Free Money for Rugby Indiana from Kroger.

Do you shop at Kroger? You can earn free money for the Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation (Rugby Indiana) just by shopping. The more you shop, the more Rugby Indiana can earn. You will still get all your fuel points and other rewards. This is in addition to those programs.

All you need to do is go to the link below and sign up for their Community Rewards program. All you need to do is link your free Kroger card to Rugby Indiana as the group you want to support. Here is the link to register – Click Here.

Search for us when you link the card by either Rugby Indiana or KH299.

After you have registered, the next time you shop, it will show your support of us on the bottom of your receipt. Remember you must either use your Kroger card, or your alternate ID (phone number) for Rugby Indiana to receive the credit.

DOES YOUR COMPANY HELP SUPPORT NON PROFITS?

Does your company have a program that matches donated funds? Does it offer grants based on your working volunteer hours? Does it support non profits in Indiana?

Contact the Rugby Indiana Executive Director to share the information. We will get it posted here so others can help us grow.

EMPLOYER MATCHING GRANT AND VOLUNTEER DONATIONS INFORMATION

CarMax: Information about Employer Matching Program – Click Here. Information about Volunteers Match Donation Program – Click Here.

The Gap Corporation(Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta): Information about Employer Matching Program – Click Here. Information about Volunteers Match Program – Click Here.

General Motors: Information on the General Motors Volunteers Match Donation Program – Click Here

Quest Diagnostics: Information on the Quest Diagnostics Employee Matching Grant Program – Click Here

Roche Diagnostics: Information on the Roche Diagnostics Employee Matching Grant Program – Click Here

Not listed here? Check with your company, they may have a matching gifts program. 

•  Here is a general listing of companies that may match donation gifts.
• Second List of Companies that may have matching donation gifts.

ELI LILLY EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

Eli Lilly has two programs that employees can use which will benefit the Foundation (Rugby Indiana).

Employee Volunteer Program

Eli Lilly and Company provides volunteer grants when employees and retirees volunteer with a nonprofit on a regular basis.  Lilly provides grants of $250 for continuing, active involvement with a nonprofit organizations. 

Eli Lilly Volunteer Grant Submission Process: Volunteers should register their volunteer grant requests electronically at https://www.cybergrants.com/lillymg/.

Employee Matching Gifts Program

Through the Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Eli Lilly matches donations from current employees and retirees to many nonprofits.

Eli Lilly Match Limits:

• Current Eli Lilly employees are eligible to request matching gifts of up to $30,000 annually
• Eli Lilly retirees are eligible to request matching gifts of up to $7,500 annually

Eli Lilly Matching Gift Submission Process:
Employees and retirees should register their matching gift requests electronically at https://www.cybergrants.com/lillymg/.

VERIZON EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS

Verizon Employee Programs

Verizon has two programs that employees can use which will benefit the Foundation (Rugby Indiana).

Employee Volunteer Program

Through Verizon’s Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP), the company provides grants to nonprofits where employees volunteer on a regular basis. After Verizon employees volunteer 50 hours with an organization in a year, Verizon provides a volunteer grant of $750 to that organization.

Each Verizon employee can request up to two separate $750 grants each year as long as 50 hours have been volunteered with each organization.

Submission Process: Employees / volunteers should log their hours and request volunteer grants electronically by logging in at http://www.verizon.com/about/employee-and-retiree-giving-login/.

Employee Matching Grants Programs:

1. Individual Matching Grants
   Verizon matches individual employee donations up to $5,000 to higher education or $1,000 to nearly any other nonprofit.
2. Team Champions program
   When teams of 10 or more Verizon employees collectively raise funds for a nonprofit or school, Verizon will match the funds raised up to $10,000 per team and event. 

Submission Process: Employees / donors should register their matching gift requests electronically by logging in at http://www.verizon.com/about/employee-and-retiree-giving-login/ to access the matching donation form.

Submission Deadline: Employees have until end of January in the year following when the donation was made to submit a matching gift request.

Below are some other ideas for giving to Rugby Indiana (The Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation). If you have any questions, please contact Wayne Eells, our Executive Director.

1. Designate “Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation” as a beneficiary on your IRA or your company sponsored retirement plan. 
2. Designate “Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation” as a beneficiary of your life insurance policy.
3. Name “Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation” in your will for a portion of your estate.

The Indiana Youth Rugby Foundation (Rugby Indiana)  supports and promotes the Donor Bill of Rights.

Donor Bill of Rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

1. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
2. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
3. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
4. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
5. To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
6. To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
7. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
8. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
9. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
10. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.

The text of this statement in its entirety was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and adopted in November 1993.