End makes a 3% contribution of purchases to USM from their school uniform catalog. Lands' End has created preferred school numbers for each of our divisions, from which proceeds are combined to benefit USM:
Preschool/Lower School: 9000044140
Middle School: 9000027277
Upper School: 900138041
If ordering online, enter the appropriate division code, and only the items approved for the dress code in that division will be presented.
- Visit landsend.com/school
- Click the "Shop by School" button
- Enter the preferred school number
- Click on "Shop using this dress code"
- To change divisions while shopping, simply click on "Change School" and enter a different division number as outlined above.
The Lands' End Inlet store (on Port Washington Rd.) carries some uniform items, but note that they are unable to take the preferred school numbers at the store. If you order from the catalog while you are in the store, shipping is free (don't forget to use a preferred number).
Note that Middle School sweaters with the USM logo and shorts are available only through Lands' End. Lands' End offers a variety of promotions throughout the year, and especially during the back-to-school season. To receive email notifications of these specials, sign up here.
Mabel's Labels
Mabel's Labels is the best-known brand of durable labels for families. Their growing line of products features baby labels, child safety products, sports labels, household organizational labels, and seasonal items. The labels are extremely durable, and laundry, dishwasher, and microwave safe—and they're 100% guaranteed. Mabel's Labels kindly contributes a percentage of our purchases back to USM.
Target
Target Take Charge of Education
5% savings today and every day—plus 1% to USM with a Target REDcard.
- Apply and get approved for one of three types of REDcards: a Target credit card that can be used only at target.com and Target stores, a Target Visa credit card, or a Target check card, which automatically debits your Target purchase from you existing back checking account. Pick up an application at the store or click here.
- After receiving your REDcard, enroll in the Take Charge of Education program by calling 800.316.6142. USM's ID# is 17576.
- By using any of these three cards, you earn a 5% discount on your entire purchase every time you shop.
Office Depot
Office Depot 5% Back to Schools Program
Office Depot contributes 5% of your purchase of qualifying items to USM. In the store, simply mention to the cashier that you would like 5% of your purchase to benefit University School of Milwaukee. The cashier will swipe a barcode that associates your purchase with USM. If you forgot to mention this, past purchases made within the current quarter will be acknowledged. Simply return to the store with your receipt and ask that your purchase benefit USM.
Shopping online or by phone? Visit the Give Back to Schools page and simply complete the short form using the school's contact information or the 5% Back to Schools ID number (70109773) and the order confirmation number that was provided for you online or over the phone at checkout. The local Office Depot store can also enter confirmation numbers for online and phone orders.
For more information, and for a list of qualifying items, visit officedepot.com. At the bottom of the page under "Programs" click on "Give Back to School". Note that your participation in Office Depot's Worklife Rewards Program does not benefit USM—take advantage of both programs to enjoy personal savings and to benefit USM.
Box Tops for Education
Clip or scan box tops from packages of your favorite products and twice a year, USM will receive a check for both physical Box Tops and Box Tops that we scanned through the app! Taking the place of physical Box Tops is the new receipt scanning program. All you need is your phone and the Box Tops app. Shop as you normally would, then simply scan your receipt from the app. The app will automatically credit participating products purchased at USM's Box Tops earnings online.
Physical Box Top clips are being phased out of production, but some will continue to be found on many products throughout the store. Send your clipped Box Tops, along with an unexpired clips you may have at home, to your child's teacher/advisor, the white collection box in the Lee Community Room, or the collection box next to the Lower School/Middle School dining room entrance. Each Box Top earns a dime for USM, and they add up quickly!
Amazon Smile
Shopping on Amazon now benefits USM! If you shop on Amazon, please consider joining Amazon Smile and .5% of eligible purchases will be contributed back to USM.