Frequently Asked Questions

TAYE receives funds based on concession stand sales and retail sales at major sporting events. 

The amount raised varies from game to game and venue to venue.  Here are the current donation amounts per event for 2024:

Concessions

• CHS Field - $100 (plus tips*)

• Target Field - $125 (plus tips*)

• US Bank Stadium - $200 

• Xcel Energy Center - $90 (plus tips*)

Retail

• Allianz Field - $100 

• Huntington Bank Stadium - $125 

• Target Center - $130 

• US Bank Stadium - $200 

*Any tips will be shared with the group and added to the donation amount once reconciled.  Once reconciled, you will receive and email with your total tip amount for the month on each venue.

The minimum age varies from venue to venue.  Here are the current age requirements for 2024:

• Allianz Field - 18

• CHS Field - 18

• Huntington Bank Stadium - 18

• Target Center - 18

• Target Field - 16*

• US Bank Stadium 18 

• Xcel Energy Center - 18

*Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian that is also volunteering at the same event.  Anyone under 18 is not allowed to serve alcohol.

Individuals volunteer at the venues around the Twin Cities.  Volunteers earn a donation for each shift worked.  The donations are added the volunteers grand fund pool to be used to fund activities that are hosted by non-profit organizations such as:

• Sports fees

• Dance lessons

• Music and voice lessons

• Enrichment activities (Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4H school clubs)

• Education, tuition, and books (kindergarten through college)

• Church activities, mission trips, church camps, youth groups

The length of the shifts vary for each event.  On average, shifts are around 6 hours.  The report time for the shift is determined by the time the gates open and the end time varies.  Every shift includes set up and clean up which is a team effort and require by everyone scheduled for the shift.

Each volunteer is responsible for keeping track of their donation funds for each shift they work.  The fiscal year ends in April and the Treasurer will send out an annual statement at the end of the year for you to reconcile your balances.

This is a tracking tool that you can use to keep track of your balances.  Click "file" and "make a copy" to save it to your computer.  There are tabs for tracking each month's shifts and a totals page that automatically calculates each page.  There are instructions on the first tab.