Non-School Organizations & Non-Profits

SONIC LOVES SUPPORTING LOCAL!

With 55 locations throughout the greater Austin area, we may not be a small business, but we are local! Our franchise group, MHR Austin, blends true local ownership with national resources to serve our communities beyond the drive-in!

Community First Cards

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No! SONIC donates Community First Cards to your school or organization completely FREE!


*Community First Cards are not gift cards or intended for gifting, but coupon cards designated for fundraising sales.

Organizations may participate in this fundraising program once per semester.

Yes, these are accepted at all SONIC locations nationwide!
SONIC will provide 100 cards per organization.
Each Community First Card contains over $30 in savings!

The featured offers include:

  • (2) B.O.G.O. SONIC Cheeseburger
  • $1.99 Wacky Pack Meal
  • B.O.G.O. 6” Premium Beef Hot Dog
  • 99¢ Hot Fudge Sundae
  • B.O.G.O. Chicken Sandwich
  • (2) 99¢ Regular Breakfast Burrito
  • (2) 99¢ Large Soft Drink
Please allow 3-4 weeks for your order to arrive by mail.
Our goal is for your organization to sell all cards resulting in at least $500 raised! If all cards are not sold during the current semester/season, the remaining cards should be returned to the nearest participating SONIC if the expiration date on the cards is within 60 days.

SONIC does not take a portion of proceeds or regulate how payment is collected. The method of collection of payment is determined entirely by your organization.

This would violate the terms of agreement and result in discontinuation of any future partnerships between your organization and SONIC.

*For school-affiliated parent volunteer organizations, please see our Elementary Schools or Secondary Schools pages to request this program for your organization

SONIC Fundraiser Nights

Get ready to have “tots” of fun!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
It’s simple, SONIC’s 40% giveback is higher than 99% of similar fundraising events offered by other surrounding businesses! The numbers add up to make SONIC your organization’s top pick! Host an event with SONIC up to once every 6 months!

Just like our menu, SONIC offers a customizable approach to your event! We offer services and add-ons to help take your event to the next level, potentially increasing fun to be had and funds raised! As part of our commitment to our community partners, a Community Marketing Specialist will coach you through planning and executing your event from beginning to end. From scheduling to coordinating your marketing materials, and even check-ins throughout the process, we’re with you every step of the way!

SONIC Fundraiser Nights are held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4 PM – 8 PM. We will work alongside you and your preferred SONIC location to schedule the first available date of your choice!

While we want to support teams and organizations of all sizes, we focus more on ensuring our community partners can maximize their funds raised to support their programming. We find that SONIC Fundraiser Nights are most beneficial to groups that can attract 50 or more supporters and families to their event.

If your organization is smaller, or struggles with recruiting supporters and volunteers, we recommend signing up for our Community First Card fundraising program instead.

A Slush Drinking Contest is a great way to create engagement for participants and increase attendance at your SONIC Fundraiser Night! With spots for up to 5 contestants, each contestant is likely to attract at least 1-2 more attendees to watch them. Invite other teams in your league, neighboring troops or other associated organizations to compete! Often the highlight of the night, a contest will make your event one for the books!

Can I hold more than one contest?

SONIC will provide up to 5 free mini slushes (one per contestant) and a winner’s prize for the contest at your SONIC Fundraiser Night. Due to popular demand for contests, we are only able to provide the complementary slushes and prize for one contest. Additional contests can be held, but the hosting organization is responsible for purchasing additional slushes and providing any additional prizes.

We understand that life happens and schedules change! A Community Marketing Specialist will help get your event rescheduled.

The new date selected must be a minimum of three weeks from the date of cancellation (pending availability).

If cancellation occurs a second time, the participating organization will forfeit their eligibility to host an event in the current 6 month period.

Checks can take up to 3 – 4 weeks to arrive after a SONIC Fundraiser Night. To expedite this process, be sure to provide the needed EIN # or Tax Payer ID prior to your event.

*For school-affiliated parent volunteer organizations, please see our Elementary Schools or Secondary Schools pages to request the appropriate version of this program for your organization

Recognition Certificates

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

All youth certificates include a free small slush and all other certificates include a free medium drink!

Yes! SONIC values community and our Recognition Certificates are a way for us to connect! We value the engagement and opportunities provided by youth organizations and non-profits, and these certificates are a no cost way to reward and recognize participants and supporters!

Each organization is allotted 100 youth certificates and 20 total staff/volunteer certificates per semester or season.* Due to high demand, only a limited quantity of certificates can be provided for this program to be sustained.

*If an organization has already ordered the allotted number of certificates for the semester/season and another order is requested, they will be notified.

Certificates will be sent directly to the provided address.* Rush requests will not be honored.

*Certificates will take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after orders are submitted. We recommend planning ahead with enough time for mailing if coordinating these for a special occasion or event.

To allow for use by as many organizations as possible, our certificates are currently available in the following options:

– Coach/Volunteer Appreciation
– Outstanding Achievement
– Athletic Achievement
– Customizable Award

Certificates ordered July-November will expire on 1/31. Certificates ordered December-May will expire on 6/30.

*For school-affiliated organizations or employees, please see our Elementary Schools or Secondary Schools pages to select the appropriate version of this program

Group Deals

Save while you serve!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

While our Group Deals may vary slightly from the full SONIC menu, this program focuses on convenience and savings for large groups of 20 or more! Maybe you’re feeding a sports team at an away game or planning a surprise for volunteers at an event. Whatever the occasion, we make it easy to plan and save money!

In the SONIC App, neither the 50% Group Drink Deal or 20% Group Meal Discount can be applied. These deals are exclusively available through our website! Tax exemption also cannot be applied in the app or applied retroactively on site.

In the SONIC app, more than 20 items of any kind, food or drink, cannot be ordered in one order and an app order cannot exceed $75 total.

In the SONIC app and on lot, Happy Hour pricing only applies to drinks themselves and not Add-Ins, which makes our total 50% discount through Group Drink Deals the largest possible savings on drinks! Drinks will not be labeled for app or on-lot orders either.

Our provided order forms ensure that all necessary information is collected for each Group Deal.

With our Group Drink Deal, this not only helps us, but also you! The information collected allows us to generate labels for each drink (for individually ordered drinks only) making distribution easier for you!

Many people assume that our entire menu is available through our Group Deals, but unfortunately this is not the case as we do not offer ice cream options. The provided order forms will only feature available items and options, keeping your total cost to an expected amount.

For health and safety reasons, we require that our provided order forms are used so that it is clearly indicated which of our products are diet and/or sugar free. This also prevents requests for products that are no longer offered on our menu.

For large orders, it can be a challenge to get them made while keeping things running smoothly! By providing a minimum of 3 business days’ notice, we are able to coordinate with your nearest participating SONIC location to ensure that they can fulfill your order while providing excellent customer service.

While large orders can be made on the same day, this will be done on lot instead. The order will not be eligible for the featured discount and will not be prioritized for a scheduled pick-up. There is also no guarantee that enough product will be available to accommodate the large order.

SUMMER READING AWARD

Celebrate reading with SONIC!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
All awards provide a free small slush to the recipient!
Yes! SONIC values community and education and Summer Reading Awards are a fun way to promote educational and engagement year-round!
Any public library can order up to 200 awards for their summer reading program once per calendar year. At this time, school libraries are not eligible for this program.
Awards will be sent directly to the provided address.* Rush requests will not be honored.

*Awards will take up to 3-4 weeks to arrive after orders are submitted. We recommend planning ahead with enough time for mailing when coordinating for summer reading programs.

All summer reading awards expire 9/1.