GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION
Charities can be nominated by any Member.
To nominate a non-profit, Members must be in good standing including:
- Having a current, signed Membership & Commitment form
- Be current with donations.
Eligibility Requirements:
To be a potential recipient an organization must meet all the following criteria:
- Be recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 non-profit organization.
- Spend 70% of our contribution for the benefit of the people of Rio Verde, Fountain Hills, Cave Creek, Carefree, Scottsdale and Phoenix. Local chapters of national Non-profit will be considered if 70% of the contribution stays in our communities.
- Have the ability to provide tax receipts to each donor.
- Be in existence for a minimum of one year.
- Agree not to create, sell, or distribute a list with our members’ contact information, and agree not to solicit our members directly for future contributions.
- Agree to recognize the TVR Chapter of 100 Women Who Care on social media, collateral, etc.
- If possible, the non-profit will attend the meeting to represent the non-profit by delivering a 5-minute casual presentation + Q&A. If this is not possible, the member who nominated will present on their behalf. The chosen non-profit will also be asked to return at our next meeting to briefly speak about how the donations were used.
- The following are ineligible for funding: religious groups promoting religious activities, political organizations, organizations operating to support a single individual, organizations with a non-charitable purpose, and organizations which discriminate against individuals on the basis of creed, color, sexual orientation, age, gender, national origin, or veteran status.
In addition:
- 100+ Women Who Care TVR Members can only nominate one non-profit at a time.
- There is no limit on the number of members who can nominate a particular charity but it will only be
officially submitted once. - The non-profit selected to receive the donation can be re-submitted in two (2) years.
- Non-profits not selected can be re-submitted at any time.