How the CAHU CCF Works
The CAHU Charitable Community Foundation (CCF) was formed as a 501(c)(3) non-profit foundation to help local chapters participate in philanthropy and charitable giving. Here’s how it works:
- Local chapters select one or more charities for which they wish to raise funds. The chapter then decides how funds will be raised (charity drawing, proceeds from a golf tournament, or similar activities)
- The local chapter promotes the fund raising activity following the CCF's Charitable Fund Raising Guidelines. To insure that donations are tax deductible for individuals or companies, checks must be made payable to the CAHU CCF. Credit card donations are also accepted and will be processed when the appropriate form is turned into CCF.
- Donation checks and credit card forms are collected and sent to the CAHU CCF with the Charitable Project Form. The donations are deposited and CCF then writes a check to the charity and vendors specified on the Charitable Project Form. The CCF check is handled as specified by the chapter: the checks can be returned to the chapter for presentation to the charity and vendors or sent directly to the charity and vendors as directed by the chapter.
- As required by the IRS, the CAHU CCF will send donors written disclosure statements confirming the tax deductibility of contributions that exceed $75.