Tracy Eagles
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Contributions & Donations
Oct 28th
Grants for the Eagles Art Ehrmann Cancer Fund, D.D. Dunlap Kidney Fund, Lew Reed Spinal Cord Injury Fund, Max Baer Heart Fund, Diabetes Fund, Jimmy Durante Fund, Golden Eagle Fund, Alzheimer’s and Muscular Dystrophy Fund are made available every year to 501 (c) 3 organizations. Grants may only be given to Non-Profit Institutions, as dictated under the Articles of Incorporations of the Eagles and must conform to IRS requirements for Non-Profit Institutions. Grants are paid directly to recipients for such purposes as stated in the Charity By-law. Qualifying organizations include but are not limited to local hospitals, universities, camps, clinics. An exception to this rule would be the Children’s Christmas Shopping Sprees and HOME Fund Grants. Grants must be for research, education, equipment or supplies. Grant amounts can be anywhere from $500 to $5,000 for grants requested by the States and $6,000 to $10,000 for special charity occasions.
- Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund grants from the fund can go only to establishments and/or institutions caring for and/or treating mentally and physically impaired children (under the age of 18) and to Hospitals treating children or researching the diseases of children.
- Jimmy Durante Child Abuse Fund grants go to establishments that provide educational material and therapy to help these abused victims.
- Drug Awarness grant is a matching grant up to a maximum grant of $1,000.00 (which includes the Aerie/Auxiliary contribution of $100 to $500)
- C.P.R. Grants are $1,000.00 and presented only to local Fire Departments or Emergency Medical Service Units. The money is to be utilized for CPR equipment. Grant money cannot be used to pay for any class instructor training fees associated with holding a class in CPR.
- The Golden Eagle Fund grant is to aid charitable organizations sponsoring community oriented programs for the elderly. A grant cannot go to an individual, an Aerie as a club, private nursing home, etc.
- The H.O.M.E. Fund will also be administered by the Memorial Foundation. This fund is to allow donors from our Eagle Communities to designate and support various charitable organizations that do not fall under the regular Grand Aerie charitable organizations. Checks must be made payable to Memorial Foundation/Home Fund and earmarked for the recipient organization, minimum amount of $100. Attach the check, letter from recipient and a copy of the IRS charitable exemption form 501 (c) (3) to the grant application. Copy of the grant must be forwarded to the State Secretary for tracking purposes.
All grant requests must be submitted on a Universal Grant request form along with a letter from the recipient, on their letterhead, explaining their project and what the money will be used for, this is a must for all Charity Grants(even the HOME Fund). If old forms are used and all necessary information is not attached the grant will be returned. All grants will be forwarded from the requesting Aerie/Auxiliary to their State Secretary for processing and recommendation by the State Executive Board. The State will approve or deny the grant based upon the available fund allowance and forward approved grants to the Grand Aerie for processing.
- Earmarked Fund checks will be sent directly to the Grand Aerie for processing.
- If an earmarked donation is requesting back additional funds, the Donation Check and Universal Grant Form must be sent to your State Secretary. The State will then approve or deny the additional fund request. The Donation Check, Universal Grant Form and the State’s decision on the additional funds will be forwarded to the Grand Aerie for processing.
There is a space on the Grant Form for a presentation date, if it is know. This will allow grants to be approved in advance and for the check to be issued and mailed to the local Aerie/Aux. at the appropriate time.
Grants for State Conventions should be sent in 1 month prior to give us amble time to process the many grants that are received before each State Convention.
Grants cannot be given to outside fund raising organizations such as the American Diabetes Association, National Kidney Foundation or Association, American Cancer Society, National Heart Association, National Alzheimer’s Association or to an individual, or an Aerie as a club.
Grants cannot be used for salaries, administrative costs or for any continuing education classes.
Jimmy Durante Children’s/Child Abuse Fund and Children’s AIDS Grant Requirement
Oct 22nd
Grants from the Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund and Child Abuse and Children’s Aids Project are made available throughout the year. Grants are allotted to the states/provinces based on the amount raised the previous year.
Under the Articles of Incorporation of the Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund and to satisfy the Internal Revenue Service, grants from the fund can only go to establishments and/or institutions caring for and/or treating mentally and physically impaired and/or abused children; and to hospitals treating or researching the diseases of children. Grants cannot be given to individual children, used for salaries, administrative costs or teachers’ continued education classes. Grants cannot go to any individual, whether they are an Eagle member or not, for medical treatment or to an Aerie as a club.
If an establishment treats both children and adults, it may qualify providing the grant money is used strictly for children. “Children” means under the age of eighteen (18) – a fact that must be acknowledged in the letter of request.
Under the Children’s AIDS, grants will be used for AIDS awareness and medical research; to increase information for at-risk families; and to educate young people about the dangers of the AIDS virus.
Aeries/auxiliaries requesting grants must submit a grant application and a letter of request from the recipient stating their general purpose, and explaining what specifically the grant will be used for. The letter must be signed by an official of the organization. (Brochures will not be accepted.) An IRS tax-exempt number from the recipient organization must also be written on the grant form
Earmarked Fund Grants
- If an earmarked donation is requesting back additional funds, the donation check and Grant Request Form must be sent to the state secretary. The state will approve or deny the additional fund request, and will then forward the donation and grant request to the Grand Aerie for processing.
- If only the amount sent in with the grant is being requested back, send the donation and grant request directly to the Grand Aerie.
Grant applications that are incomplete or do not meet all the requirements will be returned to the state/province secretary for further handling.
Presentation Date: The grant form has a space for the presentation date if it is known. This will allow grants to be approved in advance, and for the check to be issued and mailed directly to the local aerie at the appropriate time. All checks must be presented and cashed by the recipient within 60 days. ALL STATE CONVENTION GRANTS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONE (1) MONTH PRIOR TO CONVENTION.
The reason I started the posts of the charities with this one is that those of us that become members of the Tracy Aerie/Auxiliary, need to decide what local charity we want to give the grant to. While researching local charities I came across McHenry House — Children of the House. This charity would fall within the parameters of the Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund.
Jimmy Durante’s Eagle Work
Jimmy’s love for children continued through the Fraternal Order of Eagles, who among many causes raise money for handicapped and abused children. At Jimmy’s first appearance at the Eagles International Convention in 1961, judge Bob Hansen inquired about his fee for performing. Jimmy replied, “don’t even mention money judge or I’ll have to mention a figure that’ll make ya sorry ya brought it up.” “What can we do then?” asked Hansen. “Help da kids,” was Durante’s reply. Jimmy performed for many years at Eagles conventions free of charge, not even accepting travel money. The Fraternal Order of Eagles in his honor changed the name of their Children’s Fund to the Jimmy Durante Children’s Fund, and in his memory have raised over 20 million dollars to help children.
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