Giving
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Grants

Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products and the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation are inclusive.

Neither Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products or the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, religion, national or ethnic origin or physical disability. As a company with a highly diverse workforce serving an equally diverse set of customers, Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products through its Foundation, supports a wide range of programs through direct and matching grants that benefit diverse communities, including without limitation minorities, veterans, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender and others. Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products and the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation each expect its grant recipients to comply with all applicable laws, including those governing tax-exempt status and non-discrimination laws.

All organizations must:

• Not duplicate or significantly overlap the work of public agencies on the federal, state or local level.
• Keep books available for regular independent outside audit and make the results available to all potential contributors.
• Comply with applicable laws regarding registration and reporting.
• Trade association memberships.
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Eligible organizations

501(c)(3) Public Charities: 

To be considered for an invitation, an organization must be: Classified by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and further classified as a public charity under section 509(a)(1)-509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, as follows:

Section 509(a)(1) 

Organizations described in section 170(b)(1)(A) clauses (i) – (vi):

• 170(b)(1)(A)(i) – Churches or an association of churches.  
• 170(b)(1)(A)(ii) – Schools.
• 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) – Hospitals or medical research organizations.
• 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) – Organizations which operate for the benefit of colleges or universities and are owned or operated by a governmental unit.
• 170(b)(1)(A)(v) – Governmental units.
• 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) – Organizations which receive a substantial part of their support from a governmental unit or the general public.

Section 509(a)(2)

Organizations that normally receive no more than one-third of its support from gross investment income and unrelated business income and at the same time more than one-third of its support from contributions, fees, and gross receipts related to exempt purposes.

Section 509(a)(3)

Type I, II, or III functionally integrated – Organizations operated solely for the benefit of and in conjunction with organizations described in the previous seven items. 509(a)(3) organizations that are not designated as an approved type are not eligible.

K-12 Schools:

To be considered for an invitation, a school must be classified as not-for profit elementary or secondary school (public or private) and registered with the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Guidelines

If you are eligible to apply, your grant application to either Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products or the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation for consideration should abide by the following guidelines:

• At least 85% of the total grant funds should be composed of direct costs (costs that are directly attributable to the project.) Accordingly, indirect (or “overhead”) costs should be no more than 15% of the total grant funds. Grants with indirect costs greater than 15% will require a business justification to be considered for funding.  
• Grants with IT-infrastructure related costs (such as computer hardware, software, data or networks) that total more than 20 percent of the grant’s total direct costs should provide an explanation detailing the use of the IT assets and whether cellular connectivity is involved.

For education grants, Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products and Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation funding is intended to support projects that promote digital skills development for students and teachers in grades K-12. This includes, for example, summer or afterschool programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), teacher professional development, and research on technology-infused pedagogy. Schools and districts that apply for grants from Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products and are eligible for the Education Rate (E-Rate) program may not use grant funding to purchase technology hardware (computers, netbooks, laptops, routers), devices (tablets, phones), data or Internet service and access, unless approved by Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products compliance.

Exemptions

Trade association memberships:

• Individuals
• Private charity or foundation
• Organizations not exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and not eligible for tax-deductible support
• Political causes, candidates, organizations or campaigns
• Giving and Grants
• Endowments
• Sports events that lack a charitable purpose
• Performing arts tours
• Trade association memberships
• Organizations that have received a grant from Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products or the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation within the past three consecutive years – organizations may reapply after a one-year hiatus
• Organizations where the founder of the charitable organization is an employee or retired employee of Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products
• Organizations where a member of a Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products employee’s or retired employee’s family* or someone who shares a close personal relationship** with an employee or retired employee will receive any direct or indirect financial benefit as a result of the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation grant
• Organizations where a member of a Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products employee’s or retired employee’s family* or someone who shares a close personal relationship** with an employee or retired employee is a founder or employee
• Neither Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products nor the Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products Foundation provides cash grants intended to pay for Cheap Erlebniswelt-fliegenfischen Products products or services.

*Family includes members of the employee’s or retired employee’s immediate and extended family. Immediate and extended family includes, but is not limited to, one’s spouse, domestic partner, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents, grandchildren, cousins, in laws, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews or any similar half or step relationship.

**Close personal relationship refers to anyone in employee’s or retired employee’s family or household, or someone with whom the employee or retired employee has, or has had, a romantic or other close personal relationship.