Some EMBs receive funds and donations in kind from large corporations, the business community, and philanthropists. For example, the South African and Namibian EMBs collaborate with the local business community to set up and manage their election results centres, while the Botswana EMB cooperates with the corporate sector to conduct voter information campaigns. EMBs need to be careful that the manner of raising funds from the corporate sector does not affect perceptions of EMB financial probity, impartiality, or credibility.

Some EMBs, such as in Australia, raise some funds through the administration of elections on behalf of bodies such as professional associations or trade unions. Others, as in Hungary and Zambia, charge a fee to recover the costs of printing copies of the voters register which are distributed to political parties and other stakeholders, and in some cases charge for other publications.