Ask companies for support the right way: a grant request for company foundations and giving programs, and a sponsorship proposal whose recognition stays within IRS acknowledgment rules.
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US_CorporateGiving_User_Guide.docx
Your step-by-step guide to this kit, with official sources and the final checklist.
US_CorporateGiving_Boilerplate_Library_TEMPLATE.docx
Your organization's facts and standard wording, in three lengths, with sources.
US_CorporateGiving_Corporate_Request_TEMPLATE.docx
Short inquiry letter and full request to a company foundation or giving program: business alignment, community benefit, employee engagement, recognition, budget and attachments.
US_CorporateGiving_Sponsorship_Proposal_TEMPLATE.docx
Event or program sponsorship proposal with a levels table using acknowledgment-type benefits, sample sponsor wording, a commitment form and a donor acknowledgment letter structure.
US_CorporateGiving_Final_Report_TEMPLATE.docx
Final report structure that compares what you promised with what you delivered, including the financial summary.
US_CorporateGiving_AI_Prompts_TEMPLATE.docx
Copy-ready prompts that make any AI tool work from your own facts, with ground rules.
US_CorporateGiving_Budget_TRACKER.xlsx
Budget workbook with formulas: budget lines, totals, checks, a draft justification for every line, and budget vs actual.
US_CorporateGiving_Logic_Model_TRACKER.xlsx
Logic model, indicators, evaluation plan and reporting log, with example indicators.
US_CorporateGiving_Grant_Calendar_TRACKER.xlsx
Funder research, application pipeline, deadlines with alerts, reports due and a dashboard.
Applying to a private or community foundation? See the Private Foundation or Community Foundation Grant Kit.
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Under Treasury Regulation 1.513-4, a sponsor can be acknowledged with its name, logo, value-neutral descriptions and contact details. Comparative or qualitative claims, prices, endorsements and calls to buy are advertising. The template keeps recognition to acknowledgments.
The guide explains the IRS written acknowledgment for gifts of $250 or more and the disclosure for payments over $75 that are partly for goods or services, as described in IRS Publication 1771.
No. It is general information to help you prepare. For a specific agreement, ask a tax adviser.
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Company foundations vs direct giving, what a sponsor acknowledgment may include under Treas. Reg. 1.513-4, the 2% rule and IRS acknowledgment rules.
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