Families can't log in
Another account and another password with the current system. Every reset becomes a ticket for IT.
District payments families actually love.
Built exclusively for Skyward®. Families pay fees and meals with no extra login, free ACH, and self-serve payment plans. Districts get founder-led support.
- Skyward® SSO
- Free ACH
- Founder-led support
- Loved by Parents
Customers
Trusted by finance teams. Loved by districts.
“I absolutely LOVE Omella. It is so user friendly and makes my job 1000 times easier.”
Jennifer OlsonChoir Director / Performing Arts Chair / Service Learning Coordinator, Irvington High School“LOVE Omella!!!!”
Kathie DonovanDirector of Student Life, Resurrection College Prep High School“I love this, it makes life so much easier for us! It's like Christmas.”
Kerry MayStaff Accountant, Niles Township HS District“My goodness, what a game changer!”
Nick SchroderAg & IT Teacher, Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210“Omella made ourfundraising successful and extremely easy! Awesome to work with!”
David BarneyPhysical Education Teacher, Minooka Community High School“I really can't thank you and Omella enough for being available to schools.”
Maria CampauASB/Student Activities, Upland Junior High School“I’ve never seen a product that teachers love, and the finance team loves.”
Joshua SchootDirector of finance for district 181, Highland Park High School“I have been coaching for ten years, and Omella is the best I've seen as far as P2P fundraising”
Steven TerwelpHead Coach, Travis High School“The teachers using it are loving it!”
Deborah SwansonAssistant Principal of Activities & Enrichment, Harold L. Richards High School“Omella's customer services to the exceptional and that it is a super easy, user friendly platform.”
Kelly LuzzoDirector of Finance, Lincoln-Way“My school administration loves Omella because it prioritizes student privacy (SOPPA compliant) and offers on-demand e-check payments, along with guardrails to guarantee that only students in good-standing can purchase tickets.”
Jodie SeippEnglish Teacher & Prom Sponsor, O'Fallon Township High School“I was very happy with the support that I received from Omella. This is the first time that I have used a fundraiser company like Omella, (...).Omella's support is first-rate. Thanks!”
Jack CarneyEnglish teacher, Oak Hill High School“Outstanding platform that puts the money where it counts, in the cadets pockets! Great customer service all around! I would highly recommend Omella over other pay to play platforms.”
Bryan ShipmanTeacher JROTC, Mascoutah High School“Omella is the single best fundraiser for youth athletics available at this time. You don't sell anything and you can receive 100% return on supporters donations.”
Ryan UtesPhysical Education, Basic Academy Of International Studies“Simple and easy to use tool made it easy for us to launch our fundraiser. We also loved that we kept 100% of donations. Overall, a great experience and will use again!”
Brooke MillerCompetitive Cheer Head Coach, Rochester Community Schools“I was very happy with using Omella to fundraise for our organization - we were able to keep 100% of the amount from donations, this is a welcomed relief along with great customer service!”
John AspelBusiness teacher, Lemont High School“I think everything you have from your end is awesome!I love all of the features. I have really enjoyed working with you these past 2 prom cycles :)”
Sara FlaniganAthletic/Activities Director, Wauconda High Schoo“I tell EVERYONE about how amazing Omella is. You guys have not only been the best to use, but by FAR the best customer support.”
Craig AllredTournament director, Big Sky VolleyFest“We loved the ease of ordering and how much we could add-in with one form. Also, your Customer Service isn't even in the same universe with the other programs. So good.”
Erin ManheimEnglish Teacher, St. Charles North High School“A great business model that is built on convenience, not fees, not contracts, just good people helping out good people :) Happy to partner with you :)”
JT ZellDistrict Athletics & Activities Coordinator, St. Anthony Village High School“I just want to let you know how amazing your team has been. I can only imagine what they're going through right now with upcoming proms. I've probably sent over 100 emails to them and they've handled everything great.I just want to say thanks for having a good team.”
Jason WardAthletic/Activities Director, Streamwood High School“In this world where customer service has become non-existent, it is nice to know that some companies still rise to the occasion and provide excellent service. I so appreciate all that you have done and how quickly you resolved our problem.”
