Churches and community organizations have paved lots near stadiums, hospitals, universities, and downtowns — places where people already pay to park. Lot & Found checks whether your lot is worth listing, sets it up on the parking marketplaces, prices it from real nearby comps, and manages it month to month.
The marketplaces pay your organization directly. We never touch the money.
Your lot is full for a few hours on Sunday and quiet for much of the week. Meanwhile, a few blocks away, fans, patients, students, and visitors pay to park on game days and busy weekdays.
Some organizations already handle this themselves with volunteers, a cash box, and a hand-painted sign. Others never get started. The marketplace accounts, pricing, rules, and tax questions become one more job nobody has time to take on.
So the lot sits empty, with insurance and upkeep still to pay.
Send your organization's name, address, and rough lot size. Your free Lot Score arrives within 48 hours. It covers the demand anchors near you, what nearby parking costs, and three checks to address before launch: city rules, tax considerations, and insurance.
For $299 one-time, we list your lot on up to three marketplaces in your organization's name, set prices based on comparable nearby parking, write house rules that put your calendar first, and guide your payout setup. Live within 7 days of your go-ahead.
From $149/month per lot, we keep listings accurate, adjust prices ahead of every nearby event, handle renter inquiries, and send a one-page monthly report that's easy for your board to read.
An honest verdict, your demand anchors, and the checks to address.
Get my free Lot ScoreListings on up to 3 marketplaces, pricing based on comparable nearby parking, house rules, signage wording, a host guide, and payout setup guidance. Live within 7 days of your go-ahead.
Buy Lot LaunchListing upkeep, event-calendar pricing, inquiry handling, and a monthly report for your board. Month-to-month.
Buy ManagedUp to 2 lots. Everything in Managed, plus a written game-day playbook for each major event and a quarterly pricing review.
Buy Managed + EventsMarketplaces deduct a commission from each booking before payout. The rest goes directly to your organization's account, never through us. Ad spend: none — the marketplaces bring the drivers.
Generally, organizations can rent parking, but the income is usually treated as unrelated business income, which can be taxable and reportable. Some cities also require licenses for paid lots. We are not your CPA or your lawyer, and we do not provide tax or legal advice. Your Lot Score lays out the questions. Your CPA, your city, and your insurer make the calls before launch. Any service that skips this conversation is selling you a problem.
No. A fair-value parking fee is never a "donation." We won't label it that way, and your organization shouldn't either.
Your organization, directly from the marketplace. Lot & Found never touches those funds. We are paid only our setup and management fees, by card, like any other vendor.
Your calendar wins, always. Services, weddings, funerals, and your other events are blocked out first. Renters get only the availability that remains.
Then your Lot Score will say "not worth it," in writing, for free. We'd rather lose a sale than put your name on a listing that earns next to nothing.
Usually not. Most marketplace parking operates without on-site staff, using clear rules and signage. Busy event lots sometimes use a greeter, and the Managed + Events tier includes a playbook for that.
Anytime. Management is month-to-month, and the marketplace accounts and listings belong to your organization. You choose whether to keep them live under your control or take them down.
Email your organization's name, address, and rough lot size. Your Lot Score arrives within 48 hours.