Please provide succinct answers to as many of the following questions as possible to help us determine whether your request can be granted.
- Please provide documentation of your organization's tax-exempt, not-for-profit status (IRS section 501c(3).
- Does this donation pass our screen of general exclusions* listed at the bottom of this page?
- How will this donation benefit children and their families, the community, and/or health and hygiene initiatives?
- What would be the ongoing benefits to the community at large? How many people stand to benefit from the donation, and in what ways?
- Is your organization located within a 30-mile radius of an RB location? If yes, how far, in miles, and
from which location(s)?
- How will this donation instill employee pride among our local employees, and by what means will news of this donation be communicated to them? To other RB employees, if applicable?
- How does/will this donation tie into other, already established RB giving patterns at the community level?
- How will our donation further reinforce the Reckitt Benckiser corporate values of achievement, teamwork, commitment/passion, and entrepreneurship?
- What is your organization's demonstrated administrative efficiency (i.e. documented proof of spending < 10% of budgets on fundraising, and/or < 15% on administration)?
- [If possible] What type of direct employee involvement or "sweat equity" will be possible with this donation, over and above a simple disbursement of funds and/or sponsorship of a physical entity?
*General exclusions that Reckitt Benckiser typically will not contribute to:
- Religious/Sectarian
- Individual-based
- Events/Sponsorships not linked to RB causes
- Media productions/projects
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- Political, or Special-interest
- Purely advertising or promotional
- Capital projects unrelated to RB vision and/or giving criteria
- Association or membership dues
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