2017 Caring With Karaoke

Application

The Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Groupwill be holding its 10thannual charity fundraiser and we are looking for beneficiaries!The event raises funds for charitable agencies that provide services in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The event will be held in March 2017. An agency may apply for selection as a recipient of funding by completing this application and returning it, along with all required documents, to: Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, 10 East Main Street, Suite 1A, Freehold, NJ 07728 or on or before October 10, 2016. Recipient is chosen based on total number of votes of the GMCC YPG Caring with Karaoke Committee.Selected applicants will be required to present at an upcoming meeting on November 9th or 15th. A board member must be present at this presentation. The selected organization will be announced on or before October 31, 2016. Funds will be distributed to the recipient after the fundraising event.

Application Requirements

The following supporting documents are required:

  1. Organization Information Sheet (see below)
  2. Copy of IRS 501(c)(3) ruling
  3. Current Board of Directors Roster (include names and emails) and key organization employees
  4. Organizational Information (no more than three pages)
  5. What is your organization’s mission statement?
  6. What are your organization’s primary programs, activities, or goals for the upcoming year?
  7. We strive to make this a joint event between the Chamber and the selected charity in order to raise a much funds as possible. What is organization’s size and provide a statement regarding the number of professional staff, support staff and volunteer hours that would be available to assist with this event.Will your board of directors assist with the promotion and planning of the event?
  8. What is your organization’s ability to assist in promotion of the event?
  9. Please name some prior events organized by the organization. Include the corresponding number of attendees, monetary goal and if the goal was attained.
  10. Does the Organization have any fundraising events February through April 2017? If so, do you believe these events would conflict with the Organization’s ability to assist with the promotion of the event?
  11. Is the charity affiliated with the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce or Monmouth County Chamber of Commerce? If so, how?
  12. Describe Plan for Expenditure of the funds received if chosen (no more than one page)
  13. State how the funds will be utilized.
  14. Indicate whether the request is for a new project or existing service and how the project or service will be impacted by Caring with Karaoke funding.
  15. Include any additional information you’d like to share about your program or service.

For questions related to application, please email Tony Howley at .


Organization Information Sheet

  1. Organization Legal Name:______
  1. Other Names Used by Organization:______
  1. Date Charity Was Formed:______
  1. Address:______
  1. Executive Director Information:

Name:______

Phone:______

Email:______

  1. Contact Person:

Name:______

Title:______

Phone:______

Email:______

  1. Federal Tax ID#:______
  1. Website:______
  1. Does your organization have a valid NJ State Games of Chance license or will it be able to obtain one prior to the event? ______