Popcorn Fundraiser
Illowa Council 2026 Popcorn Program
Trails End Popcorn!
There are plenty of good reasons for your Scouts to take part in the annual popcorn fundraiser! Besides the money that can be earned for camp and Scouting activities throughout the year, Scouts learn valuable skills like teamwork, goal setting, time management and salesmanship – just to name a few.
On this resource page, you will find useful information to aid you and your unit in the popcorn sale. Make sure your unit has a Popcorn Kernel to help organize your unit’s popcorn sale.
CLICK HERE to view the 2026 Popcorn Kickoff flyer!
CLICK HERE for instructions on signing up!
REGISTER HERE to attend the popcorn kickoff at the IHMVCU Headquarters (2500 River Dr, Moline, IL) on 8.22.26 and earn your unit a bonus commission!
Questions about popcorn? Contact Zachary Beuthien for more information.
Unit Commissions
- 25% Base Commission
- 2% Bonus Commission for Attending Kickoff
- 1% Bonus Commission for 10% Growth over 2025 Sales
- 1% Bonus Commission sell over $5,000
- 1% Bonus Commssion sell over $7,500
- 1% Bonus Commission sell over $10,000
- 25% Commission for Online Sales
Blitz Prize Program
Your Scout will earn a cool prize when they sell $650 by September 21 . . . AND with a head start like that, they’re on their way to the Top Sellers Club!!
The Top Sellers Club!
Scouts who sell $1,800 worth of popcorn will qualify for the Council’s Top Sellers Club and be part of the Top Sellers Club Party.
Scouts who sell $2,500 worth of popcorn, in addition to attending the Top Sellers Club Party and qualify for a BONUS $50 Amazon Gift Card!
Top 10 Sellers Council Wide will get to attend the Top Sellers Club Party, qualify for the BONUS $50 Amazon Gift Card, and receive a BONUS $100 Amazon Gift Card for being a Top 10 Seller in the Council!
Popcorn Sales Help Meet Many Scouting Objectives
More and more Scouting Units utilize popcorn sales to raise funds for equipment, activities and other needs. Just last year 75 Units from our Council profited by selling popcorn. But, that’s not all . . .
Scouts Can Earn Much More Than Money
Few activities demonstrate to Scouts the value of planning, organization, and commitment more clearly than a Unit’s combined efforts in a popcorn sale. Scouts develop and practice new skills, learn about sales and marketing, and reach new levels of personal success. Consider which popcorn activities might count toward Scouts BSA Merit Badges. Before proceeding make sure your Merit Badge Counselor has approved your ideas.
There are also advancement opportunities for WEBELOS and Cub Scouts.
- Unit Kernel Trail’s End Login Site
- Trail’s End Support Site
- 2026 Popcorn Kernel Guide
- 2026 Popcorn Kickoff PowerPoint
- 2026 Order Form – Printable
- 2026 Parent Guide
- 2026 Trail’s End Rewards
- 2026 Blitz Prize Google Form Submission
- 2026 Top Sellers Club Google Form Submission
- 2026 Popcorn Patch Order Google Form Submission
- 2026 Product Images
- Trail’s End Tap to Pay Instructions for Iphone
- Trail’s End Tap to Pay Instructions for Android
August
- August 22 – Council Kickoff – IHMVCU HQ, Moline, IL
- August 30 – Initial Show and Sell Orders Due Online
September
- September 11 – Show and Sell Distribution
- September 12 – Popcorn Sale Begins!
- September 12 – 21 Blitz Prize Selling Period
- September 26 – List of all Scouts qualifying for Blitz Prize due
October
- Unit orders may be placed weekly in the Trail’s End Site and picked up and the Council Service Center (4412 N Brady St, Davenport, IA 52806)
November
- November 6 – Show and Sell popcorn returns & early payments DUE AT Council Service Center (4412 N Brady St, Davenport, IA 52806)
- November 8 – Product Sale Ends
- November 8 – Take Orders Due online
- November 13 – Top Sellers information, prize orders, and selling rosters due
- November 20 – Take Order distribution
December
- December 4 – Final payments due to Council Office
- December 6 – Top Sellers Club Party