Michelle MagdenParent of a student, Wauconda High School“The Omella team is AMAZING - they care so much and have the tech expertise to make life so much more efficient and streamlined in the Student Activities world! Their customer service is second to none, you will NOT be disappointed bringing your department out of the old-school approach to events/fundraisers and working with them!”
Caitlin LucciStudent Activities Director, Niles West High School“Over the years my teams have used many differernet ways to raise money. Omella was very user friendly. The support provided from the set up to the end was always one email away! Then to add that we are able to receive 100% of what we raised is unheard of. We are going to use Omella again next year.”
Scott P BaumGirls Flag Coach, Niles West High School“The difference between Omella and our previous vendor was customer support. The whole process was so seamless in a way where our questions were answered and issues were resolved immediately. I have been managing this dance for years and this time around I have zero headaches, it was great”
Kathleen O'ConnellSchool Counselor, Lincoln-Way Central“I have used Omella now for two seasons that I have coached. For the last 25 years of coaching, I have watched thousands of dollars raised go to third parties. It i s a no-brainer to use Omella. It was easy to set up and adjust for our needs and we were able to keep 100% of the funds raised. Parents were ecstatic about that.”
Ryan PohlmannProfessor of Social Sciences, Lincoln-Way Central“We met at CADA and were so impressed by your company that I am having the entire ASB program switch to your platform. Right now we are running Senior activities and our Back to School events and soon we will post our Homecoming event as well as our winter formal and Prom (etc..) down the line.”
Sabrina BracciniTeacher, Hillsdale High School“This has been an amazing process and we have not had any issues. I worked with Livia on page setup, and she answered all of my questions, even sent videos on how to make edit that we may need. It has beena very joyful, pain free experience. I love how everything is in real time so we can "see" our ticket sales.”
Lisa WhitkanackMathematics Teacher, Bolingbrook High School“I would like to tell you that we do have several coaches and sponsors using Omella now.I am receiving positive feedback and new teachers asking for invites weekly. I am very pleased with your product and the continual improvements and hands-on training.”
Katie ThoneBusiness Manager, Dunklin School DistrictBuilt exclusively for Skyward®
Supports Qmlativ® and SMS 2.0 (coming soon)
Skyward® SIS
- Core Fees
- Cafeteria Fees
- Activities
- Athletics
- Fine Arts
- SOPPA
- FERPA
- COPPA
- EdLaw 2-D
- PCI compliant
The old way
🥵 The calls and emails never stop
Payment plans are manual (or don't exist)
Most existing tools make payment plans hard or require staff to manage them. Result: more follow-ups and incomplete collections.
Payments live in five different systems
Fees, lunch, events, and fundraisers are scattered across different platforms, so finance spends hours reconciling.
🐌 Slow, hard to reach support
The Omella way
😎 Amazon-like checkout
- Step 1
Sign in with Skyward®
Click “Pay with Omella” inside Skyward. SSO means no new account and no new password.
- Step 2
See the whole family
Fees, lunch balances, and optional items for every student in one cart.
- Step 3
Pay their way
Free ACH, saved card, Apple Pay or Google Pay — or set up a self-serve payment plan.
Fewer support tickets for your team. 🤗 Happier families.
Loved by Finance
Built for the people who actually have to run it
app.omella.com/reports
Reporting overview
School year to date
$10.0MCollected this year
18,400Families paying online
63%Paid via free ACH
2,180Active payment plans
Payments over time by entity
Running total · all schools and the district office
District OfficeLincoln HSRoosevelt MSJefferson MSMaple ESCedar ESRiverside ESHillcrest ES
Required fees by due date
Current school year
PaidPast dueUpcoming
Overall$4.6M
Paid $3.5M · Past due $398k · Upcoming $752k
Payment plans
Current school year
CollectedScheduledMissed
Overall$1.5M
Collected $925k · Scheduled $556k · Missed $54k
Real-time spreadsheet reporting
Every number here streams straight into Google Sheets — itemized by payout, account code, or school. No copy-paste, no Excel gymnastics.
Illustrative district data shown for demonstration.
One system for every school payment
Parents get one consistent experience. Finance gets one clean data set instead of stitching together multiple platforms.
