Phone
SG Finance Center
Home / SG Toolbox / SG Finance Center
SG Finance Center
SG Finance Center. Student Money. Serious Responsibility. Managing Student Activity Fees Wisely

Students paid the money. Everyone has to. Your SG decides where some of it goes.

That can mean thousands—or even millions—of dollars for clubs, organizations, programs, intramurals, and more.

Spend it carefully. Fund fairly. Make every student dollar count.

SPEND IT WISELYUnderstand the responsibility that comes with spending student money BUILD YOUR SYSTEMFigure out the rules before you have to make the decisions SEE THE RESEARCHSee what ASGA has learned about SG budgets & student activity fees

Manage the Money

It's not your money. Students paid it. And your SG has been entrusted to spend it well

Every student who pays an activity fee has a stake in how that money is used. Treat every expense like you're spending your own money. Ask whether it's necessary, reasonable, and worth the cost.

You have limited resources. Make them count.

If your SG doesn't have a role in allocating student funds, ASGA can help you get one.

START HERE

3 Big Questions

What should your SG consider when deciding where the money goes?

Start here →

CHECK YOURSELF

Is SG a Good Steward?

Take a closer look at how responsibly your SG manages student money.

Check yourself →

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

SG Finance Quiz

Test what you know about managing SG money.

Take the quiz →

Same Rules. Every Group.

You don't get to fund the groups you like and reject the ones you don't. Your rules need to apply to everybody, regardless of their politics, beliefs, message, or point of view.

FUNDING DECISIONS MUST BE NEUTRAL

Funding requirements can vary by institution and applicable law. Follow your institution's policies and legal requirements.

Build Your System

A terrible time to create funding rules is when you're deciding who gets the money

YOUR PROCESS
Don't Become the Campus Piggy Bank

Every club wants money. That doesn't mean every request deserves to be funded.

Find Real Examples

YOUR RULEBOOK
Put Your Finance Committee to Work

Your full SG shouldn't have to start from scratch on every funding request. Let your Finance Committee dig into the details, ask the questions, and bring a recommendation to the full SG.

See How Other SGs Do It Training Tools

The Ultimate SG Finance Manual COMING SOON

Put your funding rules in writing. ASGA's Ultimate Finance Manual gives your SG a starting point for deciding what can be funded, how requests are reviewed, who makes the decisions, and what happens when there's a problem.

Have a Finance Manual Already?

Compare yours with policies, codes, and finance manuals from SGs across the country.

Search the SG Finance Database

See how other SGs do it. Search real finance policies, forms, budgets, procedures, and funding materials from Student Governments across the country.

Club Funding
Policies & Procedures
Running the System
More Finance Docs
Budgeting Software: Budgeting Software

See the Research

How much money are SGs managing? ASGA has the numbers

Student Activity Fees

Student activity fees pay for a lot on campus. At many institutions, SG helps decide where some of that money goes.


How Common Are They?

See ASGA's national research on how common student activity fees are at colleges and universities.

See the Research COMING SOON


Search Activity Fees

Find student activity fee information and documents from individual institutions.

Search Activity Fees


Highest Student Activity Fees

See ASGA's research on some of the nation's highest student activity fees.

See the Research

National Activity Fee Survey

TAKE THE SURVEY SEE CURRENT RESULTS

How Does Your SG Compare?

ASGA researches SG budgets and student activity fees nationwide.

SG Finance Research

How much are students paying—and where does the money go? ASGA tracks student activity fees and the role SGs play in allocating them.

Real Campus Finance Research

Community Colleges Private Colleges & Universities More SG Finance Help

SG Finance CenterDon't Let the Money Manage Your SG.

Build clear rules. Treat organizations fairly. Protect student money. And leave your SG enough time to do everything else Student Government exists to do.