100 People Who Care Tewksbury - Nominate a Nonprofit

How to Nominate a Nonprofit

Nomination Criteria

Only members of 100 People Who Care Tewksbury are eligible to nominate. Nominations must be submitted two days prior to the quarterly pickerwheel spin to be eligible for selection. Please review and use the criteria below to ensure that your organization is eligible prior to nominating.

We ask that nonprofits receiving an Impact Award return to the next quarterly meeting to update the group.

Nonprofit/Charity Criteria

Organizations must be based within a 20-mile radius of Tewksbury Town Hall; state and national charities may be considered if they have a chapter in Tewksbury/Greater Lowell and agree to spend the award locally.
The organization cannot be a political entity.
Must have 501(c)(3) status in Massachusetts for a minimum of three (3) years under the same name.
Organizations that meet the 501(c)(3) requirements based only on their “religious” purpose will not be eligible for consideration. 501(c)(3) religious organizations include churches, conventions and associations of churches, integrated auxiliaries of churches, nondenominational ministries, interdenominational and ecumenical organizations, and other entities whose principal purpose is the study or advancement of religion. This also includes schools that are under the umbrella of a religious organization for tax exempt purposes. This does NOT apply to human services organizations that are affiliated with a house of worship but that do not proselytize or require those served to be of that, or any, religious denomination.
Charities must have three (3) years of current 990 tax returns on file and be willing to share that information with us if not readily available on their websites or GuideStar. In the case of smaller nonprofits (annual gross receipts up to $50,000) that file an e-Postcard (Form 990-N), those organizations must be willing to share three (3) years of year-end financial statements with us and have filed in the most recent tax year.
A fund held by a community foundation is eligible to be nominated. Funds must meet the three (3) year minimum status requirement and be able to provide the last three (3) years of quarterly statements from the foundation prior to receiving our funds.
Charitable organizations must be able to promptly provide charitable tax receipts for our members.
Organizations must be actively engaged in the community and executing their mission statement.
Guide Star and Charity Navigator are helpful websites to verify information on charities.

Other Nomination Details:

Members may only have one (1) charitable organization nominated at a time.
Organizations awarded the donation have a three-year waiting period before they are eligible to receive our award again.
The selected nonprofit must agree not to give out member information to any third parties or add members to any mailing lists for future solicitation without opt-in.
The selected nonprofit must agree to send charitable tax receipts to our members. Members are responsible for ensuring their current address is on their checks/e-submissions or submitted to the Executive Committee if they want a receipt.