Activities
- Dance & prom ticketing
- Club fundraisers
- Clubs & camps
- School stores
- Spirit wear
- Graduation
Athletics
- Team fundraisers
- Game tickets
- Athletic registrations
- Spirit wear
- Camps & clinics
- Uniform & equipment fees
Fine Arts
- Performance ticketsSoon
- Team fundraising
- Spirit wear
- Camps & clinics
Shared across the school & district
- Concession sales
- Approvals & eSignatures
District-wide
- Required & optional fees (core fees)
- Food services / lunch
- Auto-reload balance
- Parking
- Technology & device fees
- Registrations & summer registration
- Facility rentals
Free ACH is always available. Districts can pass on card fees when they want to — without burdening parents.
District-ready privacy and security.
Built for finance, IT, legal, and administrative review.
Encrypted by default
Financial and student data stay protected.
SSL encryption, US-based servers, 24/7 fraud monitoring, annual employee security training, and no sale of student information.
Review-ready compliance
The standards districts expect.
- SOPPA
- FERPA
- COPPA
- EdLaw 2-D
- PCI
PCI compliant payments — card numbers never touch district systems.
Permissions & control
Give district leaders, building administrators, teachers, and sponsors exactly the access they need.
District-grade security
Financial data is protected with modern controls aligned to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
Ready for review
Privacy and security documentation is prepared for finance, technology, legal, and procurement.
Affordable by design
$0 platform fee. Transparent by default.
No software subscription, no implementation fee, and a free ACH option for every family.
Platform
No monthly software fee
ACH
A fee-free option for every family
Cards + wallets
Credit, debit, Apple Pay, and Google Pay
Districts choose: absorb it or pass it on to payers
Payment plans
Only when a family chooses installments
No platform fee · Free ACH · No hidden fees · No long-term lock-in
Implementation
Live in days, not a semester.
No implementation fee, no summer-long rollout, no new logins for families.
- Step 1
Complete KYC
About 10 minutes per school, done online before the call. Standard banking verification so funds land in the right account.
- Step 2
Add Omella to Skyward®
We turn on Skyward® SSO and connect your schools. No data migration project, no IT ticket queue.
- Step 3
Start collecting
Families sign in with their existing Skyward credentials and pay. Everything is done in a day.
Typical district go-live in days
Founder-led
Built with you alongside the company founders.
The people making the product are the same people answering your questions.
Hi—we're Brett and David.
We're brothers and the founders of Remind and Omella. For nearly 20 years, our work has centered on helping schools and districts operate more effectively, save staff time, and stay connected to the people they serve.
There is no 500-person company or handoff to a faceless account team here. We are deeply involved in the product, implementation, and customer service. When you ask a question, you can expect us to answer—and your district will help shape what we build next.
Brett & David Kopf
Co-founders, Omella
“To be honest, Omella has cut some of my admin responsibilities in half to start the sports season. It's been a huge relief.”
“My goodness, what a game changer!”
“I love this, it makes life so much easier for us! It's like Christmas.”
Hi—we're Brett and David.
We're brothers and the founders of Remind and Omella. For nearly 20 years, our work has centered on helping schools and districts operate more effectively, save staff time, and stay connected to the people they serve.
There is no 500-person company or handoff to a faceless account team here. We are deeply involved in the product, implementation, and customer service. When you ask a question, you can expect us to answer—and your district will help shape what we build next.
Brett & David Kopf
Co-founders, Omella
“I've never seen a product that teachers love, and the finance team loves.”
“We do have several coaches and sponsors using Omella now. I am receiving positive feedback and new teachers asking for invites weekly.”
Common questions
Does Omella work from inside Skyward®?
Does Omella work with Skyward® SMS 2.0 and Qmlativ®?
Can we pass on card processing fees?
How do refunds work?
How do self-serve payment plans work?
Can parents still pay with cash or check in person?
Do we have to move our existing event and fundraising payments?
Designed exclusively for Skyward®
Families pay fees and meals with no extra login, free ACH, and self-serve payment plans. Districts get founder-led support.
Book a demoNot ready for a call? Email us at contact@omella.com
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